gender

Gender can mean two different things.

1. Biological gender. This refers to your biological sex, such as female or male. Some are intersex, which means that their bodies can't quite be completely categorized as male or female.

2. Gender identity. This refers to one's own self image regarding gender based on the social structures of society and sometimes body dysphoria (the state of being significantly uncomfortable with your biological gender, not to be confused with body dysmorphia). Gender identity can be male, female, bigender, non-binary, et cetera. For some people their gender identity can align with their biological gender at birth, and for some others it might not. The view on gender varies between different societies and cultures.

"Tomatoes are actually fruits biologically, but we call them vegetables anyway because they fit more like it. It is kind of similar to how we use gender identity. If it doesn't feel like it fits, we'll call it by something more fitting."

"We found out the baby's gender today. Guess what? It'll be a beautiful baby boy!"

"I revealed my gender to my mom a couple of days ago. I explained how I felt and she hugged me tightly afterwards. It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders!"

"The gym teacher split us into two different groups after our gender: boys were to stand to the left, and girls to the right."

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