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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.10,0:00:01.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- [Narrator] This video brought to you
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.33,0:00:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Wel Jong Niet Hetero will\Nexplain the Genderbread Cookie.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.56,0:00:07.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you look around in this world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.33,0:00:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone seems to be a woman or a man.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.21,0:00:14.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what exactly does that\Nmean, being a man or a woman?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.37,0:00:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what does it mean when\Npeople wanna change their gender?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.71,0:00:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or when they dress like the opposite sex?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.53,0:00:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how about people that identify
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.45,0:00:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as neither male nor female?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.24,0:00:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when you are gay,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.69,0:00:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does that change anything\Nabout your gender?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.01,0:00:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To explain all of this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.16,0:00:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need the help of\Nthe Genderbread Cookie.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.58,0:00:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we start, it's essential to explain
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.90,0:00:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the difference between\Nyour sex and your gender.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.95,0:00:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sex is biologically-determined
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.95,0:00:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and has everything to do with\Nwhat's inside of your pants.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.34,0:00:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is often assumed that everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.09,0:00:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is born either male or female.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.58,0:00:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what a lot of people don't know
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.28,0:00:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that biological sex lies on a spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.40,0:00:55.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone who is not 100% male or female
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.16,0:00:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is called intersex.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.50,0:01:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what exactly is intersexuality?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.44,0:01:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Approximately 1 in 3,000 babies
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.44,0:01:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is born with ambiguous genitals,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.58,0:01:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which, for example, could look like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.71,0:01:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this case, doctors often\Ncan't determine immediately
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.44,0:01:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether the baby is a boy or a girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.67,0:01:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also other ways
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.13,0:01:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which a person can\Nbe considered intersex.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.60,0:01:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, through a\Ndifference in the level
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.98,0:01:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your chromosomes, your\Ngonads, or your hormones.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.54,0:01:28.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what does the passport of\Nan intersex person look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.08,0:01:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Belgium it is up to now only possible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.58,0:01:34.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be legally registered as an M or an F.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.02,0:01:37.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that there is no\Npossibility for intersex people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.12,0:01:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have their biological\Nsex recognized by the state.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.26,0:01:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So people often have to choose
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.94,0:01:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sex of the baby at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.54,0:01:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the entire world, only seven countries
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.00,0:01:50.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and five American states have\Nsome sort of legal recognition
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.14,0:01:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for intersexuality, which is not a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.07,0:01:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We covered sex, but what about gender?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.09,0:02:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your gender or gender\Nidentity denotes how you feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.85,0:02:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person can feel exclusively\Nfeminine or ultra-masculine,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.32,0:02:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this too lies on a spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.75,0:02:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is perfectly possible to feel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.42,0:02:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a little bit more masculine than feminine
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.65,0:02:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the other way around.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.66,0:02:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people feel both male and female
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.45,0:02:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or neither and just wanna be themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To define these gender identities,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.87,0:02:26.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of complicated names\Nexist, such as these ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.61,0:02:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of these words describes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.27,0:02:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a slightly different gender identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.31,0:02:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, this is not written in stone,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.43,0:02:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only you can decide\Nwhich word fits you the best.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.02,0:02:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When one's sex and gender identity align,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.25,0:02:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, when you are born female
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.21,0:02:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you feel like a woman, we\Ncall this person cisgender.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.46,0:02:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, when one's\Nsex and gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.44,0:02:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not correspond, we call\Nthis person transgender.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.13,0:02:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do not however use\Nthe word transsexual.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.31,0:02:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally, this word was used to describe
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.31,0:03:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trans people who had undergone\Ngender confirmation surgery.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.60,0:03:02.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But nowadays, this is considered outdated
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.93,0:03:04.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes even hurtful.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.92,0:03:07.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides, not everyone who is transgender
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.41,0:03:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wants to have a surgery, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.16,0:03:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third aspect of our gender
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.49,0:03:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is comprised of how we present ourselves
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.33,0:03:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the outside world and\Nof how others perceive us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.01,0:03:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call this our gender expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.44,0:03:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the other\Naspects, your expression
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.56,0:03:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can also be female or male\Nor something in between.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.50,0:03:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person's gender expression\Nexists of many layers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.87,0:03:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most obvious one is, of\Ncourse, the clothing you wear.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.41,0:03:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you wear manly clothes\Nor feminine clothes?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.87,0:03:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, also your\Nhaircut, the way ya talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.05,0:03:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way ya move, walk, or sit,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.70,0:03:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the hobbies or interests you have,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.82,0:03:46.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the books you read, the\Nmusic you listen to,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.27,0:03:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the movie jars you like,\Nand even the drinks
