SOC365H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cisgender, Transfeminine, Plastic Surgery
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Disconnect between sex assignment gender identity gender role ( = with) Sex assignment wins up with gender identity and gender role. There are 6 forms of transgender: (subjective/made by the individual: intersexed. Male and female characteristics (herms, merms, ferms etc. : transsexual. Someone who wishes to be the opposite sex. Mtf, ftm: transmasculine (someone who falls within the binary, but more on the masculine side) Someone who is born female, who is more masculine identifies but does not wish to become an ftm transsexual: transfeminine (someone who falls within the binary gender, but is more on the feminine side) Someone who is born male, who is more feminine identified but does not wish to become an mtf transsexual: polysexual/gender queer. Some who identifies in ways that falls outside the binary gender, without an overriding gender identification in either direction: crossdresser. Someone who dressed in the clothing of the opposite sex.
