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Sex and gender

While sex is a label that you’re assigned by a doctor at birth, gender is much more complex: It is a social and legal status, and a specific set of expectations from society about behaviour, characteristics, and thoughts. These articles discuss issues related to sex and gender identity.

If you feel like your gender might not match what you were given at birth, and the way you look – you’re not alone and there isn’t anything wrong with you. Photo: Shutterstock

Mental Wellness

Help! I have gender dysphoria and I don’t know how to cope

15 May 2026

Bangladesh’s women’s football team is defying societal barriers, inspiring change amid political challenges. Photo: AFP

Bangladesh women tackle gender barriers to reach first Women’s Asian Cup

05 Mar 2026

People stand on the Evan Walker Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne. Photo: Getty Images

Men twice as likely to grab Australia’s best-paid jobs than women: report

04 Mar 2026

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Malaysian drag queen Carmen Rose, who declined to disclose her non-drag identity due to fears of reprisal, puts on make-up. Photo: Reuters

Drag club closures, spa raids drive Malaysia’s LGBTQ community underground

28 Dec 2025

Care worker and bodybuilder Takuya Usui (centre) chats with a resident at a care home for people with disabilities operated by Visionary in Ichinomiya, Aichi prefecture. Photo: AFP

Listening Practice

Listen Up: Young bodybuilders in Japan lift ailing care industry

23 Nov 2025

The ceasefire in Gaza has sparked hope as a Bangladeshi university strives to evacuate students to give them an education. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh university determined to bring Gaza students to Chittagong campus

09 Nov 2025

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Playing with cars can develop key skills needed for studying science, technology, engineering and maths. Photo: Shutterstock

To narrow STEM gender gap, all kids should play with toys made for boys

15 Oct 2025

Japanese Prince Hisahito celebrated his 19th birthday and attended a coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo this month. Photo: EPA

Reading Comprehension

Spark Study Buddy (Challenger): A question of Japanese imperial succession

28 Sep 2025

(From left) Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik stand on a police barricade during a march against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the president of the Wrestling Federation of India, during a protest against sexual harassment in their industry in 2023. Photo: AP

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India hopes new sports governance law will empower athletes

31 Aug 2025

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Japan’s Takuma Tani, dubbed the “cutest” Lolita character, is a father of two and a singer who believes a girly look makes his music softer. Photo: SCMP composite/@tani_takuma/X

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Spark Study Buddy (Explorer): Father of two is Japan’s ‘cutest Lolita character’ singer

31 Aug 2025

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