Sexual Identity

The determination of my gender identity was preset by my parents giving me the chromosomes XY, gave me an anatomic appearance of a female. Also being reared in a hetero environment had an influence in becoming a female as well. So the relation to the masculinity-femininity continuum is that I posses both traits feminine and masculine. In some situations I tend to carry myself as a caring and soft-spoken female, is typical for feminine behavior. On the other hand I express more masculine attributes like aggressiveness and self-reliance, which is typical for masculine behavior. Both add in the development in determining and sustaining my gender identity. The biological perspective by the way was inherited from my parents and aided in the development of the characteristics in becoming a woman, gender role of nurturing and caring individual, and maternal tendencies in taking care of my child. Then the psychological perspective according to my mother to which she insists that I was a normal girl with particular behaviors toward feminine toys and clothes. As a final point, the social environment offers an insight into the typical social role of an American woman, which was predetermined at birth by my social surroundings (Rathus, Nevid &

For a long time I was not aware of the concept of sexual identity. When a boy likes a girl they develop a romantic connection, with the condition that the girl also finds the boy attractive. For a long time I considered that this was a classical receipt for romantic relationships and I could not separate romance from sexuality. The way I was raised, the religious precepts that have shaped my personality, the gender roles or the media and my relationships have contributed to who I am in terms of sexual identity.

It's early afternoon and I'm watching daytime television which leaves you with limited options. I could probably be doing something better with my time however it is summer break. So as a guilty pleasure, I relish in the antics featured on the Maury Show. Normally his show deals with life changing paternity shows. Occasionally, he veers away from his usual format to a once popular format: Is she a man or woman? This is a show that allows the audience to guess the gender of the person. It seems rather straight forward; the entertainment value is that it's difficult to tell at first glance. It forces you to carefully select which phenotypical traits are most appropriate for the gender you select. We all think we can innately tell the

Gender identity is an extremely personal part of who we are, and how we perceive and express ourselves in the world. It is a separate issue entirely from sex or sexual orientation. There are dozens of dynamic and evolving terms related to how people identify. “Although Children are taught that their genes decree whether they will grow into men or women, people are not born socially or culturally female or male. Like race and ethnicity, gender can be thought of as socially constructed” (Marsiglia & Kulis, 2015, p. 196). I identify as female because I was taught as a child that I am female because of the genital parts I was born with. I also feel like I am a female. I do have my beliefs on what being a female or male entails.

This paper will be a short summary of the ways in which a Counselor can navigate effectively the growing yet sensitive topic of Sexual Identity; based on Chapter 10 of the Christian Counseling Ethics book by Randolph Sanders, entitled The Sexual Minority Client. This paper will discuss the responsibilities Counselors have in being aware of their own competence levels to counsel efficiently clients who have questions regarding sexual identity. This paper will discuss controversies and issues surrounding homosexuality as well as the steps a Counselor must take to preserve their Integrity while preserving the well-being of the client. In conclusion, this paper

Sexuality is a fundamental aspect of being human all through life and includes gender identities, sex, and sexual orientation, roles, eroticism, intimacy, pleasure, and reproduction (Chapman, 2008). Sexuality is expressed and experienced in thoughts, ideas, fantasies, desires, manners, values, behaviors, roles, relationships and practices. Though sexuality can encompass all of these aspects, not all of them are for all time experienced or demonstrated (Hunter, 1992). It is influenced by the interface of biological, social, political, psychological, ethical, economic, cultural, historical, legal, spiritual and religious factors (Simoni & Walters, 2001). There

Are issues of diversity represented fairly, realistically and accurately or problematically in Australian schools in regards to issues of gender, sexuality and sexual identity.

The sexual identity and uncertainty not only in minorities but across the globe and the concerns related the mental stability, stress levels suicide rate, and human rights implicated in the United Nations and according to International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (2017) throughout the world. Although the cultural and social barriers do exist, the LGBT community as a whole does exhibit a certain unity for the protection and discrimination of its members.

Former President, Obama once said, “We are big and vast and diverse; a nation of people with different backgrounds and beliefs, different experiences and stories, but bound by our shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny.” Many things have changed in the past decade, the United States electing its first African-American president not only for one term but for two. President Obama administration helped expand and advance equality regarding the LGBT community. The Obama Administration provided support and equality towards the LGBT community. Numerous people have come to accept their ‘true identity’ without the fear of

There are a variety of ways people can identify themselves as. Through their clothes, the music they listen to, the major that they will choose to pursue in college, and hundreds of other choices. Each identity branches off into hundreds of categories that are unique in their own way. For clothes. people can identify themselves as punks, hipsters, preppies, and many more fashion styles. The same concept can apply to music, college majors, and even genders. In the 1950s, it was extremely typical and socially accepted that there was a male and female, but it is 2015 and times have drastically changed. Due to the concept of subcategories of different categories, I strongly believe that there can be more than two genders along with the male and

Rachel Riskind, Samantha L. Tornello, Brendan C. Younger and Charlotte J. Patterson, the authors of the article “Sexual Identity, Partner Gender, and Sexual Health Among Adolescent Girls in the United States” seek to establish a relation between adolescent girls’ sexual identity and the gender(s) which whom they reported having sexual intercourses (2011, p. 1957). Their study also aims to find a pattern between sexual identity and gender partners and their level of sexual risk and reproductive outcomes (Riskind, Tornello, Younger & Patterson, 2011, p. 1957). The authors’ hypotheses are that sexual minority will have higher sexual risk but lower reproductive outcome than heterosexual adolescent, and that partner gender will have a bigger influence

Sexuality is an individual’s preference towards sexual interactions. It is an extremely controversial and debated topic that has emerged in the 21st century. Historically, sexuality was kept extremely private and it was not orthodox to speak of sexual encounters, sodomy being especially taboo. However, today sex and sexual orientation is more openly spoken about on both social media and well as every day conversations. Most people, including myself, have at least one or two people that don’t particularly identify themselves as heterosexual or cis-gendered. It is more commonplace for sexuality and sexual encounters to

The current study examined factors that influence sexual identity uncertainty as well as its potential consequences for relationship decision making in a sample of non-monosexual individuals (individuals attracted to more than one gender; N 397). Additionally, among non-monosexual individuals who reported that others frequently made assumptions about their sexual orientation, higher sexual identity uncertainty was associated with more partner gender management. For non-monosexual individuals who reported low sexual identity disclosure, more frequent experiences of monosexism were associated with greater internalized monosexism, which in turn, was associated with greater sexual identity uncertainty. In summary, findings are consistent with a

SEXUALITY: Sexual attraction, practices and identity which may or may not align with sex and gender. Such as Homosexual (Lesbian or Gay) Bisexual, Queer, Heterosexual etc.

I am thinking about every semester I have had at Brandeis so far; I feel that in every single one I earn more life lessons that I can carry with me. This semester, I have gained more empowerment in learning more about the person I am.