SOGIE 101:

SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
GENDER IDENTITY AND
EXPRESSION

Alvin “TONI GEE” Ramirez Fernandez

PRESIDENT, MUJER-LGBT ORG
 SEX AND GENDER
SEX- THE CLASSIFICATION OF PEOPLE AS MALE OR FEMALE,
USUALLY GIVEN AT BIRTH WHEN A DOCTOR OR ATTENDING
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNS A SEX USUALLY SOLELY
BASED ON THE EXTERNAL ANATOMY.
(MALE,FEMALE,INTERSEX)

GENDER- THE SOCIAL OR CULTURAL DISTINCTION

ASSOCIATED WITH BEING MALE AND FEMALE.
(FEMALENESS,MALENESS)
 Sexual orientation
the accurate term for an individual’s enduring
physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction
to members of the same and/or opposite sex.
“Who am I attracted to?”
-Homosexual (home = same)
-Bisexual
-Heterosexual (hetero = opposite)
 Gender Identity

One’s internal and subjective experience

of being a man or a woman (or a boy or a
girl) that may or may not be matched to
his/her sex at birth.

“Who am I?”

TRANSGENDER and CISGENDER

 Gender Expression

This is usually manifested through

one’s clothing, haircut, mannerisms,
voice or body characteristics.
 Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 HETEROSEXUAL WOMAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 BISEXUAL WOMAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 GAY MAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 LESBIAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 TRANSMAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 TRANS WOMAN
Assigned Sex

Intersex

Man Gender identity Woman

Gender expression
Androgynous

Sexual Orientation

Bisexual Asexual
 ISSUES
• SCHOOL
• RELIGION
• COMMUNITY
• WORKPLACE
 Sensitivities

•Ask about preferred name. If close enough, ask why.

•Be careful about “outing” and disclosures.
•Remember that EXPRESSION is not the basis of GI or SO.
•Remember Intersectionality.
Muchisimas Gracias!!!