Masculine Homosexual Analysis

You determine a human’s sex with the XY Sex-Determination System. All humans, most mammals, and a smattering of plants, insects, and reptiles become classified by the set of chromosomes that they’re born with. Females are homogametic (having the same sex chromosomes, XX), while males are heterogametic (have different chromosomes, XY). There are conditions where it is possible to have a different chromosome lineup than the typical two stated here. The most common is being intersex, happening 1 in 2000 births. If you’re intersex, then you were born with heterogametic chromosomes, but they both never became fully developed, meaning you could lose some of the typical male or female secondary sexual characteristics, i.e. pubic hair, enlarged Adam’s

apple, breasts, etc. Some people find it beneficial to have surgery to “correct” these secondary features, so that they will lean more towards one sex. There’s more intersex people than Jewish people on Earth. Less common abnormalities with chromosomes can include too many chromosomes, for example, if you were born with four X chromosomes you have Tetrasomy X, five and you have Pentasomy X. There’s an XYY and XXY syndrome, as well. These all determine sex and the biological aspects of it, but sex and gender are two different things.

There is a difference between sex and gender. Gender, according to the Merriam Webster, is “the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex.”. Sex, according to the same source, is “the sum of the structural functional, and behavioral characteristics of organisms that are involved in reproduction marked by the union of gametes (sperm or eggs) and that distinguish males and females.” To put it simply, just because you have one sex, doesn’t mean you have to have the same gender. Christine Delphy (a French sociologist and theorist, 1941- present) argues that gender proceeds sex and it’s more important to focus on the value of a person, rather than automatically categorizing them into a role that they happen to be born into. As Chaz Bono, formerly Chastity Bono, says, “Gender is between your ears and not between your legs”. Gender is more determined by what you identify as, rather than the sex that was biologically determined for you. There are three areas in the dimensions of gender to explore; body, identity, and expression. There are many different genders to identify to, which leads me to my next topic, the 63 genders.

By the time this paper has been published, there are 63 different genders that people have identified to.

The genders range from what a large part of society would view as normal, Masculine Heterosexual Man and Feminine Heterosexual Woman, to what’s people accept more in today’s progressive society, Feminine Homosexual Man or Masculine Homosexual Woman, to genders that you cannot easily find in the drop bar of a survey, Androgyne Homosexual Andromale or Feminine Female-Attracted Androdrite and 57 other options. Why are all these different options necessary? People have always felt the need to categorize or sub-categorize themselves, it’s a subconscious effect. When we were infants, our brains started to categorize what’s dangerous and what’s not. It’s our survival instinct. We learned that fire is hot and dangerous, and soft marshmallows weren’t and also fun to eat. So, naturally, as we grew older and today where people of all ages feel more comfortable talking about previous tragedies or mental illnesses, it makes sense that everyone feels more comfortable talking about and identifying to some of the “odder” genders that aren’t as common. Millennials are mostly to thank, because GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance against Defamation) ran a survey and found that 20% of 18-34 year old’s identify as something on the LGBTQA+ spectrum, compared to the 7% of the 52-71 year

old’s.