1. Gender, Orientation, Behavior: What People Mean by "Sex" these Days and What it Means
for Camps

2. WHAT’S “SEX”???? Birth sex Gender identity
Gender expression
Cis v Trans
Human attraction
Sexual attraction
Sexual orientation
Sexual behavior
What camps don’t have to do about this
What camps DO have to do about this

3. BIRTH SEX OR SEX “It’s a ______” Biologic sex Gender assigned at birth
Female
Male
Intersex/Other (DSD – 1/2000)

4. GENDER IDENTITY “I feel like a ____” Internal sense of who they are.
Girl
Boy
Neither
Both
Fluid
Nonbinary
“I feel like a ____”
Internal sense of who they are.

5. GENDER EXPRESSION “I show the world I am ____.”
Social construct of clothing, behavior, activities, preferences.

6. WHAT’S “CIS”?
Sex assigned at birth matches identity

7. WHAT’S “TRANS”?
Sex assigned at birth doesn’t match identity

8. HUMAN ATTRACTION
BOYS/MEN
GIRLS/WOMEN
BOTH
NEITHER
NGB

9. SEXUAL ATTRACTION
BOYS/MEN
GIRLS/WOMEN
BOTH
NEITHER
NGB

10. SEXUAL ORIENTATION

11. What matters is camp rules
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
What matters is camp rules

12. IS IT A “DIAGNOSIS?”

13. DOES THAT HELP OR HURT? PROs: Legitimization Protection Services CONs:
Pathologizes
Implies a “fix”
Labels can become obstacles

14. CAMPS DON’T NEED TO:
Diagnose
Label
Judge
Look in anyone’s underwear

15. CAMPS DO NEED TO: Stick to mission/examine policies Consider pronouns
Protect these children
Plan placement

17. PRONOUNS

18. JUST ASK!

19. PROTECT KIDS

21. PROTECT PRIVACY Who needs to know? What do they need to know?
When does it need to be discussed?

22. PLACEMENT
Bathrooms
Showers
Changing areas
Cabins
Teams