Gender Expression

CURIE: gmeow:GenderExpression
IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/GenderExpression
Category: class
Defined by: gmeow:slices/gender
Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

A person's SELF-ASSERTED gender expression — how they present (a gmeow:GenderExpressionStyle value via gmeow:expressionValue). A distinct axis from gender identity: expression is never inferred from identity (or vice versa), nor from sex or address.

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:IdentityFacet

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:GenderExpression as a specialized kind of gmeow:IdentityFacet. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Example Snippets

These snippets are generated from canonical slice examples and trimmed to the Turtle blocks where this term appears.

Self Asserted Facets

Source: slices/core/gender/examples/self-asserted-facets.ttl
Examples catalog: open in catalog#example-slices-core-gender-examples-self-asserted-facets

# --- Gender expression: a separate axis, never inferred from identity.
ex:expr a gmeow:GenderExpression ;
    gmeow:facetSubject    ex:robin ;
    gmeow:facetVantage    ex:robin ;
    gmeow:expressionValue gmeow:expressionAndrogynous ;
    gmeow:selfAsserted    true .

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:IdentityFacet

Usage Advice

Use when

Use to record how a person presents — the expression axis — as a self-asserted facet pointing at an open gmeow:GenderExpressionStyle value, held separately from what they identify as.

Avoid when

Avoid conflating it with gender identity (gmeow:GenderIdentity) or reading either from the other, and avoid inferring it from sex-assigned-at-birth, pronouns, or honorifics.

How to use

Attach via gmeow:hasGenderExpression and set gmeow:expressionValue to a seeded or fresh gmeow:GenderExpressionStyle individual; keep it on its own facet so identity and expression remain orthogonal.

Examples

ex:ge a gmeow:GenderExpression; gmeow:expressionValue gmeow:expressionAndrogynous; gmeow:selfAsserted true.