Name: Xannae Gumbs
Class: Sex and Gender
Assignment: Reflection Paper
Instructions: Discuss what you learned, what you disagreed with, what you agreed with and
which did you like the most.
The page explains the whole concept of sex and gender. Sex is defined as two of the
main categories that humans and most living things are divided into based on their reproductive
functions. Those categories are male and female. Gender, on the other hand is fluid. It is based
on how you feel about yourself and what your attracted to. Sociology of gender is how culture’s
idea of gender in a society influences people’s way of living.
I learned that there are many different genders and each describe how they feel as a
person. I also learned about sexuality and asexuality. Sexuality is about sexual attraction and it
doesn’t necessarily match up with the gender of the person. Most people mix up Genders with
sexuality, like me; I didn’t know that they weren’t the same thing until reading the page.
Asexuality is when a person who doesn’t feel sexual attraction. Also, sexual identities can
change and isn’t always permanent.
Other than the two genders that we all acknowledge there is one more gender. Intersex is
when someone is born with both female and male genitals. Most people get one or the other
removed at a young age. According to the page, gender norms are the acceptable ways of acting
out your gender; we learned that there are only two genders. This is what many of us were taught
from our parents and society in church/religion, school, social media, even through cultural
teachings. Many cultures aren’t accepting of other genders they preach that if you are born with
male genitals you are a man and same with women.
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To start things off I am not a feminist, and I will never be. For reasons I won’t talk about
because this two-page paper will end up being a book. I do not agree with the gender pay gap. I
believe if both men and women have the ability to do the same job they should be paid the same
amount. We should also be treated equally depending on the situation. What I don’t agree with
is ‘attacking’ the entire gender for the mistake of a few.
People in general is what’s wrong with today’s world. Both male and females attack one
and other for showing either too much masculinity or femininity. You can be a straight man that
loves to cook, do hair, and is emotional. You can be a straight woman and be a CEO, do
construction, dress tomboyish. We shouldn’t discriminate on anyone because of who they are.
I personally believe you are either male or female. If you changed genders from male to
female, you are now female and vis versa. Now that I understand the difference between gender
and sexuality I can say I am okay with the different sexualities there are in the world. But, if I am
being honest some of them don’t make any sense. I know it makes sense to the person but I can’t
wrap my head around it.
I also believe that people in the LGBTQ community is being too hard on people that are
straight and doesn’t know about the community. I’ve experienced an encounter with someone
who cursed me out because I used the wrong pronoun. I wasn’t aware that there were specific
things to say depending on what the person identifies as. She was a girl so I said she, I was yelled
at and told that they are a they. Just like we shouldn’t judge someone for their sexuality we
shouldn’t be judged for not knowing.
I like that in the story on the page that they went into the history of it in different cultures.
It shows how society have changed for both better and worse.
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