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    [[Gender identity]] is an internal sense of being a gender, regardless of physical characteristics ([[sex]]), intentional appearance and behavior ([[gender expression]]), or [[sexual orientation]]. Most people identify as the gender that they were [[sex#gender assigned at birth|assigned at birth]], which is called being [[cisgender]]. [[Transgender]] people don't identify as the genders they were assigned at birth.
    [[Gender identity]] is like identity theft. It's pretending to be something you are not.  
     
    ==Binary genders==
    {{Main article|binary genders}}
    Western society uses the [[gender binary]] system of categorizing all people into only one of the binary genders: [[female]] (woman) and [[male]] (man). The gender binary system is coercive and limiting, but the binary genders themselves are valid identities.
     
    ==Nonbinary genders==
    {{main article|nonbinary gender}}
    [[Nonbinary gender]] is any gender that exists outside of the gender binary. That is, any gender not described by just "male" or "female". Even in societies that recognize only two genders, there are still people who find that they don't fit into those two. Despite the lack of recognition of nonbinary genders in Western [[binarism|binarist]] society, nonbinary genders are still valid identities, and are not a symptom of any mental illness.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gender Dysphoria and Gender Incongruence|year=2017|ISBN=9781315446783|quote=Certainly there is no evidence to suggest that non-binary genders are pathological.}}</ref>
     
    ==Fluidity==
     
    Gender identity can remain the same or change over the course of an individual's life. [[Genderfluid]] people experience frequent changes in their gender identity, as often as monthly, weekly, or even several times a day. Other people, however, have the same gender identity throughout their entire life, with little to no change. It depends on the individual.
     
    == Notes ==
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    [[Category:Concepts]]
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    Revision as of 13:31, 1 July 2020

    « I'm still not sure if I've found the correct label for my identity, and maybe I never will, but I feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to learn about myself. »
    Ramone, 18 (Transmasculine, ambonec, genderfluid)[1]

    Gender identity is like identity theft. It's pretending to be something you are not.

    1. This quote is a snippet from an answer to the survey conducted in the year 2018. Note for editors: the text of the quote, as well as the name, age and gender identity of its author shouldn't be changed.