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2. Sex vs Gender Misconceptions Genetic sex determines gender
Gender is biological
Male always = XY Female Always = XX
(I will explain all of these things)

3. Sex vs Gender Sex Gender Female/Intersex/Male Biological
Hormones, structures, organs
Genetic
Chromosomal
Gender
Identity and Expression
Non binary
Social construct
Cultural differences
NOT biological
MANY types

4. Sex vs Gender Sex Chromosomal determination Biological
Internal/external Organs, hormones
Genetic – XX, XY, XO, XXY, XXX, XYY
Chromosomal determination

5. Sex vs Gender
Biological Sex
Internal/external Organs, hormones

6. Sex vs Gender Genetic Sex XX, XY, and many other variances
Female, Male, Intersex

7. Sex vs Gender Genetic Sex Sperm + Egg = Baby(xy or xx)
XX – develop female parts
XY – Develop male parts
Does not always happen this way
Sperm/Egg may or may not have sex chromosomes

8. Sex vs Gender Chromosomal Variation
“Non disjunction” of sex chromosomes
Happens in sperm and eggs
Leads to other combos of X and Y
X is essential for life and the natural default is female

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11. Sex vs Gender Hormonal variations Androgen insensitivity
XY genetic sex but develop as female
Partial variance – develop as male but with structure differences

12. Sex vs Gender Gender Not Binary Social Construct Identity
Physical Expression
Identity

13. Sex vs Gender Gender Umbrella terms to describe non normative genders
Gender queer
Gender neutral
Agender
Non-binary
Gender fluid
Transgender
Cisgender
Gender queer - umbrella term that describes non-normative genders (gender fluid and agender)
Gender neutral – not easily categorized as masculine of feminine and can be combos of the 2
Agender – does not identify with a gender
Non-binary – Gender outside of male/female
Gender fluid – Gender identity fluctuates between male and female
Transgender – sex does not match gender
Cisgender – sex and gender matches
Umbrella terms to describe
non normative genders
sex-gender expression
gender identities

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16. Sex vs Gender Societal Issues Non cis genders seen as “lesser”
Non cis genders seen as “wrong”
Non cis genders seen as “lesser”
Non cis genders seen as not really woman/man
Non cis genders misunderstood
Non cis genders seen as “broken”
Non cis genders seen as a “choice”
Gender can be influenced by your biology coupled with experiences in your life. It is not a “choice” per se. It is who you feel you are as a person. Have you tried to be someone you are not? It is miserable.

17. Sex vs Gender Depression & Anxiety in Gender Minorites
High level of depression in Adolescents
Support is essential
Gender identity is understudied
Many anxiety and depression studies in the past have left out non cis genders
Science is growing in this field
The discrimination actively seen in our society could play a role in depression and anxiety associated with non cis genders. It is seen not only in society, but it has also been seen in science.
There are not enough studies inclusive of the various gender identities that fall within the minority.

18. Sex vs Gender What can we do? Respect people’s gender
Ask what pronouns they prefer
Understand people are supposed to be different
Different doesn’t mean wrong or broken
Allow people to be who they are
Kindness is FREE .

19. Sex vs Gender Sex Gender Female/Intersex/Male Biological
Hormones, structures, organs
Genetic
Chromosomal
Gender
Identity and Expression
Non binary
Social construct
Cultural differences
NOT biological
MANY types

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