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Gender

Gender. GSA Club (All statistics from 2010 US Census or Williams Institute Report). Cisgender. One whom identifies with the sex and gender they were assigned at birth Ex: Biologically male individual that is comfortable identifying as a male

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Gender

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  1. Gender GSA Club (All statistics from 2010 US Census or Williams Institute Report)

  2. Cisgender • One whom identifies with the sex and gender they were assigned at birth • Ex: • Biologically male individual that is comfortable identifying as a male • Biologically female individual that is comfortable identifying as a female

  3. Transgender vs Transsexual • Transgender: an individual whom identifies with the gender opposite of the one they were assigned at birth • Transsexual: a trans* individual whom goes through surgery to be assigned to another sex • Male-to-Female (MTF): a biologically male individual whom strongly identifies as a female • Female-to-Male (FTM): a biologically female individual whom strongly identifies as a male • 0.3% of the US population

  4. Trans* Umbrella • Genderqueer: identifying as any gender in between the gender-binary system • Androgynous: appearing with or indentifying as both male and female characteristics • Genderfluid: switching between any gender-binary or gender non-binary identities in a given time frame (depends on individual) • Bi-gender: indentifying with any combination of two gender-binary or non-binary gender identities • Tri-gender: indentifying with any combination of three gender-binary or non-binary gender identities • Agender: a lack of gender

  5. Two-Sprit • Common amongst those of Native-American ancestry • Two-spirits occupying one body • Display qualities of both gender-binary genders • Two contrasting animal or human spirits

  6. Trans vs Trans* • Trans: term used specifically for transgender and/or transsexual individuals • Trans*: term used to include all gender non-conforming individuals

  7. Genderbread Person Explained

  8. Pronouns • PGPs/AGPs: pronouns reflecting the gender you want to be seen/referred to as (if you don’t know, refer to them with neutral pronouns, or ask!!) • Misgender: referring to someone using PGPs/AGAs they do not want to be seen/referred to as • Dysphoria: extreme unsatisfactory feeling of your gender identity (through personal feelings, someone else’s comments, or bullying)

  9. MHS GSA Website • http://mhsgsaclub.weebly.com/

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