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.

• 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?