Develop Your Sexual/Gender Self-knowledge

Sexuality and gender expression are complex aspects of being human. We hope the ideas, questions, and experiences in our 95-page resource will increase your understanding, curiosity, and knowledge of sexual/gender diversity and how it relates to gender, gender-role orientation, gender-body congruence, sexual orientation, romantic orientation, sexuality, and sexual/gender identity. We’ll include graphs where you can rate how strong, persistent, consistent, or changing your sexual, romantic, and emotional attractions and aversions are to men, women, and nonbinary individuals and to any preferred sexual interests. We’ll also include  graphs for you to identify the strengths, persistence, and fluidity of your resonance and dissonance to embody male, female, and ambiguous sex characteristics and express cultural gender roles. This knowledge and awareness may help you clarify your sexual orientation, gender, and gender role-orientation; develop self-acceptance; and consider what you need for personal/social congruence (live true to who you are). 

We also provide information for parents/caregivers of gender-diverse youth that outlines various circumstances when youth experience distress about their gender/assigned biological sex and how to support them in their well-being, exploration, and self-development.