UTAK, PUSO, ARI, KATAWAN**

SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION

AND SEX CHARACTERISTICS (SOGIESC)

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Let’s review….
Female Male

SEX Chromosomes

Hormones
XX XY

Estrogen Testosterone
(Principal)

Phenotypes Vagina Penis

The GENDERBREAD PERSON

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Perception Only gays and lesbians have sexual
orientation, gender identity and
Check
expression.

Agree Disagree Not sure

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 Everyone has SOGIESC. Yet, people with diverse
SOGIESC have been marginalized, discriminated,
hated and oppressed.
People with diverse SOGIE have human rights.

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Perception
Check There are only two genders.

Agree Disagree Not sure

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 Why don’t we simplify gender?
Human and sexuality are complex.
Labels are cultural and evolving.

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Perception SOGIESC is western-centric,
Check
we do not need it.

Agree Disagree Not sure

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 SOGIESC is western-centric, we do not need it.
We have local experiences of SOGIESC
Deeper study of the SOGIESC experience of
Filipinos

Ex. Gay and Bakla

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 Sex Characteristics

Biological characteristics/ physical traits

Primary -present at birth
Secondary -develops during puberty
Sex vs. Sex assigned at birth
Based on external genitalia
What if it does not fit the typical male and female?
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 Sex Characteristics

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 Intersex
A person whose chromosomes, sex
hormones, gonads, and/or genitals
doesn’t fit the female and male
definitions

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Sexual Orientation
Physical, sexual and emotional
attraction =/= sexual
preference
Pansexual
Heterosexual Lesbian/Gay/
Homosexual

Bisexual Asexual

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 Gender Identity
Deeply felt internal and
individual experience of
gender

May or may not correspond

to sex assigned at birth
Often develop or changes over
time
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 Cisgender
A person whose gender corresponds to
sex at birth
Prefix “cis” means “on this side of”
Eg. A person with a penis, and is male, and
considered himself a man, then he’s a cisgender man
Sex assigned at birth: male
Gender: man (cisman)

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 Transgender (TG)
Umbrella term for people whose gender does not
conform to sex assigned at birth
Trans woman (adj)
Sex assigned at birth: male
Gender: woman (trans woman)
Trans man (adj)
Sex assigned at birth: female
Gender: man (trans man)

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 Non-binary
genders outside of the woman-man binary and spectrum
Bigender- Someone who identifies as having two genders, either
simultaneously or switching between them.
Agender- A person who identifies as having no gender or being gender-
neutral.
Genderfluid- A person whose gender identity shifts over time or
depending on circumstances, flowing between different
genders.
Genderqueer/Queer - people who do not conform to cisgender-
heterosexual norms (heteronormative society)
- rejects “gender binary”
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 Transgender Umbrella

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 Transitioning
- Altering one's birth sex is not a one-step
procedure; it is a complex process that
occurs over a long period of time.

- There are various modes of

transitioning: INTERNAL, SOCIAL,
LEGAL, and MEDICAL—all of which are
considered GENDER AFFIRMING ACTS
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Gender Expression
How a person express themselves. External
manifestations of gender
Appearance is not the same as gender

Feminine Androgynous Masculine

Tomboy/ Femme/butch lesbian

Sex assigned at birth: female
Gender identity: woman
Expression: feminine/masculine
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 Gender Conforming
A term used when one’s gender expression aligns with
their gender identity
Feminine cisgender and Transgender women
AND
Masculine cisgender and Transgender men
are GENDER CONFORMING.

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 Gender non-conforming
A term used to describe some people whose gender
expression is different from conventional expectations of
masculinity and femininity
Cisgender and Transgender women who are Androgynous
or Masculine
as well as
Cisgender and Transgender men who are Androgynous and
feminine
are described as GENDER NON-CONFORMING.
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 Crossdresser
“While anyone may wear clothes associated with a
different sex, the term cross-dresser is typically used
to refer to men who occasionally wear clothes,
makeup, and accessories culturally
associated with women.”

Typically identify as a heterosexual

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‘COMING OUT’
Process of voluntarily sharing one's
sexual orientation and/or gender
identity with others.
This process is unique for each
individual and there is no right or
wrong way to come out.
Vs. Outing (making public the
sexual orientation or gender
identity of another who would
prefer to keep this information
secret)
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 Deadnaming and
Misgendering
•Deadnaming occurs when someone,
intentionally or not, refers to a person
(who’s transgender) by the name
they used before they transitioned.
•“birth name” or their “given name.”

Source: https://www.healthline.com/health/transgender/deadnaming
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 Pronouns
Ask respectfully. Don’t assume. Offer
yours first to create a safe space
Use inclusive language

He/she/they/them

Put your pronouns in online meetings,

email signatures and other profiles

Avoid misgendering because it is

dehumanizing

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MICROAGRESSION
Everyday insults
and snubs
Intentional or not

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My Genderbread Person Activity
• In a 1/8 illustration board, draw your own Genderbread
Person
• It must reflect your SOGIESC
• Show your creativity by decorating your Genderbread
person
• You may use various art materials, indigenous materials
• And may decorate it as long is does not cover the
necessary information
• Brief presentation will be done individually next meeting

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GENDERBREAD

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 REFERENCES:
Utak, Puso, Ari, Katawan. UPDGO SOGIESC Training Module (internal document)
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House Bill 6294 (2020). 18 Congress
Republic Act 11313: Safe Spaces Act (2019)
Quezon City Gender Fair Ordinance (No. 2357) UPD TGNC Guidelines, 15 March 2021 (OVCAA
MTTP 29-021 Gomez-Magdaraog, KM. LGBTQIA++ and Pandemic: Issues and Welfare
(Powerpoint
presentation). Presented during the ISAT U webinar. 05 May 2021
Gomez -Magdaraog and Pena (2021). SOGIESC SItuation in UP Diliman

https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/SexualOrientation/Im
pactCOVID19LGBTpersons.pdf

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