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'''Gender''' can refer to a social status based on an individal's presentation of femininity or masculinity ('''gender expression'''). It can also refer to an individual's identity ('''gender identity'''). When it corresponds with a person's [[physical sex]], as male or female, they are considered [[Cisgender|cisgendered]]. When the physical sex and gender differ, they may identify as [[transgender]], gender variant, or [[genderqueer]].
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'''Gender''' generally refers to a person's sense of gender identity as a man, woman, or some other gender identity. A person's gender is generally considered to be independent of their [[sex|physical sex]] (which refers to their general physical characteristics) and their gender presentation (which refers to whether they engage in behavior or dress in ways considered more masculine or feminine). When a persons gender identity corresponds with a person's [[physical sex]], as male or female, they are considered [[Cisgender|cisgendered]]. When the physical sex and gender differ, they may identify as [[transgender]], gender variant, or [[genderqueer]].
  
 
If the person is physically [[Intersexuality|intersex]], the line for transgender is blurred significantly. It can be thought that any gender an intersexed person identifies with could be considered cisgender.
 
If the person is physically [[Intersexuality|intersex]], the line for transgender is blurred significantly. It can be thought that any gender an intersexed person identifies with could be considered cisgender.
  
====Gender identities====
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====Common Gender identity Labels Include:====
 
*[[Male]]
 
*[[Male]]
 
*[[Female]]
 
*[[Female]]

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Gender generally refers to a person's sense of gender identity as a man, woman, or some other gender identity. A person's gender is generally considered to be independent of their physical sex (which refers to their general physical characteristics) and their gender presentation (which refers to whether they engage in behavior or dress in ways considered more masculine or feminine). When a persons gender identity corresponds with a person's physical sex, as male or female, they are considered cisgendered. When the physical sex and gender differ, they may identify as transgender, gender variant, or genderqueer.

If the person is physically intersex, the line for transgender is blurred significantly. It can be thought that any gender an intersexed person identifies with could be considered cisgender.

Common Gender identity Labels Include:

See also

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Gender identities
Male · Female · Agender · Androgyne · Bigender · Cisgender · Genderqueer · Intersex · Neutrois · Trans* · Genderfluid
Category:Gender and Sex