Your gender identity is the gender you identify yourself as. Gender identity doesn’t need to match your gender at birth, it can be something completely different. It also doesn’t come down to your clothes or style, it is about how you feel and who you are. For example, someone may be born with a vulva but identify themselves as a boy or man.  Someone can be born with a penis but identify as being a girl or a woman. There are lots of different gender identities out there, so although the most common may be male or female, other people may identify as something else like polygender (you identify with multiple genders and may change from day to day) or non-binary (you don’t identify with being male or female). Someone’s gender identity doesn’t determine their sexuality. Gender is who you are. Sexuality is who you are attracted to. See Sexuality, below, for more information. Transgender is a term often used by people whose gender is different from their biological sex. Transphobia is a term used when someone is afraid of, or prejudiced against transgender people and doesn’t believe in equality and inclusion for all genders. When someone is transphobic, they can cause hurt, upset and exclusion for people who fit into minority gender groups. For more information, help and support around gender, contact LGBT Youth Scotland: www.lbgtyouth.org.uk | 0131 555 3940