Gender

Sex: Biological category of male or female as defined by physical differences in genetic composition and in reproductive anatomy and function

Gender: The cultural, social, and psychological meanings that are associated with masculinity and femininity

Gender Roles: The behaviors, attitudes, and personality traits that are designated as either masculine or feminine in a given culture

Gender Stereotypes: The beliefs and explanations people hold about the typical characteristics, preferences, and behaviors of men and women

Gender Identity: A persons psychological sense of being male or female

Sexual Orientation: Refers to the direction of emotional and erotic attraction toward members of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both sexes

Defining Gender

Binary: The idea that gender has two separate and distinct categories (male and female) and that a person must be either one or the other

Genderqueer/ Nonbinary: An umbrella term used to describe a wide range of individuals who do not identify with and/or conform to the gender binary

Genderfluid: An individual who may identify as male, female, both, or neither at different times in different circumstances

Agender: An individual who may have no gender or may describe themselves as having neutral gender

Bigender: An individual who identifies as two genders