Misgendering: Meaning, Examples, and Respectful Correction
Misgendering means referring to someone with language that does not match their gender identity. Learn how it happens and how to correct it respectfully.
Misgendering means referring to someone with language that does not match their gender identity. Learn how it happens and how to correct it respectfully.
Gender expression includes clothing, voice, names, behavior, and other ways people present gender, but it does not automatically reveal identity or orientation.
Learn what gender identity means, how it differs from biological sex, gender expression, pronouns, and sexual orientation, and why self-identification matters.
Gender shapes personal identity and social expectations, but it is not the same as sex, gender expression, or sexual orientation.