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There are certain things that determine gender in utero but this does not mean the person will remain that gender until adulthood.
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There is a difference between gender roles and gender identity.
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There are both biological and cultural or social factors determining gender identity and gender roles.
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Children are aware of their gender from the preschool years and have stereotypes about gender that exist from infancy, even if they are rudimentary at that time.
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Gender roles have changed greatly over cultures and in different time periods.
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There is a difference between gender identity and gender orientation.
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Transgender people wish to be of a gender different from their sexual assignment at birth.
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Intersex means a person who has ambiguous genitalia from birth.
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