♪ [upbeat]
[nursery din]
Awe. Hi, baby.
Are you a boy or girl?
Funny you should ask Sid.
One of the first
things they check
when a new baby is born
is what kind
of body parts they have.
They do that
to determine a baby's sex.
Most of the time,
it's easy to determine
and sometimes
it's more complicated.
This one has a penis.
It's a boy!
This one has a vulva.
It's a girl!
Congratulations!
Whoa, let's hit
the brakes people.
The way your body
looks on the outside
is only part of the story.
[exclamations]
What?
[sighs]
Stay with me gang.
This is important.
Hi, little one.
Your sex refers to your
physical body parts, remember?
But there is also
something called gender
which is how you feel
inside your body
and who you know
yourself to be
and your gender,
how you feel on the inside,
doesn't always match the sex you
were called when you were born.
OK.
Ruby: Let's say
you were born with a penis
and you feel like a boy inside.
In that case,
your sex and your gender match.
Sid: Well, what if you
were born with a penis
and you know you're a girl
inside, not a boy?
Ruby: Then your sex
and your gender don't match.
Sid: Wait, what does "know your
girl inside" mean, anyway?
Does that mean you have to love
pink things and princesses?
Nope. Sometimes people
refer to things
as girl things
and boy things,
but this is just how people
sometimes classify things,
usually to make it easier
to sell stuff to kids
and their parents.
Clothes, toys, and games
are for everyone.
You don't have
to be a boy
or a girl
to like a certain thing.
Sid, has anyone
ever told you that
you shouldn't
play with something
or wear something
because you're a boy?
Well, yes.
The body parts you were born
with don't always dictate
who you are, how you feel,
or what you like to play with.
Ah, that's such a relief.
Gender, how you feel
and who you know yourself to be,
tells you who you are
and there are a whole bunch
of possibilities.
Figuring out
what feels right for you
is just part of growing up.
[laughs]
Bye, little cutie!
[baby coos]
Um, you might want to change
that diaper sooner than later.
[exhales]
