Gender Incongruence

Minimal Gender Incongruence

Expressions activating this band show little, absent, or only weakly articulated mismatch between experienced gender and assigned gendered roles or body, and may include exploratory or mixed identity content without clear gender-related distress.

Mild Gender Incongruence

Expressions activating this band describe emerging discomfort with gendered treatment, anatomy, or expected roles, along with attraction to another gendered way of living or being seen. The mismatch is recognizable but often framed through preferences, hurt reactions, or developmental and social influences.

Moderate Gender Incongruence

Expressions activating this band describe a clear sense that body features, genitals, name, or social recognition do not fit experienced gender, often accompanied by distress and a wish to be treated as another gender. The incongruence is sustained and extends across settings or aspects of daily life.

High Gender Incongruence

Expressions activating this band convey pronounced mismatch between experienced gender and assigned sex, with explicit unhappiness about the body, desire for another sexed body, or efforts to change, suppress, or seek help regarding gender identity. The expression centers on living as, being treated as, or physically aligning with another gender.

Severe Gender Incongruence

Expressions activating this band state a direct and unequivocal difference between experienced gender and assigned sex, focused on body parts that mark the assigned sex as intensely alien or unacceptable. The mismatch is presented as central, explicit, and bodily grounded.

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