Sex & Gender 

What is sex and what is gender and what do these two things have to do with sexual literacy in America? Science has established the enormous variation that exists when it comes to genders, anatomies, sexualities and reproductive capacities, but American society still tries to label people according to very stringent definitions of male or female—and the results are often harmful. Why do we place such importance on gender, on notions of masculinity and femininity? And is there room for something more? Sexually literate approaches to sex and gender focus attention on the entire spectrum of variation and diversity, revealing a complicated and rich picture.