Gender
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Gender is a set of cultural signifiers which people identify with. It is a distinct concept from sex, which refers to biological characteristics, and gender presentation, which is how people choose to present themselves to the rest of the world.
Within the world of BDSM, gender rights and orientations are a large and often debated discussion. Best Practices are to indicate an inclusive view concerning gender orientation as a part of identity and recognize that many identify their gender in various fashions as is their rightthis makes it sound like gender variant people are space aliens. you are assuming cis readers
Below is a list of gender orientations.
- Agender
- Androgynous
- Bigender
- Evolving
- Female
- Female to Male (FTM)
- Gender Fluid
- Gender Nonconforming
- Gender Questioning
- Gender Variant
- Genderqueer
- Intersex
- Male
- Male to Female (MTF)
- Neutrois
- Non-binary
- Other
- Pangender
- Transgender (Trans)
- Culturally exclusive orientations, such as Two-Spirit (Native American), hijjira (South Asian), kathoey (Thai), muxe (Mexican), or others. These are exclusive to their given cultures and should not be appropriated by people who are not of said culture. Template:Might want to make a page dedicated to this, or provide links to the Third gender Wiki?