Exploring Gender and Sexuality
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Objective
I can define key terms related to gender and sexuality.
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Warm-up video
Osmosis from Elsevier · 7:03Vetted channel
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Gender identity is a person's own sense of their gender, while gender expression is how they present themselves to the world.
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Sexual orientation concerns what gender(s) an individual is sexually and/or romantically attracted to, while gender identity is about how you identify yourself.
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Using the wrong pronouns or a dead name can cause a deep sense of shame, loss of self-esteem, and lead to harassment and discrimination; this is known as being misgendered.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
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Define 'assigned sex at birth' and explain what factors determine it.
What does 'intersex' mean, and why is it important to understand this term?
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Exit ticket
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“Define the following terms: gender identity, sexual orientation, and assigned sex at birth.”
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