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.65,0:03:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you order on a night out are gendered.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.45,0:03:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, basically everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.85,0:03:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Important to remember here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.27,0:03:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that what is considered\Nmasculine or feminine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.84,0:04:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is incredibly time and location bound.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.65,0:04:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These ideas are not the same\Neverywhere and at all times.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.20,0:04:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A funny example are high heels.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.47,0:04:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the Western world now sees them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.13,0:04:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as typically feminine footwear,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.98,0:04:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Middle Ages, it\Nwas completely normal
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.45,0:04:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for men to wear shoes like these.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.52,0:04:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what exactly is\Nmeant with transvestism?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.90,0:04:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A transvestite is someone who takes on
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.70,0:04:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stereotypical gender\Nexpression of the opposite sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.95,0:04:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, for example, you see Lady Gaga
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.35,0:04:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who takes on a male gender expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.86,0:04:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or the world-famous drag queen RuPaul,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.25,0:04:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who takes on a female gender expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.80,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't all have to be so binary.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When someone doesn't limit themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.13,0:04:39.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the categories of man or woman
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.15,0:04:42.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just mixes it all together,\Nwe use the word androgyny.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.81,0:04:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A widely known example of a person
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.59,0:04:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an androgynous gender\Nexpression is David Bowie.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.72,0:04:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fourth aspect of your gender
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.19,0:04:51.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has to do with who you are sexually
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.90,0:04:53.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or romantically attracted to.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.95,0:04:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call this your attraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.47,0:04:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can feel attracted to men or women.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.94,0:05:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person who likes people\Nfrom the opposite gender
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.30,0:05:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is called heterosexual.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.36,0:05:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person who likes people\Nfrom the same gender
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.50,0:05:08.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is called homosexual.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.59,0:05:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also, of course,\Nlike both genders,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.09,0:05:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is then called bisexuality.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.23,0:05:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once again, it doesn't have\Nto be so black and white.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.83,0:05:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Human sexuality is considered to be fluid,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.36,0:05:21.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that it is\Nchangeable throughout time
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.73,0:05:23.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and depends on the situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.83,0:05:27.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can, for example, feel\Nincredibly attracted to men
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.25,0:05:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also a tiny bit to women.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.50,0:05:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, it could happen that even though
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.27,0:05:33.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you felt attracted to\Nwomen your entire life,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.57,0:05:36.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of a sudden you\Nfall in love with a man.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.58,0:05:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people also identify as pansexual.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.69,0:05:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this case, your\Nattraction is not confined
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.05,0:05:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within the borders of the\Nbinary gender spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.54,0:05:47.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you actually feel attracted\Nto a person's personality
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.47,0:05:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than their sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.58,0:05:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another sexuality which falls
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.09,0:05:54.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside of the spectrum is asexuality.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.23,0:05:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Asexual people do not feel
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.62,0:05:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sexual attraction to others at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.92,0:06:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This, however, does not\Nmean that they do not long
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.21,0:06:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a romantic relationship\Nor affection, just no sex.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.84,0:06:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though you cannot\Nchoose your sexuality,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.17,0:06:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identity and labels seem\Nto be very important
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.40,0:06:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to define one's attraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.15,0:06:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Labels like gay and straight exist
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.90,0:06:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a lot of people find comfort
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.65,0:06:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the idea of belonging to a group
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.92,0:06:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use these words as tools
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.35,0:06:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for explaining their identity to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.08,0:06:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These labels are, however,\Nnot clearly defined.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.69,0:06:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which labels you choose\Nto describe yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.05,0:06:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how you define them is highly personal
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.48,0:06:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and can never be wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.26,0:06:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, nobody knows\Nyou better than yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.38,0:06:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, you are not obligated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.27,0:06:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give yourself a label at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.08,0:06:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you see, your gender\Nis a lot more complicated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.74,0:06:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than what they expect from you at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.32,0:06:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Genderbread Cookie's\Nnot even complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.93,0:06:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The construction of a person's gender
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.07,0:06:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an incredibly complex process\Nwhich involves psychology,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.49,0:06:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,biology, sociology, and so much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.20,0:07:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Capturing this process in a small cookie
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.58,0:07:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be very ambitious.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.61,0:07:03.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's a start.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.94,0:07:07.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(bright chiming music)