Gender, sexual and other kinds of identity often play big parts in our lives and our experiences living in the world, our sense of self, our sexualities, and our interpersonal relationships. Here’s information on gender, including transgender and gender-expansive identities, intersex, gender roles, expression and navigating gender in relationships, sexual orientation, including the asexuality spectrum, and other kinds of sexual identity, as well as other aspects of identity to help you find your own way around your own identity and figure out what it all means for you.
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I’m an AFAB person who is close enough to feeling cis. I’m not a trans man, and I don’t wish I was a boy, but I really wish I had a penis. I don’t want a flat chest, or a more “masculine” body. I want...
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Feelings about my body as a cis(?) girl
- s.e. smith
Articles and Advice in this area:
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- Sam Wall
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This tool is for kids, staff, and parents/guardians who want more trans-inclusive policies at school.
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- s.e. smith
So you’re ready to start talking openly about your gender, and you want to come out of the shadows and live as yourself.
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- s.e. smith
- Sam Wall
Finding clothing and other things that make you feel at home in your body can feel overwhelming. We’ve got you!
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- s.e. smith
So you’ve thought about sex and gender and all that good stuff and a little bird is telling you that you might be trans. But how do you know?
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- s.e. smith
We’re going to go in deep on sex, gender, and identity in this installment of Trans Summer School.
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- s.e. smith
Experiencing a little gender confusion? We know the feeling. In Trans Summer School, we’ll give you the big scoop about trans and otherwise gender nonconforming people, and answer your questions about the wide world of gender.
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- Mo Ranyart
Gender identity can be complicated, and often people who are questioning aren’t comfortable in that space - but it’s a totally valid place to be.
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- Mo Ranyart
- Sam Wall
What do you do in dating when one person is trans and one is cisgender?
Advice
- Sam Wall
There are so many things that make me glad in your question. Glad that L has at least one person that he feels safe sharing that part of himself with. Glad you reacted positively and confirmed his trust in you. But oh how I am not glad that he’s still in a situation where he doesn’t feel comfortable…
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- Sam Wall
Identity can be such an obnoxious creature sometimes. Just when you think you’ve got it all sorted out, some new evidence pops up and you have to rethink things. And I don’t need to tell you how frustrating that shift can be, because you’re in the middle of it. It can be doubly trying if you’ve…
