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  2. Behold, an A-Z List of Gender Identity Terms

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    AFAB: AFAB is an acronym meaning Assigned Female at Birth (and AMAB refers to Assigned Male at Birth). These are medical terms to help us educate and talk about bodies, but remember, someone's sex ...

  3. Bem Sex-Role Inventory - Wikipedia

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    The test is formatted with 60 different personality traits which participants rate themselves based on a 7-point Likert scale. Traits are evenly dispersed, 20 masculine, 20 feminine, and 20 filler traits thought to be gender neutral. [3] All traits in the BSRI are positively valued personality aspects. [4]

  4. Femininity - Wikipedia

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    People who exhibit a combination of both masculine and feminine characteristics are considered androgynous, and feminist philosophers have argued that gender ambiguity may blur gender classification. [34] [35] Modern conceptualizations of femininity also rely not just upon social constructions, but upon the individualized choices made by women ...

  5. Effeminacy - Wikipedia

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    Effeminacy or male femininity [1] [2] is the embodiment of feminine traits in boys or men, particularly those considered untypical of men or masculinity. [3] These traits include roles, stereotypes, behaviors, and appearances that are socially associated with girls and women.

  6. Attracted to Women? You Might Be Gynosexual. - AOL

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    However, the feminine traits people are attracted to vary. “Some gynosexual individuals may be drawn to the physical aspects of femininity, such as feminine features or expressions of femininity ...

  7. Feminist psychology - Wikipedia

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    The goal of feminist therapy is to re-value feminine characteristics and perspectives. Often, women are criticized for breaking gender norms while simultaneously being devalued for acting feminine. In order to break this double bind, therapists encourage women to value the female perspective and self-define themselves and their roles.

  8. Androgyny - Wikipedia

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    Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics. [1] Androgyny may be expressed with regard to biological sex or gender expression.. When androgyny refers to mixed biological sex characteristics in humans, it often refers to conditions in which characteristics of both sexes are clearly expressed in a single individual, with fully developed sexual organs of both sexes ...

  9. Sexual selection in humans - Wikipedia

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    Both male and female use voice, face, and other physical characteristics [34] to assess a potential mate's ability to reproduce, as well as their health. [33] Together with visual and chemical signals, these crucial characteristics which are likely to enhance the ability to produce offspring , as well as long-term survival prospects, can be ...