1. Gender At Birth
AlmaEquivel, 43
Andrea Leal, 41
Beatriz Molina, 22
Bryce Struyk, 31
Fernanda Sanchez, 28
Jennifer Casiano, 7
Kevin Delacruz, 42
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2. Gender vs. Sex
 Gender and sex are not
interchangeable
 Sex: Biological and
physiological
 Gender: Behaviors,
activities, and
attributes approved by
the society

3. Gender vs. Sex continued
 Aspects of sex hardly
vary
 Gender aspects can
vary greatly
 Sex Identities: Male or
Female
 Gender Identities:
Masculine or Feminine

4. Gender Identity
 One’s own perception
of self
 Different from their
biological sex
 Identifies themselves
as the gender they
prefer

5. Society vs. Gender Identity
 Society and culture forms the gender roles
 Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
 Identity confusion
 Discontent with their gender
 Want to be other gender

6. Anne Fausto-Sterling
 Gender biology and
sexual identity
development
 Born in 1944
 Professor at Brown
University for over 35+
years

7. Anne Fausto-Sterling continued
 Gender differences in
behavior in early
childhood
 Author of several
scientific publications
 Notable work
 The Five Sexes: Why
Male and Female Are
Not Enough

8. The Five Sexes
 Male
 Female

9. The Five Sexes continued
 Intersex
 Mermaphrodite
 Fermaphrodite
 Hermaphodite

10. Transgender
 Internal identity doesn’t match what was assigned
at birth
 Transgender vs. Transvestite
 3-Step Process to
become opposite sex
RLE
HRT
SRS

11. Cultural Views on Gender
 India- “Nihidra,” 3rd sex
 Samoa- “Fa’afafine”
 India- “Bugis”
 Local Examples
 Chris Tina Bruce
 Ashley and Tony

12. Current Trends
 Thomas Beatie
 Female-to-male
transgender
 Underwent sex change
surgery, kept female
sex organs
 Gave birth to 3 children
"I have the right to have a biological child."

13. Current Trends continued
 The “X” Option
 Female- F
 Male- M
 Indeterminate- X
 Hope to remove
discrimination  Norrie May-Welby
 4% of Australians are  1st genderless
affected by the intersex person
condition  Man to woman
 Became a “Neuter”

14. Resources
“Anne Fausto-Sterling.” http://www.annefaustosterling.com/welcome/fields-of-inquiry/
“Anne Fausto-Sterling Biography.”
http://www.brown.edu/Faculty/COSTS/people/facultypage.php?id=1100924089.
“Australian Passports Now Offer Gender Option “X” for Intersex People.”
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/australian-passports-now-offer-gender-option-x-for-intersex-people/
“Briton Is Recognised As World’s First Officially Genderless Person.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7446850/Briton-is-recognised-as-worlds-first-
officially-genderless-person.html
“Gender Identity.” http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/917990-overview
“Gender Identity Disorder.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_disorder.
“It’s My Right To Have Kid, Pregnant Man Tells Oprah.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4581943&page=1#.UKAOeIenLK0
"Neither Male Nor Female.” Taboo. National Geographic Channel. 30 Sept. 2012. Television.
“Norrie May-Welby: The World’s First Legally Genderless person.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/18/norrie-may-welby-the-worl_n_502851.html
“The Five Sexes.” http://frank.mtsu.edu/~phollowa/5sexes.html
“The Man Who Has Given Birth 3 Times.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2111259/The-man-given-
birth-times-With-broad-smiles-Beaties-look-like-normal-happy-family-Nothing-truth-.html
“What Do We Mean By “Sex” and “Gender.” http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/
“What Is The Difference Between Sex And Gender?” http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php
"“X” Now A Gender Option In Australian Passports.” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44532536/ns/travel-
news/t/x-now-gender-option-australian-passports/#.UKAc84enLK0

15. Source Page
Sign-in Last Name, First Name Participation By
Number
7 Casiano, Jennifer Powerpoint/AnneFausto-
Sterling/Mother
42 Delacruz, Kevin Handout/Gender Identity &
Society vs. Gender Identity/Father
43 Equivel, Alma Skit/Current Trends/Mean Girl
41 Leal, Andrea Handout/ Transgender & Cultural
Views on Gender/Mean Girl
22 Molina, Beatriz Paragraphs/Introduction/Mean
Girl
28 Sanchez, Fernanda The Five Sexes/Sister
31 Struyk, Bryce Gender vs. Sex/Son