Mr. Corabi’s Health Education Course Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Human Sexuality Unit Introduction Mr. Corabi’s Health Education Course Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush

SEX Sexuality Sexual Activity vs Sexual Intercourse Introduction SEX Sexuality Sexual Activity vs Sexual Intercourse

SEX Sex : 1) term used to depict Gender on forms and at birth 2) A Physical Act of intimate affection that may or may not lead to reproduction usually involving at least one person’s genitals

SEX It is more and more commonly being specifically stated as Getting away from physical acts of intimacy: Sex in terms of gender is strictly biological It is more and more commonly being specifically stated as “sex assigned at birth” www.transstudent.org/gender

GENDER As “sex” when talking about male /female is strictly biological, Gender is much more complicated and Socially Constructed Transstudent.org

GENDER Gender — The complex relationship between physical traits and one’s internal sense of self as male, female, both or neither, as well as one’s outward presentations and behaviors related to that perception. Biological sex and gender are different; gender is not inherently connected to one’s physical anatomy. Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

GENDER IDENTITY Gender Identity — One’s inner concept of self as male, female, both or neither. One’s gender identity can be the same or different than the gender assigned at birth. Most people become conscious of their gender identity between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. Special note: Most people have a gender identity that matches their assigned gender at birth. For some, however, their gender identity is different from their assigned gender. Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

GENDER Expression Gender Expression — Refers to the ways in which people externally communicate their gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, haircut, voice and other forms of presentation. This may include gender fluidity in some people Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

GENDER Expression Gender expression also works the other way as people assign gender to others based on their appearance, mannerisms and other gendered characteristics. Special note: Many transgender people seek to make their external appearance — their gender expression — congruent with their internal gender identity through clothing, pronouns, names, and, in some cases, hormones and surgical procedures.  Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

Traditionally gender is a binary construct Sex assigned at birth Boy Girl Gender Identity male female Gender Expression masculine feminine Sexual Orientation Attracted to Females Attracted to Males

In reality…it’s more like this

As a Social Construct, Gender: IN BINARY (conforming) = CISGENDER OUT OF BINARY (non-conforming) = TRANSGENDER

Sexual Orientation aka Sexual Identity Sexual Orientation — Refers to being romantically or sexually attracted to people of a specific gender, or in the case of bisexual people, any gender (bisexual traditionally means both but now includes any construct). Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

Our sexual orientation and our gender identity are separate, distinct parts of our overall identity. Although children may not yet be aware of their sexual orientation, they usually have a strong sense of their gender identity. Terminology from Griffin, P. & Taylor, H. (2012)

Sexuality 1) Any way in which a person's gender, sexual preference, sexual likes or dis-likes, or intimate relations manifests through a person's personality. Can include physical acts but also can include items that are not physical such as "sexy" poses in advertisements for example or sexual preference

Sexuality Continued 2) How Humans experience and express themselves as Sexual beings

Sexual Activity vs Sexual Intercourse You will take notes about the difference another class but basically……