Gender Identity
As visibility for LGBTQ people increases, adolescents have discovered new sexuality and gender labels with which to explore identity. During a time when a young woman is malleable and open, new ways of understanding herself can be simultaneously exhilarating, seductive, and intimidating. Indeed, many young people try on various identities as they traverse into adulthood: the ambitious athlete, the flippant skateboarder, the eccentric thespian, the moody goth, etc.