Ep 4: Gender vs. Sex
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Can you remember the first time that you heard gender and sex are distinct?
This week, Yancy is joined with Maya who breaks down what Gender Essentialism is. The theory suggests that a person’s essence is either feminine/female or masculine/male. Maya expands on how this concept is flawed and brings nuance to sexuality, gender, and sex through a sociological lens.
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Things mentioned
Sexual Greenflags explanation from Intimacy with Maya
https://www.instagram.com/p/CXjzsEYvXc6/
Loops and instrumentals by J.u.D.
https://www.instagram.com/judexperience/
Gender Essentialism Is Flawed — Here’s Why
Information mentioned
Becoming a Gendered Body: Practices of Preschools
The Egg and the Sperm: How Science Has Constructed a Romance Based on Stereotypical Male-Female Roles
LGBT+ Statistics
The future of sex and gender in psychology: Five challenges to the gender binary
Bilingual Glossary on Gender Identity
