Gender Roles

If asked the questions:

             -What makes someone a female?
             -What makes someone a male?

what would you answer with? This is a topic that has diverse opinions across the entire globe.

A more critical term for describing the differences and actions between males and females is a sex-typical tendency. For example, a woman is commonly known as the nurturer of the family. A woman may think, "I am not a nurturer, does this mean that I am not a woman?" or a man might think, "I am not into sports, does this mean that I am not a man?" This root of confusion, to many, can be the cause of bisexual and homosexual feelings and relationships.

An epistemology is basically ways that we come to conclusions. With this particular subject, there are many epistemologies about how individuals come to the conclusions that they are gay. In the article Infants Prefer Toys by Gender, written by the ASCH Staff, it says "children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, the study found, suggesting that boys and girls follow different developmental trajectories with respect to selection of gender-typed toys." Because of this statement, when some parents see their male children playing with barbies it causes a red flag, and vise versa. Some parents even consider their children already to be gay at this point, and start identifying them with that.

In the video, Understanding Same-Sex Attraction, published by Family Watch International, it says that "many homosexuals did not choose to have the homosexual feelings they have felt, sometimes beginning at a very young age." This statement does not necessarily mean that "children are born gay" or that being say is part of your gene make up. It suggests that some homosexuals and some researchers believe that early childhood experiences or memories can trigger this feeling among individuals.


I did not mention all of these sources, but here are some interesting links to learn more about various opinions on this issue:

Infants Prefer Toys by Gender: https://www.acsh.org/news/2016/07/22/infants-prefer-toys-by-gender?utm_source=email%20marketing%20Mailigen&utm_campaign=News%207.29.16&utm_medium=email

Understanding Same-Sex Attraction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhyzqdzpnM

Transgenderism: A Pathogenic Meme: http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2015/06/15145/

Normalizing Gender Dysphoria is Dangerous and Unethical: https://www.acpeds.org/normalizing-gender-dysphoria-is-dangerous-and-unethical?utm_source=email+marketing+Mailigen&utm_campaign=News+8.10.16&utm_medium=email