Biological sex, gender, and gender identity are often thought to have the same definition; however, they each have notable differences that I will help you discover today. To clearly distinguish these three terms we must recognize the exact definition of each.
We'll start with biological sex: biological sex is an insignia placed on you by a doctor at birth. What does this medical opinion depend on? Well, as its name indicates, it refers to the biological factors that we possess as human beings, the Chromosomes, the hormonal levels, the internal and external genitalia, and the reproductive organs. from here the label of the masculine or feminine sex is known. Sometimes when the person does not specifically meet these characteristics is called intersex.
We continue with gender: Gender is usually defined as a social, cultural, and psychological construction that determines whether your behavior should be feminine or masculine. This conceptualizes our identity and our behaviors. Each culture has different beliefs and informal rules about how people act based on their biological sex.
Finally, gender identity: Indicates the perception and personal manifestation of one's own gender, that is, how a person identifies regardless of their biological sex. Gender identity can change from feminine to masculine without the need to have an absolute norm that defines it. Among these gender identities, we have some.
1) Trans: this term globally includes all people who identify with a gender other than the one assigned, or who express themselves in a non-normative way according to each culture, we can find transsexuals, transgenders, transvestites, queer, fluid gender, non-binary gender, among others.
2) Transgender: A person who questions the masculine or feminine role assigned at birth and who decides to build himself in a way that is opposite or different from what is socially established, in some cases this process occurs through bodily transformations and hormonal processes.
3) Transvestites: people who express their gender, permanently, through the use of clothing and attitudes socially and culturally considered typical of the other gender. Men or women, not all transvestites are necessarily homosexual.
These are just some examples of gender identities since each person has the right to express their inner self as they find most comfortable. Let's remember that regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, etc... We are all human and deserve to receive respect as well as give it.
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