ANP 220 Chapter 1: Transgender 101
Document Summary
Masculinity and femininity determined, leads to how we are supposed to behave in society. Refers to the sexual anatomy a person appears to have when they are born. Intersex falls outside of typical definitions of female and male. Individual identity, inner relationship a person has to masculinity, femininity, both, or neither, how they express themselves. What gender(s) you feel most aligned with. Experience your gender as being in line with the one you were assigned at birth. Identity with a different gender than the one assigned to you at birth. People who do not identify as exclusively masculine or feminine. Process of taking one"s internal identity and manifesting it in their life socially, emotionally, or medically. Can involve choosing a new name, new pronouns, clothes, coming out to family and friends. Process of accepting themselves and exploring their identity as an individual. Involve hormones and surgeries to physically alter the body.
