The idea of gender variance challenges widely held assumptions that children born male will act like ‘boys’ and children born female will act like ‘girls’. It confronts social norms that suggest everyone who is male, for example, should act the same, want the same things and feel the same about their gender. Gender variance is expressed in nonconforming dress, behaviour or preferences for activities, toys etc; however, it is worth noting that diversity in gender expression and sexual formation is a naturally occurring phenomenon. Transgender is the umbrella term that includes the greatest diversity of people with gender variance. Transsexual … Continue reading Transgender