"Erikson and many other earlier psychologists thought that identifying your gender identity was straightforward; you simply realized that you were male or female and acted accordingly. ... For example, transsexuals often report feeling trapped in the wrong body; they experience themselves as female, but their biological sex is male, or vice versa.... Relation to EDPS 322 Material: "During adolescence, about 8% of boys and 6% of girls report engaging in some same-sex activity or feeling strong attractions to individuals of their own sex. Males are more likely than females to experi...

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Sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, and sex-role comprise sexual identity. ... The range of sexual identity now also is inclusive of those that are transvestites (those having characteristics of both sexes). ... Problems arise when families do not know how to cope. ... Therefore the first step as in any process of grief is acceptance of this child as a part of you. ... Unfortunately this does not happen all the time. ...

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