Transgender

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/transgender

1. What is the historical diversity?
2. What does it mean to be transgender?
3. Why do transgender people sometimes feel like their outer appearance doesn’t match who they are inside?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the historical diversity?Evidence of gender diversity exists across numerous ancient and indigenous cultures globally
2. What does it mean to be transgender?Being transgender means your inner sense of being male, female, or something else is different from the sex you were assigned at birth. It’s about how you feel inside, not a choice or a phase.
3. Why do transgender people sometimes feel like their outer appearance doesn’t match who they are inside?It’s a way to explain that a person’s inner identity can be different from what others see on the outside, like a superhero whose costume doesn’t fit their powers.

Transgender: An umbrella term for individuals whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned to them at birth.
Cisgender: An individual whose gender identity aligns with the sex assigned to them at birth.
Transition: The process of aligning one's outward presentation and/or physical characteristics with one's gender identity.
Gender Expression: The outward manifestation of a person's gender, including clothing, hairstyle, and mannerisms.