Gender identity is a sign of a human diversity

Dr. Lalit kishore

Masculinity and femininity need to be taken as reflection of one?s traits and behaviour pattern as male and female, irrespective of one?s biological determination. Instead of the sexual identity, many feel that we must move towards gender identity

MANY GENDER experts feel that now marriage needs to be regarded as a union between two persons based upon their partnership preference and gender identity rather than hetrosexuality. Masculinity and femininity need to be taken as the reflection of one’s traits and behaviour pattern as male and female, irrespective of one’s sex or biological determination.

Instead of sexual identity, many feel that we must move towards gender identity, which is the internal private experience of a person. The internal affiliation to maleness or femaleness is a sign of a human diversity, which needs to be respected.

A gay or homosexual is a person whose sexual preferences are the members of his or her own gender.

The comprehensive research surveys indicate the following things in respect of homosexuality. Percentage of human population that has had occasional gay experience: 40 per cent.

Percentage of gays or homosexuals: one per cent.

Out-dated views on homosexuality are:

It is a perversion and a mental illness. It is a criminal offence. Current enlarged view of homosexuality are:

It is an acceptable manifestation of sexual preference of certain individuals without any sociological and clinical judgment on it.

Consequent to this enlarged and informed view, in many countries; homosexuals or gays have been accepted and equally respected as heterosexuality.

It is no more a clinical and social problem as long as an individual is comfortable with his or her sexual preference and accepts it as a natural physiological drive. Only in certain societies wherein homosexuality is seen as a perversion or is prohibited by law, it is seen as a matter of social shame and criminality.

This notion of homosexuality is intrinsically wrong as its current knowledge base informs us.