{"id":172731,"date":"2024-03-22T17:14:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T21:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/?post_type=article&p=172731"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:14:47","slug":"im-confused-about-gender","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/screening.mhanational.org\/es\/content\/im-confused-about-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"Estoy confundido sobre el g\u00e9nero."},"content":{"rendered":"

Feeling confused about your own gender is a natural first step to understanding it. It could take weeks or years to really understand your own gender identity<\/strong> and what feels most right for you. And one of the things that can help with developing that understanding is defining what the language surrounding gender means.<\/p>\n

What is gender?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You may have heard the terms afab, <\/strong>assigned female at birth, <\/strong>o amab, <\/strong>assigned male at birth. This is what is generally referred to as a person\u2019s sex on documents like medical forms.<\/p>\n

Why do we use these terms? Because they allow us to talk about a person’s biologic sex separate from the gender identity they feel at home in. For example, in a medical setting, using afab and amab allows medical professionals to talk about health concerns people’s bodies are going through while still validating a person’s gender identity.<\/p>\n

You can be assigned female at birth or assigned male at birth, but identify your gender as nonbinary or trans.<\/p>\n

What is gender identity?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gender identity<\/strong> is the gender you feel most at home in, whatever that looks like for you! You can express your gender through your appearance, pronouns, social roles, or behaviors.<\/p>\n

Sometimes these social roles and behaviors are viewed in a binary <\/strong>(two-gender) way by societal norms. For example, taking out the trash is viewed as a man\u2019s role in society, and keeping the house tidy is viewed as a woman\u2019s role in society.<\/p>\n

Gender performance<\/strong> is acting out the role of the gender you identify with and want to share with people. For example, a person who identifies as a transgender man may perform gender by doing things that society views as men\u2019s jobs.<\/p>\n

Gender performance is closely related with the societal idea of masculinity and femininity and who these traits are typically assigned to.<\/p>\n