Gender: Lets talk about sex

The chromosomal make up of an individual (genotype, usually 46, XX or 46, XY) determines the appearance of the external genitalia at birth. From this, the assignment of female sex or male sex is made when a child is born. This is sometimes referred to as biologic sex and in Western cultures is binary, a person belongs to one category or other with no other options. In contrast, gender is an internal and personal perception of one’s identity. It is a more subjective, cultural attitude – ‘femaleness’ or ‘maleness’. A person is described as cisgender if their gender corresponds with the sex assigned to them at birth. However, transgender individuals do not identify with the gender or sex they were assigned at birth.

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