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Plan International is committed 
to achieving gender equality

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and fostering an inclusive society.

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We support and empower adolescents 
in all their diversity,

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regardless of their gender,
ability, ethnicity,

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or any other identity.

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This includes sexual orientation,

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gender identity,

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gender expression and sex characteristics,

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or SOGIESC for short.

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But what actually is SOGIESC?

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Let's break it down, 
using the SOGIESC person.

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This helps us understand

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that each of the individual terms
has a different meaning,

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and combined, they make up
a person's SOGIESC identity.

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Let's start with sexual orientation.

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This is shown as the heart,

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as it's about who you are emotionally,
physically, and sexually attracted to.

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One person might be attracted to someone
of a different gender to themselves.

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For example, a woman
who is heterosexual

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is attracted to men.

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Another person

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might be attracted to someone 
of the same gender as themselves.

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For example, a woman who is a lesbian
is attracted to other women.

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Yet, another person might be attracted
to people of more than one gender.

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For example, a woman who is bisexual
is attracted to both men and women.

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Now, let's talk about gender identity.

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This is shown as the brain

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as it's about how you think 
and feel about yourself and your gender.

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Some people identify 
as either a woman or a man.

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This is a common way of thinking.

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But actually many people feel
that they don't fit with these two genders

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They might feel 
they are a mixture of the two

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or are something else 
that can't be clearly defined.

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A person's gender identity

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might reflect the sex 
that they were assigned at birth,

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or it might not.

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For example, a trans woman might
have been described as male at birth,

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but now identifies as female.

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Now, gender expression.

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This involves the whole person

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because it is about the different ways

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that you communicate your gender
identity to the outside world.

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This could include how you dress,

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what haircut you have,

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how you act, or what name you use.

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Finally, let's talk 
about sex characteristics.

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We show these as genitalia
because they reflect

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whether someone is biologically
and physically female or male

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as well as your external genitalia.

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Sex characteristics include your hormones,
chromosomes, body shape, voice speech

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and body hair.

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A person who is intersex
is born with sex characteristics

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that are not completely male or female.

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They are a combination of both.

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So, let's put all the pieces together.

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Sexual orientation

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is about who you are emotionally,
physically, and sexually attracted to.

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Gender identity is about how you think
and feel about yourself and your gender.

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Gender expression

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is about how you communicate 
your gender identity to the outside world,

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and sex characteristics
are about your biology,

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such as genitalia, hormones,
and body shape.

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Each of us has a sexual orientation,

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a gender identity, a gender expression
and sex characteristics.

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They combine to make up
a unique SOGIESC identity.

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SOGIESC is fluid.

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This means that there are
lots of different options

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with no right or wrong way to be,

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also things can change over time.

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Our SOGIESC identity
combines with other factors,

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such as our age, where we live,

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whether we are rich or poor,
or whether we have a disability

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to make who we are.

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It also affects our power in society.

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Sometimes people 
are discriminated or excluded

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because of their sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression

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and sex characteristics.

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This includes people
who identify as lesbian, gay,

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bisexual, trans, intersex or questioning,

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known as LGBTIQ+.

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We all have the right to define

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and be proud of our SOGIESC identity.

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There is no need
to stereotype or harm people.

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Everyone is unique.

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We must all recognize, accept
and celebrate this diversity.

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For more information, 
see Plan-International.org.