Gender Identity By: Emily Smith, Janize Sarmiento, Richard Sandoval, Kimberly Rueweler, Jennifer Rogers, & Ivan Rodriguez Everyone introduce themselves. Disclaimer: Emily Whats The Difference Between Sex And Gender?
Sex is biological. Gender is social and cultural. Emily Gender identity is how a person perceives his/her gender.
Gender identity is not biological. Gender relates to femininity or masculinity. Sex is NOT the same as gender. Sex is biological with genetics such aschromosomes or hormones andanatomical refers to physical sex such asgonads, vulva, vagina, and penis. Janize True or False: Gender Only Has Two Categories: Male Or Female.
Emily The Gender Spectrum Emily Bruce Reimer Twin boys, Bruce and Brian Reimer were going to be circumcised. The operation was not done with a blade but a faulty cauterising needle. The equipment malfunctioned with Bruce and left dreadful injuries to his genitals. Psychologist in sex changes, Dr. Money believed nurture was more significant in determining gender. Bruce went through surgical changes as an infant and his parents raised him as a girl and called him Brenda. Brenda grew up to be normal but around her teens, she became suicidal. The parents finally told Brenda that she was born as a boy and he reverted back to being male. Unfortunately, it wasnt a happy ending. Bruce committed suicide at 38 in This isnt the battle between nature versus nurture. This explains how tragic it is to live life forced to choose between such strict boundaries such as male or female. Bruce Reimer believed his whole life he was suppose to be female but he didnt identify himself as one internally. Our culture views anatomical sex as a male/female dichotomy, it is difficult for many people to accept another view of gender variation. In contrast to the traditional binary view, the concept of gender is on a continuum with a multitude of gender-variant identities. Cite: Janize Gender Identity Around two-years-old, children becomeconscious of their physical differences By the third year, most children can identifythemselves as either a boy or girl Differentiate between gender toys By age 4, children have a stable sense of thegender identity Gender roles "Things that boys do" or "Things thatgirls do." Age 6, children spend their playtime with thesame sex However... Ivan- Lawrence Kohlbergs stages of gender development, HealthyChildren.org (Powered by American Academy of Pediatrics) When Does Gender Socialization Begin? Confusion/Embarrassment
While we may beassigned a gender atbirth, we can identify witha gender different thanour biological sex. Not identifying with yourbiological sex at an earlyage can lead to confusionor embarrassment. Rick Gender Neutral Bathrooms in Schools
California schools first in adoptinggender neutral restrooms. This transition will be beneficial tochildren who dont identify with theirbiological sex. The Daily Caller from San Francisco Rick Gender Variation Gender variant individuals: What Sex am I?
Factors that influencepsychosexual development: Exposure to androgens,sex chromosome genes,brain structure & familydynamic Androgyny refers to the flexibility in gender roles and the unique combination of instrumental and expressive traits as influenced by individual differences, situations, and stages in the life cycle. Jennifer What Is The Difference Between A Transsexual And A Transvestite?
A transexual person one who has undergone their sexual reassignment surgery. A transvestite person is one who has not yet changed sexes, but dresses according to the gender they identify with (aka a cross-dresser). Emily Teenage Years Transexual Transvestite Bullying Suicide Rates
Ivan Transexual= transition from one sex to another using ofhormones and/or surgical procedures StopBullying.gov-Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people(15-24) The Transgender Phenomenon
In past decades, those who were transgender could escape from male and female categories only if diagnosed as transvestite or transsexual. This led to a large number of heterosexual cross-dressers. Jennifer Disorders of Sexual Development
Recognition of individuals born with a variety of conditions other than standard male or female anatomy DSD is caused by an abnormal number of chromosomes such as a single chromosome, or three or more chromosomes Sex Chromosome Abnormalities: Turner Syndrome and Klinefelter Syndrome Intersex is used to refer to variations in congenital sex anatomy that are considered atypical for females or males. Disorders of sexual development is another term used for intersex. Jennifer What Is Turner Syndrome?
Emily Turner Syndrome Turner Syndrome: Female does not have usual two X chromosomes. Thus, they do not have ovaries. Hormonal therapy replaces hormones needed to produce normal adolescent changes such as growth and secondary sex characteristics Inner and Younger girls appear normal externally, but they do not have ovaries. At puberty, changes initiated by ovarian hormones cannot take place. The young girl make question her femaleness because she does not menstruate or develop breasts or pubic hair like her peers Which Sex Does Klinefelter Syndrome Affect? Klinefelter Syndrome Klinefelter Syndrome: Have one or more X chromosomes. Most are never diagnosed until they see a physician because of infertility. Low testosterone levels leads to low sex drive, inability to experience erections Occurs in 1 in 600 men At puberty, double X chromosome can add some female physical traits such as breasts and very little body hair Individuals need testosterone replacement to prevent osteoporosis and maintain physical energy, sexual function, and well-being different foundations working to eliminate gender stereotypes