The most common examples of gender identity are male and female, but there are several terms for people who don’t fit into those categories, such as the following… Gender identity: A person’s emotional and psychological sense of their gender, which may not align with the sex they were assigned at birth. That’s starting to change, as society grows more comfortable with the idea of gender as a spectrum and not binary. Gender: The socially constructed roles, behaviors and attributes that serve as cultural indicators of someone’s personal and social identity. Typically, these roles are grouped into one of two categories: male or female.
Some intersex adults want this practice to end because one’s sex at birth may not align with their own sense of gender or identity. Parents and physicians usually choose the sex of the child, resulting in surgery or hormone treatment. Intersex: People born with sex chromosomes, external genitalia or an internal reproductive system that is not considered standard for males or females. Generally, a newborn’s sex is assigned male or female, though some states and countries provide a third option for those who are intersex. Sex is assigned at birth based on a newborn’s physical and biological characteristics, such as chromosomes, hormone prevalence and anatomy.
Sex: The scientific community views sex as different from gender. Some still believe it’s a homophobic slur, so it’s always best to ask or wait for the person whom you’re speaking with to use it. Queer: Once considered a demeaning slur for being gay, “queer” is being reclaimed by some as a self-affirming umbrella term, especially among those who consider other labels restrictive. LGBTQ: The first four letters of this standard abbreviation are fairly straightforward: “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.” The Q can stand for “questioning” - as in still exploring one’s sexuality - or “queer,” or sometimes both.
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