Title: Gender Identity | USD
Headings: Gender Identity
Gender Identity
A Closer look at Gender Identity
The Gender Binary
Gender Identity: Some Introductory Vocabulary
Transgender Identities
Non-Binary Identities
Gender Across Cultures
Gender Dysphoria and Discomfort
What about you?
Bias and Discrimination
Words to Avoid
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Content: The existence of non-binary identities are a rejection of the assumption that gender must be male/man/masculine or female/woman/feminine. Non-binary genders could include: Agender people, or people who do not identify with any gender
Genderqueer, gender-fluid, or bigender people
Many trans feminine or trans masculine people who do not identify as a woman or a man
A gender non-conforming person, either by nature or by choice, does not conform to cultural gender-based expectations. Not all transgender people are gender non-conforming, and not all gender non-conforming people identify as transgender. Cisgender people may also be gender non-conforming. It is ultimately best to use the terminology that a person uses to describe their own gender identity, rather than making assumptions or determining correct language for yourself. When in doubt of how to respectfully refer to another person, it is usually best to simply ask them privately. Gender Across Cultures
Non-Western cultures often have different gender systems. In some cultures, people whom one would consider trans (in the West) are automatically classified as a third, or even fourth or fifth gender. In other cultures, they are described with the same terms used for gay people.