No matter what terms a person uses to describe their identities, we all possess the following four components of human identity: Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Attraction, and Assigned Sex. This includes people who do not identify as 2SLGBTQI. The Genderbread Person is a helpful visual tool for understanding these components.
In international human rights work, you may have hear these components described as SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics).
By being aware of these four components, we can:
Begin to understand identity in a way we can all relate to.
See how these components of identity are useful in describing grounds for legal protection.
Detangle identity categories that are often confused for one another.
See how these components of identity are useful in describing grounds for legal protection.
Genderbread Person explained
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