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Male, Female and In-between The Biology and Theology of Gender

Male, Female and In-between The Biology and Theology of Gender. Patricia Weerakoon Faculty of Health Sciences The University of Sydney. The Plan. “..in the image of God he created him, M ale and Female he created them” Genesis 1:27.

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Male, Female and In-between The Biology and Theology of Gender

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  1. Male, Female and In-betweenThe Biology and Theology of Gender Patricia Weerakoon Faculty of Health Sciences The University of Sydney

  2. The Plan

  3. “..in the image of God he created him, Male and Female he created them” Genesis 1:27 “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good…” Genesis 1:31

  4. The Present

  5. Transgender- someone whose physical appearance, behaviour etc goes against what other people in the same culture would normally expect from someone of that gender • Intersex- Person born with mixed sexual biology

  6. The Complexity of Gender Biological ‘gender’ Chromosomes, Gonads & Genitals Gender role How do I behave? Gender identity Do I identify as a male or a female? Gender orientation Whom am I erotically attracted to?

  7. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? –

  8. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? – Heterosexual male

  9. The Complexity of GenderWho am I?

  10. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? – A male child with ambiguous genitaliaINTERSEX

  11. The Complexity of GenderWho am I?

  12. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? – Intersex / hermaphrodite

  13. The Complexity of GenderWho am I?

  14. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? – Transexual/Transgender

  15. The Complexity of GenderWho am I?

  16. The Complexity of GenderWho am I? – Homosexual/Androphilic

  17. Biological “gender” Defined by birth – but can be altered. Do we make biology define all others? Or change/align biology to the other three factors?

  18. Gender identity – am I male or female ? Defined by: • Nature? • Nurture? Do we • Express it? • Control it?

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