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Components of Sexuality

Components of Sexuality. What is Sexuality?. Sexuality is made up of many components, such as culture, ethnicity, gender, and personality traits. 4 Major components - biological sex - gender identity - gender expression - sexual orientation. What is biological sex ?.

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Components of Sexuality

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  1. Components of Sexuality

  2. What is Sexuality? • Sexuality is made up of many components, such as culture, ethnicity, gender, and personality traits. • 4 Major components - biological sex - gender identity - gender expression - sexual orientation

  3. What is biological sex? The “sexual parts” you are born with! Includes hormone levels, chromosomes, secondary sex characteristics, external genitalia, and internal reproductive structures

  4. What is gender identity? The gender people believe themselves to be in their hearts and minds How they feel in terms of male and female and how they choose to show that to others

  5. What is gender expression? Everything we do that communicates our sex/gender to others Expressed in clothing, hair styles, mannerisms, way of speaking, roles we take in interactions, social sex roles, etc.

  6. What is sexual orientation?  Types of sexual orientation: heterosexual/straight: attraction to people of the opposite gender homosexual/gay/lesbian: attraction to people of the same gender bisexual: attraction to people of either gender • An enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes 

  7. Is Sexual Orientation a Choice? Beliefs of Medical Associations: “Sexual orientation involves a complex mixture of biology, psychology, and environmental factors” Genes and hormonal factors may play a role Sexual orientation is not simply chosen Other beliefs: Individuals can choose who they are attracted to

  8. What is it like for gay teens? Expected to be straight/heterosexual Feel different from peers when friends start talking about romantic feelings, dating, sex May feel like they have to pretend to be heterosexual in order to fit in Fears of prejudice, rejection, etc. Many experience acceptance and comfort

  9. What is transgender? When biological sex and gender identity do not match Caused by a hormone imbalance in the womb Brain is given the wrong gender imprint

  10. Knowledge Check • Identify which component of sexuality is being defined in each of the next slides.

  11. What term is being described? Gender Expression Everything we do that communicates our sex/gender to others

  12. What term is being described? Biological Sex The sex organs that we are born with

  13. What term is being described? Gender Identity How we feel in our hearts and minds about whether we are male or female

  14. What term is being described? Sexual Orientation A enduring romantic and physical attraction toward a particular gender

  15. What term is being described? Transgender When biological sex and gender identity do not match

  16. Accepting Differences Part 2

  17. Introducing New Students to HMS • Think about: • Interests that these people have in common with you • Someone you would be friends with • Someone you would be interested in dating

  18. Rob Team player Has a sister Likes school most of the time Lots of friends Good sense of humor

  19. Zoe Has a horse Good friend Wants to be a Doctor Great singer Performs in plays

  20. Zack Good student Very tall Great dancer Loves ice cream Has 4 brothers

  21. Carmen Loves animals Wants to be a Vet Loves to text Plays soccer Speaks 3 languages

  22. Rob Born with male body parts: • Biological sex? • Male Sees himself as a man and expresses himself through clothing, etc. as a man: Attracted to males: • Sexual orientation? • Gender identity/expression? • Homosexual/gay • Male

  23. Zoe Born with male body parts: • Biological sex? • Male Term that describes mismatch between biological sex and gender identity? Sees herself as a woman and expresses herself through clothing, etc. as a woman: • Transgender • Gender identity/expression? Attracted to males: • Female • Sexual orientation? • Heterosexual

  24. Zach Born with male body parts: • Biological sex? • Male Sees himself as a man and expresses himself through clothing, etc. as a man: Attracted to females: • Sexual orientation? • Gender identity/expression? • Straight/heterosexual • Male

  25. Carmen Born with female body parts: • Biological sex? • Female Sees herself as a woman and expresses herself through clothing, etc. as a woman: Attracted to females: • Sexual orientation? • Lesbian/gay/homosexual • Gender identity/expression? • Female

  26. Critical Thinking Questions • What concerns might Rob and Carmen have as students in this school? • How might Zoe feel coming to school each day? • What can you do to make these students feel more comfortable at school?

  27. Think Before You Speak That’s so gay!

  28. In Closing • Look beyond the labels that society puts on people. • Take time to discover commonalties and celebrate differences. • No one is just athletic, just intelligent, just funny, just Latino or just Jewish. Likewise, no one is just lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

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