What is Gender"

-Gender comes from the Latin word genus, meaning kind or race.
-Gender refers to various roles, rights, and responsibilities of men and women, as well as their interactions. It
does not simply refer to men or women but to how their characteristics, behaviors, and identities are formed
because of socialization.
-Gender stereotyping is defined as an overgeneralization of characteristics, differences and attributes of a
certain group based on their gender.

Four different types of gender

1. Masculine gender:
It is used to denote a male subtype.
Examples are king, man, boy, father, cock, bull, fox, etc.

2. Feminine gender:
It is used to denote the female subtype.
Examples may include queen, woman, girl, mother, hen, cow, vixen, etc.

3. Neuter gender:
It is used to denote nonliving and lifeless things. Neuter means neither, which is neither male nor female.
For example, table, hair, city, etc.

4. Common gender:
It denotes either a male or female sex.
For example, teacher, student, cousin, parent, etc.
Gender stereotyping is defined as an overgeneralization of characteristics, differences and attributes of a certain
group based on their gender.

Difference between gender identity and gender expression

-Gender identity is how a person sees themselves. It is their internal sense and personal experience of gender.

-Gender expression includes all the ways a person communicates their gender based on societal factors, such as gender
norms and perceptions.

-People may self-identify as male, female, transgender, other or none (indeterminate/unspecified). People that do not
identify as male or female are often grouped under the umbrella terms 'non-binary' or 'genderqueer', but the range of
gender identifications is in reality unlimited.
SEXUALITY
sexuality often refers to a person's sexual orientation or preference. Your sexual orientation is who you are emotionally,
mentally, and physically attracted to.
Heterosexual: Attracted to people of the opposite sex.
Bisexual: Attracted to people of either sex.
Homosexual: Attracted to people of one's own sex.
Pansexual: Attracted to people of any gender identity.
Asexual: Not sexually attracted to other people.