Beyond 2 sex/ 2 genders Flashcards
Two-Spirit
First Nations
Hijra
India- 3rd gender
Sworn Virgin
Albania
Bacha Posh
Afghanistan
A person’s subjectively felt experiences of being masculine, feminine or ambivalent
Gender Identity
How someone performs their gender; the external behavior and characteristics that someone uses to express themselves as masculine, feminine or another gender
Gender Expression
Gender system in NA
2 sex/ 2 gender
A person whose biological/ anatomical sex is outside conventional classifications of male or female
Intersex
Standard 3 part alignment
1) Genetic/ chromosomes
2) Gonad (internal)
3) External genitalia
Gonadal intersex (rare)
-Both ovarian and testicular tissue
Most common Intersex
Male/Female match at genetic and gonadal level but don’t match with external genetalia
XX (genetic female) + ovaries + male external genitalia
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
XY (genetic male) + testes + Female external genitalia
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
How common are intersex conditions
1-2/ 1000
A person who’s biological sex assigned at birth does not match their gender identity
Transsexual
Difference between transsexual and transgender
Transgender implies they might not fit into two gender system
Transexual implies it causes immense distress (gender dysphoria)
Transgender may not transition
Phenomena such as extreme dislike of one’s body; incongruity between genital anatomy [sex] and gender identity
Gender Dysphoria
Host of activities that people may pursue in order to affirm their gender identity
Transitioning
Surgical alteration of anatomy to affirm one’s gender identity
Gender-confirming surgeries
Someone who generally identifies with their assigned sex but at times identifies with and personifies the “opposite” sex in their gender presentation and dress
Cross-Dresser
Performance art form that plays on gender stereotypes. Performers act out stereotypical gender roles. These are performance roles, not personal identities.
Drag
World-leader in accepting gender variance
Argentina