Most of us have standard patterns of sex and gender,
but human persons come in infinite variety.
This discussion will explore six areas of variation:

(1) biological sex—female, male, or in-between;

(2) male/female self-designation—girls, boys; women, men; & transsexuals;

(3) sex-roles—everyday behavior assigned on the basis of sex;

(4) gender-personalities—thousands of possible gender-patterns;

(5) sexual orientation—heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual;

(6) transvestism—several different reasons for cross-dressing.

OUTLINE:

I. Variations of Biological Sex—Female, Male, or In-Between.
Seven Criteria for Determining the Sex of a Human Being:

1. Chromosomal Sex;

2. Gonadal Sex;

3. Hormonal Sex;

4. Internal Reproductive Organs;

5. External Genitals;

6. Assigned Sex and Sex of Rearing;

7. Social and Legal Sex.

I am a Boy; I am a Girl; I am a Man; I am a Woman.

IV. Gender-Personalities—'Feminine' and 'Masculine' Personality Traits;
Enculturating Characteristics and Transcending Them.

V. Variations of Sexual Orientation—Heterosexual, Homosexual, Bisexual.

Early Imprinting of Unchangeable Sex-Scripts.

1. Comfort and Convenience;

2. Practical Reasons;

3. Women 'Passing' as Men;

4. Transsexual Reasons;

5. Sex-Script Reasons;
Homosexual Sex-Scripts that call for Cross-Dressing;

6. Female Impersonation on Stage.

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