Blog 5
My thoughts on gender identity are
pretty straight- forward and some may take them as too blunt or harsh. Gender
identity is whether you are male or female and it is quite obvious which one
you are when you are born. I personally don’t understand how people can claim
they are the opposite sex from how they are genetically born. I don’t have a
problem with people being gay or lesbian, but I my religious background and my
personal belief is that marriage is between a man and woman. Providing me with
statistics and facts is not going to change my opinion on that. This is not to
say that I shun people who are that way. People can do whatever they want to do
and I am completely fine with that, but I don’t shove my beliefs and how me
being a girl is interested in guys in people’s faces, so I would prefer people
to not shove their attraction to the same sex as themselves in my face.
When I was younger I was such a
tomboy and loved to do whatever the guys did. Still to this day I am a tomboy,
but I know myself to be a girl and carry on feminine characteristics. There are
certain things I have grown out of in being a tomboy that I did when I was
younger. Men suffer the most when it comes to behaving like a woman because
that is not how society sees men at all. Men are the ones who are strong and
stable, along with showing no emotion. At least that is how society portrays
them.
My family and the friends I have
grown up with have influenced my gender identity. My parents have been happily
married for over 20 years and we have a strong faith that has shaped who I am
today. The friends I have grown up with have been more like me and I have never
been exposed to gays, lesbians, or trans genders until I reached college. It
has been a good experience for me experiencing different people and their
different preferences. It has helped put things into perspective for me and
also helped me to branch out. I have many friends who are lesbian and we all
get along just great! Even through meeting and experiencing this, my opinion remains
the same in that I don’t think its right, but that it is not something that is
in my control to judge.
Molly,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with all of your points. A marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman. I will not shun anyone if they are gay or lesbian, but I don't promote it. I also agree with the fact that men suffer more than women if they are gay. It is more acceptable for girls to be tomboys. Like you, my parents have been married for about twenty years and that has influenced my gender identity.
Great job!
Great points you made in this post and I completely agree with you. Marriage is meant to be between a man and women. Most of the girls I was friends with growing up were tomboys but when they needed to would be a young lady. It is not uncommon for girls to be that way especially when you have brothers or a lot of guy friends. Good job.
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