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Intoduction
Research says that the sex chromosomes of
humans define the sex and their secondary
characteristics. From childhood, we are
controlled by our genetic makeup. It influences
the way we treat ourselves and others. Our
society or the environment we live in also
shapes ourselves. Some people's innate sexuality
has been changed due to external factors. This
lesson helps us understand our physical and
sexual selves.
Meanwhile, gender expression describes how someone prefers to express his or her gender to the world. For
instance, we have been accustomed to associating color pink to girls and blue for boys. From childhood, we give
dolls for baby girls, while trucks or plastic guns for baby boys.
There are three gender variations (WAAC 2020):
CISGENDER GENDER FLUID
A person identifying TRANSGENDER
himself or herself with Whose gender identity referring to a person whose
the sex assigned to them does not match the sex gender identity is not fixed and/or
at birth. Cee eee shifts depending on the situation.
at birth. These people do not feel the need
to act according to the sex that
they were assigned at birth and the
associated traditional social roles.
Some transgender people opt to undergo
surgery or take hormones in order to align fa Nowadays, there is an increasing
their physical body with what they identify S number of — individuals | who
with themselves. But not all transgenders need A identifies themselves as gender
to do such acts. Being transgender does not fluid. Some claim that it is due to
depend on the physical appearance or medical influence from peers, trauma from
procedures. It may lie from within the person's past experiences, and other
emotions and how he or she identifies himself environmental factors.
or herself.
Sexuality pertains to the part of a person expressed through sexual activities and
relationships. It is often represented through one's feelings, sexual identity, and behaviors.
Sexual identity is how a person chooses to describe or label his or her sexuality. There are
many labels a person can choose. Among these are:
Heterosexual
A person who is
attracted to the
people of the
opposite sex.
Bisexual
A person who is
attracted to both
genders--male
and female.
Asexual
A person having no
sexual attraction. For
example, some
asexual people are in
romantic
relationships where
they never desire sex,
and some are not in
romantic
relationships at all.
Pansexual
Refers to a person's
attraction to multiple
genders. Some pansexual
people describe their
attraction as being based
on chemistry rather than
gender, but everyone is
different.
Questioning
Refers to some
people who may
be unsure about
their sexuality
and/or are
exploring it.
Nowadays, sexuality is becoming more confusing for some. The list of sexuality labels expands; there are more labels
being added to the traditional classification. There are three common aspects used to describe sexuality (WAAC
2020).
First are feelings and fantasies. These may include the center of the affection or the person we are attracted to and we
are intimately connected with. Behaviors also affect someone's sexuality. This is expressed through any form of sexual
contact as well as flirting. Lastly, the identity that corresponds to the label or description of someone's sexuality.
