The gender-bread person
When I worked for my last company, we had a wonderful culture of inclusion. The lgbtqia+ organization at my company brought in a trans youth outreach program which trained corporations on gender and sexuality in exchange for funding for their program.
As someone who is intersex, it was the fist time that I had ever heard someone say the word intersex out-loud. It was an amazing experience and I wanted to share a bit of the training with you all.
When you are intersex, trans, non-bionary, gay, or sometimes even straight it can be hard to put into words exactly how you identify and feel about yourself and others. Below is a tool called the gender-bread person that I learned that day. The idea is that many identities are on a spectrum, and you can identify where on that spectrum you may lie.
Sex
What is your sex assigned at birth?
Idenity
What do you identify as?
Expression
How do you express and represent yourself?
Romantically Attracted To
Who do you fall in love with?
Sexually Attracted To
Who do you want to have sex with?