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'''Gender identity''' is an umbrella term that refers to the combination of the [[gender]], the [[physical comfort]] and the [[intrapersonal comfort]]. All three terms refer to how someone relates to the categories within one's society. Society often classifies gender identity with labels such as [[Masculine|masculinity]], [[Feminine|femininity]], or [[Androgynous|androgyny]], and these values are determined by presentations, behaviours, and other traits that are culturally associated with a specific gender. |
'''Gender identity''' is an umbrella term that refers to the combination of the [[gender]], the [[physical comfort]] and the [[intrapersonal comfort]]. All three terms refer to how someone relates to the categories within one's society. Society often classifies gender identity with labels such as [[Masculine|masculinity]], [[Feminine|femininity]], or [[Androgynous|androgyny]], and these values are determined by presentations, behaviours, and other traits that are culturally associated with a specific gender. |
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Revision as of 20:16, 28 August 2021
Gender Identity
Gender identity is an umbrella term that refers to the combination of the gender, the physical comfort and the intrapersonal comfort. All three terms refer to how someone relates to the categories within one's society. Society often classifies gender identity with labels such as masculinity, femininity, or androgyny, and these values are determined by presentations, behaviours, and other traits that are culturally associated with a specific gender.
Gender Identity vs Gender
Even though gender identity and gender are frequently used interchangeably, the main difference is that gender identity is an umbrella term containing gender in it. Gender refers to how someone feels within the labels that society stablished, while gender identity has a broader meaning referring to the three terms named above.