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Sex

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Gender

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Sexual orientation

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Your job today:

  1. Compare and contrast terms: sex, gender, sexual orientation.
  2. Listen with an open and non-judgemental mind with the goal of learning about people in our society.
  3. Share your views, beliefs, and opinions in a way that respects your peers, demonstrates empathy, and maintains a classroom culture of love, support, acceptance, and kindness.
  4. Be a critical thinker on the information provided.

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Biological Sex

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Assigned Sex at Birth

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Sex or Assigned sex at birth

A medical professional may say a baby is male, female or intersex, depending on what the medical professional observes about the baby’s body

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Some babies may have bodies or chromosomes that don’t fit the typical categories of male or female. A medical professional may label them as intersex.

“Sex” or “Sex assigned at birth” refers to the label a medical professional gives to a baby when it is born. For example, a baby with a vulva will be labeled a girl, and a baby with a penis will be labeled a boy.

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Gender:

  • the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed.
  • includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other.
  • As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.

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Gender

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Gender Roles

  • What do we view as ultra feminine?

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  • What do we view as ultra masculine?

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Expectations

  • How should a woman behave? What “should” she like? What “should” she be interested in?

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  • How should a man behave? What “should” he like? What “should” he be interested in?

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Are stereotypes/expectations a good or bad thing?

Why?

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What would you do?!

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Examples of gender identifications…

Cisgender

Person identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Non-Binary

Person identifies as neither female or male or anywhere in between.

Androgyne

A person who is agender does not identity with any particular gender, or they have no gender at all.

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Examples of gender identifications…

Bigender

A person who identifies as bigender has two genders

Genderfluid

A person who identifies as genderfluid has a gender identity and presentation that shifts between, or shifts outside of society’s expectations of gender.

Genderqueer

A person who identifies as genderqueer has a gender identity or expression that is not the same as society’s expectations for their assigned sex or assumed gender.

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Transgender

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An umbrella term that describes many gender identities for people who do not identify with their sex assigned at birth; the term transgender is not indicative of gender expression, sexual orientation, and/or physical anatomy. Trans identity may shift throughout a lifetime.

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What is your opinion?

Please choose one of the articles that interests you. Read the article, organize your thoughts and feelings, discuss your article and opinion with the people around you.

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Sexual orientation

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Sexual orientation is about who you’re attracted to and who you feel drawn to romantically, emotionally, and sexually. It’s different than gender identity.

Sexual orientations can include:

  • Gay
  • Lesbian
  • Straight
  • Bisexual
  • Asexual

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Key Takeaways

People are different. You do not need to agree with everyone, but you need to accept others for who they are.

Sex, gender, and sexual orientation are a part of who we are. No one should be discriminated against for their sex, gender, or sexual orientation.

You can respect, accept, and learn about various ways of living without necessarily agreeing with those lifestyles.

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Today’s tasks:

  • End of quarter assessment titled “End of quarter assessment!!!”
    • Please take part 1 and part 2
    • This is open note! You are expected to get a 100!
    • Complete the “Health class review”
  • Check google classroom…double check that ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE TURNED IN!

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