Sex refers to biological differences between males and females (e.g. gonads, sexual organs, chromosomes, hormones). Sex is usually assigned at birth (there are examples when it is assigned later, when ...

Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of their gender. Gender expression refers to how people may convey their gender to others through behavior and appearance. Gender exists on a broad ...

In today's diverse and inclusive world, it's essential to create spaces where everyone feels seen, heard and a sense of belonging. One significant step towards fostering inclusivity is the practice of ...

As noted in Part I of this report, existing measures tend to conflate the constructs of sex and gender, typically by asking a single question that attempts to reflect one or the other or perhaps some ...

More research is necessary to fully understand how our hormones affect our gender identity and expression. However, some research shows that hormones may influence gender dysphoria in some people. In ...

When I write a piece on a particular gender or sexual identity, I am invariably met with emails and comments about how we need to stop putting labels on everything. Yet I only really note this in ...

Gender nonconforming individuals do not comply with societal stereotypes of how they “should” look or behave based on binary – male and female – gender roles. This article will explain what the term ...

This post was co-authored by Kerri Mozessohn of Clean Serene Nutrition. We are all familiar with the prototypical ‘ideal’ bodies portrayed in the media, as well as the critiques of such ideals. Beauty ...

Adolescents seeking care for gender dysphoria experience widely varying levels of mental health struggles, trauma, and social ...