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Paechter (2005) makes great points of there not being a clear division between masculinity and femininity. I personally have pondered on the erased line in the divide of what is masculine and what is feminine. The unclear understanding of these definitions may be causing a stunted or confused perception in many of the citizens of the society. There are a number of questions that will be viewed differently pending on perceptions and experiences. Paechter (2005) asks a provocative question, “what the status of ‘male’ and ‘female’ are in relation to all this, and where the body fits in.” (p. 3) I personally must admit before I go any further that Paechter’s writing was much needed in my opinion because I frankly am tired of discussing sexuality; Paechter evoked a topic that deals with sexuality in a manner that deals with my curiosity. Everyone wants to say that we are born straight or gay which I reluctantly disagree with. My perception is, we cannot truly know if we are born a certain way. A questions that I pose is, do we become who we are in time and experiences? I do wonder if a person does reach a state of confusion about their sexuality, would they have had that same confusion if they were born into a different family dynamic. What if you take one parent away. What if the parents have hobbies or professions that lean heavily masculine or conversely feminine? I believe I can expound extensively on this topic because Paechter (2005) seems to have pricked at a inconspicuous pondering that was locked deep into the depths of my conscious. I won’t fill our discussion with this topic, but I will leave this topic with some questions though. Question – If a girl plays sports like basketball or flag football as well as the boys, is it likely that she will attract girls sexually. Contrariwise, if a guy enjoys working on his appearance like going to the salon, or getting manicures and pedicures, is he likely to attract other males sexually? If so, why do people attract the same gender sexually? Question – Does the desire to be identified as a gender that was not the birth identified gender stem from not liking the experiences certain genders inevitably experience? For instance, experiences like living up to a masculine perception in boys or experiencing menstrual cycles in girl. Question – How did certain activities or topics get labeled as masculine or feminine, and why are the dividing lines becoming unclear? Are the dividing lines becoming unclear? Idea of Focus 2 The example question of the discussion talked about a healthy sexual orientation. The question is, what is a healthy sexual orientation? Does our society accept the notion that teenage boys should look to date teenage boys. Does a healthy sexual orientation mean that a woman should marry another woman. These are sensitive subjects that affect students, parents, teachers, staff, the community, and many other members of society. What would the morals of the regions, countries, or world deem as a healthy sexual orientation. What about the religions? Would the varying religions have one definition of a heathy sexual orientation; are there any religions that promote homosexuality or are the religions wrong in their perceptions? (Rosario et al., 2006) gave stats of a study of students who reported as gay/lesbian/bi. The findings spoke about the students maintaining the

status of the orientation. One finding found girls were more likely to change their status than boys. Why would guys be more likely to maintain their status? Does society accept the guys’ relationship more than the girls? A healthy sexual orientation will likely vary because there are many opinions of what sexual orientation is received as acceptable. Therefore, how can we judge what is a healthy sexual orientation? Is there anyone who can truthfully answer all of these questions in a manner that all in every society will be accept the answer as truth? Paechter, C. (2005) Masculine femininities/feminine masculinities: power, identities and gender. Gender and Education, 18 (3), pp. 253- 263. http://research.gold.ac.uk/1551/1/EDU_Paechter_2006a.pdf Rosario, M., Schrimshaw, E. W., Hunter, J., & Braun, L. (2006). Sexual identity development among gay, lesbian, and bisexual youths: Consistency and change over time. Journal of Sex Research, 43(1), 46– 58. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3215279/

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