Identity

Gender, sexual and other kinds of identity often play big parts in our lives and our experiences living in the world, our sense of self, our sexualities, and our interpersonal relationships. Here’s information on gender, including transgender and gender-expansive identities, intersex, gender roles, expression and navigating gender in relationships, sexual orientation, including the asexuality spectrum, and other kinds of sexual identity, as well as other aspects of identity to help you find your own way around your own identity and figure out what it all means for you.

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Articles and Advice in this area:

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  • Liz Duck-Chong

As we approach this new annum and everything that lies in store, instead of thinking about the ephemera one could manifest into being, I want to ask how we create the space to make our queer love and joy stand out and shine.

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  • Liz Duck-Chong

What do trans people mean when they talk about “passing privilege”? And is it always a privilege?

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  • Manola Secaira

Is “Latinx” just some weird made-up thing from the internet? How do marginalized communities reshape language to define themselves?

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  • Al Washburn

Al reflects on what it’s like to navigate having a queer identity while visiting their family’s homeland, a small, little-known Caribbean country in South America.

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  • Alaina Leary

Think you might be asexual, or just curious about the ace community? Alaina Leary has the details.

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  • Alaina Leary

As we change the narrative on disability and sexuality, we need to acknowledge that disabled asexuals exist.

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  • Liz Duck-Chong

If you or your partner is packing girldick, navigating your sexuality takes time, communication, and self-love.

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  • Liz Duck-Chong

The words we use to talk about sexuality and gender matter, but do they have to be so complicated?

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  • Manola Secaira

The coming out of celebrities like Janelle Monae pave the path for a better understanding of sexual identifiers.

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  • Liz Duck-Chong

You may have heard that gender is between our ears and sex is between our legs, but is it? And if not, what is it, and why is it so important to people? Let’s find out.