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What Does Gender Look Like to You?

Survey Question: What are a few things you look for visually when figuring out someone's gender upon meeting them? What are "dead giveaways" that point to someone's gender expression?

She/They, Age 18, PA

"Usually I'll look for hair length, facial hair, and style of clothing. In terms of "dead giveaways", usually someone wearing a thing that identifies their gender identity."

She/Her, Age 20, MA

"I would ask their pronouns or refer to them by their name, but I guess their style in clothing, hair cut and general physical appearance."

He/Him, 32, NY

"Their clothing, their stance, how they carry themselves….. kind of the whole picture…."

Any Pronouns, 19, NY

"Makeup and nails and pins and their hairstyle"

She/Her, 20, PA

"choice of clothing, general style, hair cut, and other self presentation cues"

They/Them, CA

"I try not to assume, I do sometimes look briefly at the chest area if I suspect they identify as female"
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