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<noinclude><big>'''February featured article'''</big> | <noinclude><big>'''February featured article'''</big> | ||
</noinclude>'''Gender identity''' is the experience of one's own 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. | </noinclude> | ||
'''Gender identity''' is the experience of one's own 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. | |||
All societies and cultures have certain categories that people use to express their gender. In the western culture (i.e. Europe, America, Australia...) these categories are typically [[male]] and [[female]] ([[Binarism]]). There are, however, other societies that have more than two recognized gender identities. | All societies and cultures have certain categories that people use to express their gender. In the western culture (i.e. Europe, America, Australia...) these categories are typically [[male]] and [[female]] ([[Binarism]]). There are, however, other societies that have more than two recognized gender identities. | ||
<div style="background: #fff433;padding-right:5px; padding-left:5px;margin:10px;float:right;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;border-radius:2px;text-align:center;font-size:0.8em;">[[Gender identity|<span style="color: #000000;">More information...</span>]]</div> | <div style="background: #fff433;padding-right:5px; padding-left:5px;margin:10px;float:right;-moz-border-radius:2px;-webkit-border-radius:2px;border-radius:2px;text-align:center;font-size:0.8em;">[[Gender identity|<span style="color: #000000;">More information...</span>]]</div> |