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  • Sex
    The different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.
  • Sex
    • Biological differences (Male and Female)
    • Created by reproduction needs
    • Assigned at birth
    • Can be changed
  • Gender
    The socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men. It varies from society to society and can be changed.
  • Gender
    • Social differences (Masculine and Feminine)
    • Gender roles and gender expectations may differ across time and culture
    • Gender distinction is created by social norms
    • Is something we express
  • Gender identity
    Individual's internal sense of their own gender, which may or may not align with the expectations imposed by societal gender roles
  • Gender Expression
    How you express your gender identity. This is a combination of clothing, physical appearance, behavior and mannerisms that convey your gender identity.
  • Cisgender
    Describes a person whose gender identity aligns with the assumptions their culture makes about members of their sex. A person who is assigned a female at birth and identifies as female is considered cis.
  • Transgender
    A person's gender identity doesn't match the assumed characteristics of their assigned sex.
  • Nonbinary
    Describes a person who feels that their gender identity doesn't align within the male/female division.
  • Stages of reproductive roles
    • Pre-conception
    • Conception
    • Pregnancy
    • Childbirth
    • Postpartum and Infancy
    • Parenting
  • Sexuality
    How a person feels about themselves, their body, their relationships, and their sexual experiences.
  • Self-awareness
    Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.
  • Sexual self-awareness
    Having an understanding and consciousness of one's own sexual desires, preferences, boundaries, and identity.
  • Sexual Self
    Your sexual health, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and values around sexuality.
  • Factors affecting Sexual Self
    • Biological
    • Psychological
    • Social
  • Other awareness
    Social or interpersonal awareness, is the ability to perceive, understand, and sense the emotions, needs, goals, thoughts, behaviors, culture, and perspectives of others in various social settings.
  • Sexual Attraction
    Finding someone not only attractive but also thinking about having sexual relations with them, including having fantasies about such encounters.
  • Factors affecting sexual attraction
    • Biological (Hormones)
    • Psychological (Individual Preferences, Similarities, Familiarity, and novelty)
    • Social (Societal or Cultural Norms, Social Medias, and Social Status and Power)
  • Heterosexual
    Attraction to people of the opposite gender.
  • Homosexual
    Attraction to people of the same gender.
  • Lesbian
    The tendency and orientation of a human female to be emotionally and usually sexually attracted to other females.
  • Gay
    Sexually or romantically attracted men of the same gender.
  • Bisexual
    Romantic and sexual attraction toward both male and females.
  • Pansexual
    Attraction to people regardless of their gender identity or biological sex.
  • Asexual
    Experiencing little to no sexual attraction to others.
  • Demisexual
    Sexual orientation characterized by experiencing sexual attraction only after forming a strong emotional bond or connection with someone.
  • Cisgender
    People who identity comfortably with their gender assigned at birth.
  • Transgender
    People who's gender identity don't match their gender assigned at birth.
  • Non-binary
    People who identify themselves neither woman nor a man.
  • Sex
    Biological characteristics that lead to them being assigned either 'MALE' or 'FEMALE'.
  • Characteristics of reproductive/sex organs
    • Primary (developed and present at birth, e.g. Penis, testes, uterus, and ovaries)
    • Secondary (develop as an organism enters puberty or sexual maturity, e.g. Body hair, particular odors, behaviors.)
  • Sexuality
    Total expression of WHO YOU ARE AS A HUMAN BEING, your femaleness or maleness. Your sexuality is an interplay between body image, gender identity, gender role, sexual orientation, eroticism, genitals, intimacy, relationships, and love and affection.
  • A person's sexuality includes his or her attitudes, values, knowledge and behaviors. How people express their sexuality is influenced by their families, culture, society, faith and beliefs.
  • Differences between sex and sexuality
    • Sex (biological dimension)
    • Gender (socio-cultural dimension)
    • Sexuality (psychological dimension)
  • Importance of gender equality: It saves life, results in better healthcare, is good for the economy, leads to better legal protections, reduces poverty, and can lead to peace.
  • Sexual Harassment
    Any UNWANTED SEXUAL BEHAVIOR that makes someone feel upset, scared, offended or humiliated, or is meant to make them feel that way.
  • Types of sexual harassment
    • Verbal
    • Non-Verbal
    • Physical
  • Sexual harassment is UNWANTED, UNWELCOME, UNINVITED behavior of a sexual nature or INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL ADVANCES or offensive remarks about a person's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It is an act, which may be committed PHYSICALLY, VERBALLY OR VISUALLY with or without the use of the information communication technology.
  • Paraphilia
    Recurrent, intense, sexual arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors.
  • Examples of paraphilia
    • Pedophilia (intense sexually attracted to a child/children)
    • Necrophilia (sexually attracted to corpse)
    • Fetish (intense urge to have sex with an object)