A number of definitions have been put forward by different organisations. They provide a useful starting point for discussion.
The World Health Organisation summarises the difference between sex and gender in the following way:
Sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.”
Gender refers to "the socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men. It varies from society to society and can be changed. The concept of gender includes five important elements: relational, hierarchical, historical, contextual and institutional. While most people are born either male or female, they are taught appropriate norms and behaviours – including how they should interact with others of the same or opposite sex within households, communities and workplaces. When individuals or groups do not “fit” established gender norms they often face stigma, discriminatory practices or social exclusion – all of which adversely affect health17.”
https://www.coe.int/en/web/gender-matters/sex-and-gender#:~:text=between%20the%20terms-,Sex,of%20'intersex'%20people).
Police in HK https://www.police.gov.hk/svi/en/
Family Planning https://www.famplan.org.hk/en
Prevention of Violence https://rainlily.org.hk/eng/home
Child Welfare http://www.tungwahcsd.org/en/our-services/youth-and-family-services/family-and-child-welfare-services/CEASE/introduction;category/9r
Speak to a parent, tutor, head of year or trusted member of staff
Contact Childline www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/online-porn
Find out more on Thinkuknow: www.thinkuknow.co.uk/14_plus/Need-advice/Porn
HK Youth Clic https://youthclic.hk/en/topics/Sexual-offences/
Call the police (https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/contact_us.html)
Dr Lee Airton Training
Dr. Lee Airton is an Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies in Education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. As a researcher, blogger, advocate and speaker, Dr. Airton focuses on enabling individuals and institutions to welcome gender and sexual diversity in everyday life. In 2012, they founded They Is My Pronoun, a Q+A-based blog about gender-neutral pronoun usage and user support with over 30,000 unique visitors in 2017 alone. Dr. Airton is also the founder of the No Big Deal Campaign, a national social media initiative that helps people show support for transgender peoples' right to have their pronouns used.
On May 5th 2021, Dr. Airton and their research team launched Gegi, the first bilingual self-advocacy resource for K-12 students who are experiencing gender expression and gender identity discrimination at school.
In recognition of their advocacy work, Dr. Airton received a 2017 Youth Role Model of the Year Award from the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Dr. Airton's first book, from Adams Media (An Imprint of Simon & Schuster), is Gender – Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say and What to Do in the New Gender Culture, and offers practical steps for welcoming gender diversity in all areas of everyday life. With Dr. Susan Woolley, they are the editor of Teaching About Gender Diversity: Teacher-Tested Lesson Plans for K-12 Classrooms, available from Canadian Scholars Press.
As a university-based teacher educator for over ten years, Dr. Airton has worked with hundreds of new teachers to widen the circle of belonging and participation for people of all genders and sexualities in schools. Dr. Airton's research explores how K-12 and teacher education are adapting to the changing world of gender, spanning curriculum, policy and pedagogy.
Their scholarly publications have appeared in the journals Gender and Education, Sex Education, Curriculum Inquiry, Teachers College Record, the Canadian Journal of Education, and the Journal of Education Policy, and their editorials have been published in The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star. Dr. Airton also co-hosts a bi-weekly radio show - Queer Prom Radio Hour - on CFRC 101.9fm Kingston. (Photo: Bernard Clark)
Dr Lee recommends https://www.leeairton.com/recommended-resources
Dr Isabelle Hénault, is the Director of the Autism & Asperger's Clinic at Montreal. She is a sexologist and psychologist from the University of Québec at Montréal, Canada. Her practice and studies have focused on providing diagnosis, education and support to children, adolescents, adults and couples living with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Dr. Hénault has developed a relationship and sex education program and works with individuals and groups to increase their understanding of sexuality and conducts relationship counselling. She is presently collaborating on numerous international research initiatives involving socio-sexual education and interpersonal relationships.
Dr. Hénault is the author of Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence through Adulthood (2005) and co-author of The Autism Spectrum, Sexuality and the Law (Attwood, Hénault & Dubin 2014). ). In 2020 she will publish a book that was coauthored on the Female profile of Autism (Hénault & Martin, in press) that includes the Clinical Guidelines for the Female diagnostic (Hénault, Pasin, Attwood & Wicker).
Like every other part of your body, each vagina and vulva is different but worrying about what’s ‘normal’ is really common. Here we provide you with all the information and advice you need to love and celebrate your vagina and vulva.
Vulva Art project: a life drawing class…with a difference.
We invited six amazing young women to share with us the relationship they have with their vulva, before supplying them with mirrors and art materials to paint their own.
Through this beautiful, eye opening and empowering film, we want to celebrate vulvas in all their diversity and celebrate that different is normal.
Find out more at brook.org.uk/vulvas
FPA Clinic
1/F, 105 Ma Tau Chung Road, Kln. (MTR Sung Wong Toi Station Exit B1)
How to get there:
1. From MTR Sung Wong Toi Station Exit B1, go forward to the pedestrian subway
2. Turn left and follow the sign to Ma Tau Chung Road when you see the lift, then follow the sign to Argyle Street / Ma Tau Chung Road and move ahead
3. (a) Take the lift to ground level, walk straight along Ma Tau Chung Road, or
(b) Go up the stairs to ground level, turn around, walk straight along Ma Tau Chung Road
4. Via Argyle Street Playground, SKH Holy Trinity Bradbury Centre and Ma Tau Chung Fire Station, then arrive FPAHK Ma Tau Chung Clinic
It takes about a 7-10 minute walk.
Birth Control Service
Termination of Pregnancy Consultation and Counselling
Women's Health Service
*Women who are practicing contraception (which includes condoms and periodic abstinence), married or aged 26 or above, please visit any of the FPA Birth Control Clinics.
Early Pregnancy Assessment
*For women who are pregnant within 12 weeks of gestation and may encounter early pregnancy problems. Appointment will be arranged through internal referral by Birth Control Clinics.
https://www.famplan.org.hk/en/locate-us/detail/ma-tau-chung-clinic-1-f
Enquiry Tel.
(852) 2711-9271 (appointment is not required)
FPA Clinic
G/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, H.K. (MTR Wan Chai Station Exit B1)
Birth Control Service
Termination of Pregnancy Consultation and Counselling
Women's Health Service
*Women who are practicing contraception (which includes condoms and periodic abstinence), married or aged 26 or above, please visit any of the FPA Birth Control Clinics.
Early Pregnancy Assessment
*For women who are pregnant within 12 weeks of gestation and may encounter early pregnancy problems. Appointment will be arranged through internal referral by Birth Control Clinics.
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