5.1: Introduction to Gender Identity, Gender Roles and Gender Differences
After completing this module, students should have a working knowledge of:
- Dimensions of gender: the difference between sex, gender, identity, and sexuality
- The gender spectrum and gender binaries including transgender and non-binary
- The social construction of gender
- Gender Dysphoria
- Current State of the Transgender Community
Introduction
This chapter will examine the concepts of gender, sex, and sexuality. We will dive into the differences and then turn to the understanding of gender as a spectrum. The traditional binary understanding of male and female will be challenged, and we will explore the social construction of gender.