Gender Identity & Gender Expression

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Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Gender identity is a person’s internal sense of being male, female, both, or neither.

  • Gender identity is a person’s internal feeling about who they are and it may be different from their biological sex.
  • Gender expression is the way in which we present or show our gender to the world.
  • Society can often put pressure on people to define and express their gender in a particular way (for example: boys should dress like boys and girls like girls). This can limit the way that peoplefeel comfortable expressing their gender.
Things to think about:
  • How do you identify your gender?
  • How do you like to express your gender?
  • Do you feel like your gender expression is limited by society?
  • What aspects in your life influence how you express your gender (such as family, friends, religion, social media, cultural or ethnic group)?
  • Of these, what would be most influential?