Gender and Sexuality as a Social Reality PDF

GENDER AND SEXUALITY AS A SOCIAL REALITY Sex, Gender, And Sexuality OBJECTIVES: 1. Differentiate sex, gender and sexuality 2. Contemplate about your own sexuality and on the importance of appreciating sexual diversity. Definition of Terms: SEX – Biological aspect of sex; male or female  Gen...

GENDER AND SEXUALITY AS A SOCIAL REALITY Sex, Gender, And Sexuality OBJECTIVES: 1. Differentiate sex, gender and sexuality 2. Contemplate about your own sexuality and on the importance of appreciating sexual diversity. Definition of Terms: SEX – Biological aspect of sex; male or female  Gender – Social interpretation of sex; masculinity; femininity.  Sexuality – totality of our own experience of our sex and gender  Sex chromosomes: Female (XX) Male (XY)  Intersex: Individual with composite genital  SEX A biological sex or physical sex pertaining to identity depending on your sexual anatomy and physiology – the parts of your body are relevant to reproduction. Typically determined by examining your own genitals – external organs that are associated with reproduction – the ability to produce offspring. Hermaphroditism – Intersexuality (Have both genitals)  GENDER Male expected to be masculine while Female expected to be feminine. Gender Identityis how we see and experience ourselves as a man, a woman, or neither. Transgender wherein a person’s biological sex does not align with one’s gender identity. transgender man – not comfortable identifying as woman. transgender woman - not comfortable identifying as man. Sexual orientation Aspect of our gender pertains to our emotional and sexual attractions to a person. According to psychological association of the Phil. Ages 6 to 8 are typically experience to develop attraction to other people. Our capacity for emotional and sexual attraction is diverse and complex, but there are common terms for us to use.  Heterosexual (Straight) who are attracted to the opposite sex. Homosexual (Gay & Lesbian) who are attracted to the same sex. Bisexual (Bi) who are attracted to both sexes male or female. LGBT Refers to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community.  SUMMARY ❑ Complexities of human sexuality can be quite overwhelming. ❑ We need to look at our own experience on our journey of discovering our sense of being a man and woman. ❑ Baby is born and given an assigned sex based on it genitals, but can partly change through time and in todays era are acceptable. Thank You!