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30 September 2015 Unfortunately, American society tries really hard to separate men and women based on their gender and sex. Ee often mistake sex and gender to mean the same thing, but they do not. They Br A arariee opposite of each other. Sex refers 10 biological and physiological traits. Gender refers to behaviors, roles, and actions. Sex refers to male and female, while gender refers to masculinity and femininity. Sex [\ SY 849 f difference is due to nature, while gender difference is due to nurture. A person's sex is \ determined by biology, however it does not correspond with their gender. c Genser is constantly created and re-created by society. American society A VPoIr oncom petrol al rcs were | ~? Men- dominant > ng taught since birth that they have to act and beha Si vi = Si weak : ue these roles, it is not svat th sirens tere are oe people who wantio pr for everyone. eet ee win center av be parents. There is no rulebook on how a S ‘should live his or her life. The problem with American society is people do not what others want to do for their future y a \ The Social Construction of Gender”, Judith Gutierrez? : abies, the parents \ x we their hair, and buying Ny toys. Lorber talks about her. experience in the subway where she saw a baby wearing a dark blue T-shirt and pants, At first, she thought it was a boy, but once she noticed the } baby had pierced ears and wore flowered sneakers, she realized the child was actually a / Birl. It just goes to show that not ‘everyone has to follow the gender norms. ve : H Dees hot In the article, “Are We Facing a Genderless Future?” , Kantowitz and Wingert FO argue that, “There is no way that six billion people can be categorized into two groups (Kantowitz 71).” Most people do not realize that there are cultures with more than two genders. For example, in India, there is a group of people who refer to themselves as “ /hijra, biological males who dress as women, but do not consider themselves either oo ‘Campuses such as Penn, Harvard, and Michigan offer gender-neutral housing and unisex bathrooms. For someone to be gender-neutral is completely different than for someone to be asexual. Asexual means the person is not interested in having sex with ¢ ‘other people. Gender-neutral does not follow the roles and expectations socially constructed by society. In reality, there is no right or wrong answer on how a person. é chooses to define him or herself. However, in American society, those who do not “do ‘gender” are considered a non-conformist. People have this idea that someone who is transgender, “... take hormones and surgery and become the other gender. But in reality it’s more complicated » 0.” er tee fot mceiand what i ike tobe ny butt will take some time getting used to. Being transgender () th ‘is nota. il i mental illness. In my opinion, there is no such thing as someone being born f ‘transgender. It is not ‘Something the person chose to be. It has always been a part of them. Growing up, I struggled fitting in with the girls, There were the girly girls. And Se then there were the tomboys. For me, I was stuck inthe middle, Before, I thought I was \ always a tomboy because I felt uncomfortable wearing dresses, | watched professional a ¥§ ‘Wrestling, and I played basketball. But, I also have a girly side. My favorite color is pink, = Twear nail polish, and every year on Halloween I was a Disney princess, My fatherand —<\\ brother never judged me. My mother, on the other hand, did not understand why 1 V. Twas always frustrated with her antics, ‘but she assured me that she is raising me to act more “lady-like”. I knew it was for good intentions, but I felt she did not accept me. Sometimes I felt disappointed because I was not being the ideal daughter she had in mind. T tied to ‘Throughout elementary and middle school, Uline di@nor pay attention tommy appsaranes: I wore glasses, no makeup, and { had my _hair up in a ponytail or braid most of the time. I was more focused with succeeding than actually taking time for myself. One git! brushed my hair for me without my permission ioe This ARG s@bemsns NWF REF Ant pesados notte sha ol bedi not have to care. Hexperimented here-and -there-but it-was notuntiL was sixteen that ‘» ENdoW/OH4C came into.my-femininity-Hbegan-wearing makeup anc-grew-an interest in fashion I doit— : : cute and have-my-hair-done-But, for the most part, L prefer wearing T-shirts and-jeans.- In conclusion, everyone is in a spectrum, There are people who are more ‘ ‘masculine and there are those who are more feminine. And there are some in the middle, is about keeping a balance. a= Apyl eryone has the right to live their life, yet they are faced with limited options. Judging people is never an okay thing to do, Nobody should be in control of another person’ life; only that person can determine what they want. Gutierrez 5 " Composing Gender. a, Rachael mn: Bedford, 2014, 68-71, Print Kidhenrs, » Nor Atte, P- oO Tne Ww Ls a I) BS A jst hwo ffi oy Loy 6.0? : o rn the F owen dee ffm Sy rt, for n AO tT, 4 tral, ym o* Lf "he a oa , te 7 7H a dasbander ph pad 7 bar un Wer . 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