Gender Diversity

Promoting Equality and Inclusion

GENDER DIVERSITY

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

COEDUCATION

QUEER

INTERSEXUALS

TRANSEXUALS

BISEXUALS

LESBIANS AND GAYS

LGBTIQ+

SEX AND GENDER

Gender Diversity

INDEX

Sex and Gender

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What's the difference between Sex and Gender?

Marina Shut Up is a female activist and a gender expert. She will tell us about the difference between these two terms.

...and thegenderbread person?

Do you know the gingerbread man?

Gender is one of those things everyone thinks they understand, but most people don't. Gender isn't binary. It's not either/or. In many cases it is both/and. A bit of this, a dash of that. This tasty little guide is meant to be an appetizer for gender understanding. It's ok if you're hungry for more. In fact, that's the idea.

Understanding the Genderbread Person

Identity, attraction, sex and expression are four different things that are related to each other. Let's have a look.

How many sexual orientations do you know? And types of families?

SOCIAL ROLES OF GENDERIf we conform to the cultural norms of male and female conducts then many people will feel left out because that classification is incomplete and excluding.

LGBTIQ+

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A flag for everyone

- What is homophobia? And transphobia?- Have you witnessed any forms of genderphobia?- What can be done to avoid this kind of aggressions?

Watch this video about gender diversity in Spain

Lesbiansand Gays

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GAYS: Men that have a sexual and affective attraction to men

LESBIANS: Women that have a sexual and affective attraction to women

It was not always as it is now...

Are most of the children for or against gay marriage?

Children are known to always say the truth

As you can see in the graphic, the perception of homosexuality has changed over the years, improving dramatically.

However!

Why do you think this is still happening?

Bisexuals

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BISEXUALS: Women and men that have a sexual and affective attraction to both women and men.

Transgenders

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TRANSGENDERS: People whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth.TRANVESTITES: People that temporarily adopt the clothes and identity associated with the opposite sexTRANSEXUALS: People whose bodily characteristics have been altered, sometimes through surgery or hormone treatment, to bring them into alignment with their gender identity.

Watch the video and try to reflect about the main ideas of the video.

Life as a 5-year-old transgender child

Documentary"Transitioning"

Intersexuals

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INTERSEXUALS: People born with any of several variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies".

Read the 9 stories in groups and explain them to your classmates.

Queer

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QUEERS: Umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender. Queer people usually reject the classification of people by their sexual orientation or gender identity. They do not want to define themselves. They prefer to be gender fluid and to deconstruct the socially-imposed genders.

Read this glossary and explain 3 terms that were new for you.

Queer Glossary

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+: The sign 'plus' is used to signify all of the other gender identities and orientations that are not specifically covered by the other five initials. This includes intersex, asexual, pansexual, agender, and genderqueer individuals.

What about you?

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Coming Out Stories

Here you can find help

Safety Around Coming OutUnfortunately, coming out doesn’t always go according to our hopes and plans. If people don’t react the way we wish, it does not reflect on the realness of our identities, and it is not our fault. You deserve to be accepted with open arms, care, and love. In situations where things are feeling unsafe or you expect that they might be, it could make sense to prepare a back-up plan for housing, food, school, and/or transportation, just in case.

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Coeducation

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Female role

Stereotypes

LGBTIQ+

Gender

Stereotypes

The conclusion is to not be judgemental. We have to look without judgment and prejudices. Keeping the binary scheme leads to verbal and physical abuse and bigotry against those who do not have a physical expression that fits the norm.

Respect