KNOW YOURSELF! Understanding the fundamentals of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE). Presented by: Roy Vincent Baricawa LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1 2 To dissect SOGIE. To explain the complexity of gender and sexuality. DISCUSSION SOGIE THE GENDERBREAD PERSON 1 2 What does SOGIE means? What is a genderbread person? What’s the relevance of this model to SOGIE? SEXUAL ORIENTATION 3 What are the terms and definitions in Sexual Orientation? Our Evolution GENDER IDENTITY GENDER EXPRESSION OTHER TERMS 4 5 6 What are the terms and definitions in Gender Identity? What are the terms and definitions in Gender Expression? What are the other terms that are related to SOGIE? DISCUSSION PRONOUNS SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS 7 8 What are the pronouns that people use? What are the sexual behaviours? APPLYING THE CONCEPT 9 Let’s apply SOGIE and know yourself more. DISCUSSION KEY POINTS L The vital ideas that SOGIE wants to let people know. WHAT IS SOGIE? A fluid abbreviation for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression that refers to all common human characteristics by explaining the wide spectrum of human gender and sexuality. THE FOUNDATION OF SOGIE SEX • The biological and physiological characteristics (chromosomes, hormones, organs, and other sex characteristics) that are used by medical professionals to classify someone as male, female, or intersex (a person has a mix of male and female reproductive anatomy). THE FOUNDATION OF SOGIE GENDER • The roles, behaviors, expressions, and identities that are constructed by the socio-cultural environment. • Gender is mainly aligned with the sex of a person. • Example: A person with a penis is expected to be a man. THE GENDERBREAD PERSON • A model created by Sam Killerman that explains the distinct, disconnected spectrums of gender and sexuality. • The Genderbread has four parts: Identity, Attraction, Sex, & Expression. THE PARTS OF A GENDERBREAD PERSON IDENTITY ● A person’s internal sense of themselves regardless of their anatomy. ● A person’s identity may or may not match their biological or legal sex. THE PARTS OF A GENDERBREAD PERSON ATTRACTION/ORIENTATION ● A person’s personal, emotional, sexual, or romantic attraction to others that may or may not be based on their sex and gender. THE PARTS OF A GENDERBREAD PERSON SEX ● The biological and physiological characteristics (chromosomes, hormones, organs, and other sex characteristics) that are used by medical professionals to classify someone as male, female, or intersex. THE PARTS OF A GENDERBREAD PERSON EXPRESSION ● A person’s manifestation of their gender and sexuality externally such as through appearance, mannerism, and speech. SEXUAL ORIENTATION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS HETEROSEXUAL • It refers to a person who is personally, emotionally, sexually, and romantically attracted to others of their opposite sex. •Example: A man who is attracted to women. GAY (HOMOSEXUAL MAN) • It refers to a man who is personally, emotionally, sexually, and romantically attracted to other men. •Example: A man who is attracted to men. LESBIAN (HOMOSEXUAL WOMAN) • It refers to a woman who is personally, emotionally, sexually, and romantically attracted to other women. •Example: A woman who is attracted to women. BISEXUAL • It refers to a person who is personally, emotionally, sexually, and romantically attracted to more than one gender. •Example: A man who dates men and women. PANSEXUAL • It refers to a person who is personally, emotionally, sexually, and romantically attracted to either all gender/sex or regardless of their gender/sex Example: A woman who dates someone based on attitudes and not on gender/sex. ASEXUAL • It refers to a person who is not sexually attracted to anyone. • An asexual person can still find someone attractive but not in a sexual way. GENDER IDENTITY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS CISGENDER • It refers to a person whose gender identity matches the sex that was assigned at birth •Example: A person who identify himself as a man and was assigned male at birth. TRANSGENDER • It refers to a person whose gender identity and expression do not match the sex that the person was assigned and expected at birth. Example: A person who is assigned male at birth, and that person identifies herself as a woman. GENDER QUEER • It refers to a person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, between, beyond, or a combination of genders. AGENDER • It refers to a person who has no or refuses to accept gender identities. GENDER FLUID • It refers to a person whose gender identity is fluid or varies over time. GENDER NON-BINARY • It refers to a spectrum of gender identities that are not exclusive to masculine and feminine conventions: outside of the gender binary. GENDER EXPRESSION TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FEMININE • It refers to a person that expresses his/her/their self based on traditional concepts that are associated with women. MASCULINE • It refers to a person that expresses his/her/their self based on traditional concepts that are associated with men. ANDROGYNOUS • It refers to a person who has a combination of masculine and feminine expressions. CROSS-DRESSING • It refers to a person who dresses up in clothing that is typically worn by people of the opposite gender. •This can be a hobby, a fantasy, or as part of a person’s work. GENDER NONCONFORMING • It refers to a person whose gender expression does not conform to societal expectations and norms. OTHER SOGIE TERMS AND DEFINITIONS QUEER • An umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities. • A term to describe an identity that has a fluid or flexible concept of gender and sexuality, rejecting social norms; it refers to intersectionality. • A community term that refers to people who are not part of the traditional concept of gender and sexuality. QUESTIONING • It refers to a person who is in the process of exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. COMING OUT • The process of self and public disclosure of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. CLOSETED • It refers to a person who hides their sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and/or other aspects relative to sexuality and gender. PRONOUNS BINARY PRONOUNS She/Her/Herself Pronouns that are used by people who identifies herself as a woman. He/Him/His/Himself Pronouns that are used by people who identifies himself as a man. NON-BINARY PRONOUNS Ze/Hir/Hirs /Hirself Ze/Zir/Zie/ZirsZirsel A pronoun that replaces he pronouns. A pronoun that replaces she pronouns. E/Ey/Em/Eir/Eirs Eirself/emself Per/Pers/Perself A shorter version of the they pronoun. A pronoun which means “person.” They /Them Their/ Theirs /Themselves A pronoun that refers to a person whose identity does not conform to any gender/sexuality, or a combination of gender/sexuality. Name A pronoun that are based on a person’s name. SEXUAL BEHAVIORS WHAT ARE SEXUAL BEHAVIORS? • It refers to the behaviors, actions, or preferences in sexual intercourses. • A sexual behavior may be a result of their own preference, or as a person’s means of living; it is not anchored to their SOGIE. HETEROSEXUAL SEX • It refers to a person who can have sex with the opposite sex. MALE HAVING SEX WITH ANOTHER MALE (MSM) • It refers to a man/male who can have sex with other men/male. FEMALE HAVING SEX WITH ANOTHER FEMALE (FSF) • It refers to a woman/female who can have sex with the another women/female. APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF SOGIE SOGIE SPECTRUM SEX MALE FEMALE INTERSEX SEXUAL ORIENTATION HOMOSEXUAL HETEROSEXUAL BISEXUAL, PANSEXUAL, ASEXUAL SOGIE SPECTRUM GENDER IDENTITY MAN (CIS) WOMAN (CIS) GENDER QUEER TRANSGENDER GENDER EXPRESSION MASCULINE FEMININE ANDROGYNOUS GENDER-NEUTRAL IDENTIFY YOUR SOGIE! Sexual Orientation Your sexual orientation Gender Identity and Expression Your gender identity Your gender expression KEY POINTS ● Human beings are too complex to keep in the binary or traditional concept of gender and sexuality. ● Everyone has SOGIE. ● Being part of the LGBT+ is not an abnormality. ● SOGIE is an important piece of our identity. ● Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexual Behaviors are independent of each other. ● SOGIE is fluid. “Your power is your radical self. Find it.” — Aya Chebbi THANK YOU! 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