Gender of rearing

Sex assignment (sometimes known as gender assignment) is the determination of an infant's sex at birth. In the majority of births, a relative, midwife, nurse or physician inspects the genitalia when the baby is delivered, and sex and gender are assigned, without the expectation of ambiguity. Assignment may also be done prior to birth through prenatal sex discernment.Category:LGBT culture Sex assignment (sometimes known as gender assignment) is the determination of an infant's sex at birth. In the majority of births, a relative, midwife, nurse or physician inspects the genitalia when the baby is delivered, and sex and gender are assigned, without the expectation of ambiguity. Assignment may also be done prior to birth through prenatal sex discernment. Sex assignment at birth usually aligns with a child's anatomical sex and phenotype. The number of births where the baby does not fit into strict definitions of male and female amount to roughly 0.06%, of which 0.02% are due to visibly ambiguous genitals. Other reasons include atypical chromosomes, gonads, or hormones. These conditions are collectively called intersex or disorders of sex development, and may complicate sex assignment. Reinforcing sex assignments through surgical or hormonal interventions may violate the individual's human rights. The act of assignment carries the implicit expectation that future gender identity will develop in alignment with the physical anatomy, assignment, and rearing. In the majority of cases, sex assignment matches the child's gender identity. If sex assignment and gender identity do not align, the person may be transgender or gender non-conforming (GNC). The sex assignment of an intersex individual may also contradict their future gender identity. Sex assignment is the determination of an infant's sex at birth. Terms that may be related to sex assignment are: Intersex, in humans and other animals, describes variations in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, or genitals that, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 'do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies'. These may complicate the sex assignment of a newborn and can result a phenotypical sex assignment that is inconsistent with normal genotype. Transgender people have a gender identity, or gender expression, that differs from their assigned sex. Transgender people are sometimes called transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another. Sex reassignment : a treatment program consisting of a combination of psychological, medical, and surgical methods intended to physically change a person's sex to match their gender identity.