trans and non-binary identities training
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Equality elephant in the room: trans and non-
binary identities
Hold up your card if you’re confused
No question is a stupid question
Things said in this room are confidential
Different people define terms differently
The basics1. Gender and sex2. Non-binary identities3. Terminology
transgender pride flaggenderqueer pride flag
intersex pride flag
1.1 Which is the odd one out?
Biological sex
Biological gender
Gender
1.1 Which is the odd one out?
Biological sex
Biological gender
Gender
1.2 Gender and sex (the World Health Organisation definitions)
"Sex" refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women."Gender" refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.World Health Organisation (http://www.who.int/gender/whatisgender/en/)
2.1 Binary
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2.2 Non-binary
2.3 Intersex
Total number of people whose bodies differ from
standard male or female: one in 100 births
Total number of people receiving surgery to “normalize”
genital appearance: one or two in 1,000 birthsIntersex Society of North America (http://isna.org/faq/frequency)
3. TerminologyCisgender/cis
Cis man Cis woman
Transgender/ trans
Trans man
Trans womanNon-binary
Transsexual
Genderqueer
Genderfluid
Agender Bigender
3. Terminology
Self-definition
Practical tips1. Meetings and events2. HR and student records3. Challenges that remain
1. Meetings and events
• Ask for pronouns
• Gender-neutral toilets
• Titles on organisational
forms: is there Mx and a
custom field?
2. HR/student records• Titles• Gender/sex• Confidentiality• Where are people’s details stored?
Where are they made public?• Default user icons• Equalities monitoring forms: what
information do you need and why?
3. Challenges that remain• Passports
• Healthcare
• Spousal veto
• Equality Act 2010
• Gender recognition certificates
• Wedding ceremonies
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