Other sex
Other sex is an inclusive term for individuals who are neither male nor female in sex. "O" is used on legal documents instead of "F" or "M" for countries with more than two legal sexes.
Academia
Scholars generally regard gender as a social construct that is created by cultural and societal norms.[1] They define gender binary as viewing gender as male or female. However, some people describe their identity as different from these two categories.[2]
Some theorists claim that sex, gender, and sexuality are not the same, and that one does not dictate the other. In this perspective, "sex" is based on physical anatomy.[2] "Gender" is a function of each individual's consciousness. Sexual orientation is separate from both sex and gender.[2]
Other genders
Trans Student Educational Resources (TSER)[2] describes gender with these terms:
- Bigender: two genders.
- Cisgender/cis: gender matches biological sex.
- Genderqueer/non-binary: identify as neither male nor female
- Intersex: a biological condition that does not imply a gender. E.g., hermaphrodites may have both female and male genitalia.
- Queer: neither cisgender nor heterosexual.
- Transgender/trans: gender identity does not align with biological sex.
- Transsexual: gender does not align with biological sex.
Gender norms
Gender norms are the socially acceptable ways of acting in accord with sex.[3] Gender behaviors are socially constructed. By age three most children exhibit behaviors typically associated with their sex.[4]
References
- ↑ "Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality". Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "LGBTQ+ Definitions | Trans Student Educational Resources". www.transstudent.org. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Sociology of Gender". The Other Sociologist - Analysis of Difference... By Dr Zuleyka Zevallos. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
- ↑ "Gender Spectrum". Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Unknown parameter
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