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Identity Exploration Essay
Identity formation is basically a significant lifelong process. The process of identity formation basically starts from childhood, it becomes interesting and important during childhood, and then once a person becomes mature during adolescent then it continues during the lifetime. Some aspects of identity are such that they cannot be taken for granted; sexual or gender identity is one of them. Although there are people who, most of the time are comfortable with their gender and sexual orientation but there are people who are although in the minority, generally do not fit in this mold. Normally such people are referred to as homosexual who are attracted to same-sex partners. Other types are known as transgender who believe that they belong to the opposite sex wearing the wrong body type, external characteristics to the contrary. As for my journey of gender identity is concerned I was very comfortable with my gender and the body type I had. My sexual orientation was also in the right direction, so when I say that I was comfortable in my body, I mean that I strictly belonged to the gender that I have been given and there was no doubt in my mind about my gender and sexuality.
As gender identity is based on how you present and identify yourself, for example as a man or boy or woman or girl, in other words, gender is about how you present yourself. Some people identify themselves as transgender that means gender identity does not align with their biological sex. Normally a person is free to present his/her sexual or gender identity. It is believed that your race, culture, ethnicity and even your personality affects the way that you think about yourself. Gender identity is fluid that can change throughout life. So in my case, I was completely comfortable in my skin and gender and also my sexual orientation was completely normal.
Most of the people believe that the sexual orientation or identity is not something rigid, but it is fluid, which means that gender identity lies along an emotional and physical continuum, that means that depending on our education, emotions and needs for sexual intimacy preference also change along with the time. There are times when therapists use this concept to treat patient’s who normally think that their sexual orientation is being changed from heterosexual to homosexual. Over the time I used to think that gender identity and sexual orientation are two same things, but with experience and observation, I came to know that sexual orientation and gender identity are different and they are not linked. Normally it is said that people who are transgender are also gay, but it is not always the case. Gender and sexuality are two completely different things and to distinguish between the two is very important. Some of my friends who used to have relationships with the opposite sex and used to be happy but over the period of time they realized that the relationship is lacking something and they are not satisfied with it so by switching their sexual orientation to homosexuality they found the true happiness and are completely happy now. From the very start, I was more interested in the opposite sex, and there was no doubt in my mind about my sexual orientation. I think that being connected with someone with the opposite sex you gain the true purpose of the relationship. It becomes quite easy for both the partners to know the real meaning of life, the true essence of relationship and then to support each other through every thick and thin. Along with that, both the partners learn a lot from each other, there are different traits that are present in both genders and that are instilled in them from nature, so naturally also the sexual orientation towards the opposite sex is also quite beneficial.
Naturally males are quite strong and also they can handle the situations quite logically and wisely than women, while women are physically quite weaker as compared to males and also they are less capable of thinking logically when they are under pressure. Women are good in maintaining the finance of the household and also in a relationship they are able to make the relationship stronger by giving sacrifices so keeping in mind these points that I experienced in my lifetime I am a huge supporter of heterosexuality. Having said that, for some people this is not a universal feeling their sexual orientation as well as their gender identity changes over time. Some people change their sex or gender by using different surgeries because with the passage of time they understand their sexual priorities and interest. Although the people who are completely in favor of heteronormative beliefs that homosexuality is not normal and people who are more prone towards same-sex they have psychological problems and they need help but the reality is that every person has different sexual interest while some people like to hang out with the opposite sex and they find satisfaction and happiness in that, there are people who find the same joy and pleasure in homosexuality.
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