Relation Between Gender And Sexuality

Gender and sexuality, two things that are seemingly determined at the moment a person is born. It is naturally assumed and projected onto an individual through societal norms that if an individual is born with a penis they are determined to be a male, and as a male once this individual reaches sexual maturity they should engage in sexual relations only with members of the female sex. The same norms apply for members of the female sex, if one is born with a vagina from the moment of their first breath it is determined that the female should only engage in acts of sex with members of the male sex, and conform to traditionally set gender norms. In this paper, I will prove this wrong and explain that despite genitalia and societal norms both gender and sexuality are subjective and range on a wide spectrum varying from individual to individual. Gender, defined as the state of being male or female, this usually in the proper context refers to the social constructions rather than the biological constructs of sex which is determined by the genitalia and reproductive organs associated with the being to which they belong. Gender varies and ranges from many …show more content…
Much like gender each culture has different ideal and beliefs. For a better part of the life span of the US identifying as homosexual was an illegal offense which resulted in rapes, beatings, conversion therapy and in some extreme cases murder. Although the US has become more tolerant and accepting, legalizing gay marriage in 2014, not all regions of the world are so opening minded. According to newsmax.com, Middle Eastern countries such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, sentences individuals in same sex relationships to death. The UAE (United Arab Emirates) also sentences homosexuals to death, usually by process of beheading. Lesbians of the countries of Lebanon and Bulgaria may be charged with unnatural public hugging and kissing and deported after a month in