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Gender Dysphoria is a term used to describe the discomfort a person feels when the gender identity does not match the biologically assigned sex. Gender Identity is referred to as the gendered traits a person identifies with, often “male” or “female”. There are also different identities called “binary” identities which fit traits on a spectrum of male and female. Some people say they do not identify as either and want to portray a “neutral” gender often referred to as “non-binary”.

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Gender Dysphoria is often associated with people who identify as transgender - a term used to describe a person who is transitioning or has transitioned to their preferred gender. A person who does not feel comfortable in their own body and has dysphoria often show signs of distress and discomfort. This can include new appearances and behaviors, different personalities, low self-esteem, and dangerous behaviors amongst other things to make this feeling go away. Dysphoria can range from little changes to bigger changes such as sex-reassignment surgery. Additionally, signs of dysphoria can be observed in young children to grown adults.

The gender “norms” associated with society’s perspective sometimes does not fit many behaviors of young children. Young boys who play with dolls or dress-up like the girls in their classrooms or at home, are often labeled as “gay” from a young age. Girls who tend to like the rougher play with trucks and getting dirty are commonly just labeled “tomboy” which does not have the same negative connotation like young boys get. But what society does not seem to understand is that this instills a mindset in young kids that their birth-assigned gender is the gender behavior they should portray throughout their life.