The Many Faces of GenderBy Suzi Chase, 1/31/16
https://www.susans.org/2016/01/31/the-many-faces-of-gender/For the majority of humanity, gender is simple. They're either male or female. They know which restroom to use, which athletic teams to play on, which clothing department to shop in. Even many whose gender and body don't match can fit into this category. People identifying as binary MtF or FtM transgender often report that their gender seldom troubles them once their social transition is complete. They are the women and men they always knew themselves to be.
But the rest of us know gender is anything but simple. There are numerous elements of gender that may be at odds with each other. I name nine here, but I'm more than willing to entertain suggestions on any I might have missed. You may quibble with the names I've chosen, but I hope there is agreement that these elements can vary independently of one another, and that gender is composed of all the elements described below.
