Where to begin
Gender vs. Sex what's the difference? I hear you say, well I guess that depends on how far your willing to wade into the water in front of you.
Everywhere you look this question confronts us, what exactly is the difference between gender and sexuality? to many people they will say there is no difference they are one and the same and if you have a penis you are a man and if you have a vagina the opposite is so, and who we are is defined by what we are not.
Unfortunately the situation is not so crystal clear once you start going below the surface, the water is muddy and all the lines are blurred.
This weeks lecture we started to dip our toes into these ideas and theories, into the muddy water and the unknown. So what exactly is the difference between the two terms? well to quote the World Health Organisation or WHO, sex is either male or female whilst gender is classified through masculine and feminine behaviors.
everyday I see children striving to be their 'gender' boys playing rough with cars and other 'boy' activities and little girls playing with dolls and being art and crafty, but no one has told them specifically this is how to act if you a boy or girl.
My hopes in the weeks to come I will be able to discuss these ideas more in depth and be a little closer to answering all my questions.......... But chances are that I will have more questions to answer by the end of the semester and at least have more knowledge and discourse in this area of study.
........until next time
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