Is gender a social construct? In a speech last week, Britain’s leader said that people “can’t.. be any sex they want to be”. Activists say his words are dangerous. Now it has sparked a conversation on the difference between sex and gender identity.
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Glossary
Conservative party - A British political party. Members are known as Tories.
Transgender - Someone whose gender identity (what they feel inside) does not match the gender identity they were assigned at birth (based on their biology).
Hormones - Chemicals created inside living creatures. They are used to send messages from one part of the body to another.
Chromosomal - Nearly all human cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes, which store our genetic information.
Rigid - Not easily changed.
Gender dysphoria - Feelings of discomfort or stress a person feels due to a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.
Feminist - Someone who calls for women's rights and equality of the sexes.