Nicole Gumm

Nicole Gumm

Professor Pfaff

GSW 2500

18 August 2017

Nature vs Nurture: Gender and sexual differences is a reoccurring argument the cross figures with biological and social differences. There are different theories causing these reoccurring debates. Which may even involve brain development, social learnings, or from their parent’s sexual character that the children are around growing up. According to one of our readings, “Sexuality in Minorities”, Nature vs Nurture is another definition that sex is a result of nature and gender is the result of nurture. Its importance is important in the future as the child figure grows up or the adult that wants a change in his/her life. The significance of this matter is that it is an ongoing issue that individuals are not accepting in society.

The Kinsey Scale: The Kinsey Scale is a scale that provides a rating scale to test sexuality. Biologist and Sexologist, Alfred Kinsey made this scale in 1949. This scale was on a rating scale from one to six regarding rated experience. In the reading, Sexuality in Minorities, the scale says, “Zero – Exclusively Heterosexual, One – Mostly Heterosexual, “incidentally” homosexual, Two – Mostly Heterosexual, more than incidentally homosexual, Three – Equally Heterosexual and Homosexual, Four – Mostly Homosexual, more than incidentally heterosexual, Five – Mostly Homosexual, “incidentally” heterosexual and Six – Exclusively Homosexual”. The importance of this scale was to understand the sexual convolution.

FDA Blood Donation Ban: This ban occurred in 1983 in the Aids epidemic. This ban happened because there was a higher risk of HIV from unprotected sex and from the drug users. According to the reading, Legal Protections, For you to donate blood you had to be “sex free” for one year. This discriminated individuals in society. The importance of this was that HIV was not being controlled and yes the F.D.A should take precautions when receiving blood from individuals but not just for HIV they should be looking at other lookouts that is why its discriminating the LGBT community.

Gender Identity: Gender identity can be conceived by society by showing their idea how to look, dress, act and behave. Gender identity can be constructed by two forms of identity; masculinity and femininity. According to the reading, Introduction to Gender, “Masculinity is a possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men and femininity is the quality of being female; womanliness.” Gender identity is important to show what you believe in that you are in society.

Second and Third Wave Feminism: The Second Wave Feminism occurred in the 1960s. The Second Wave Feminism made a foundation for the civil rights of women. This political movement gave women more equality and for the suffrage laws. According to the reading, GSW Second and Third Wave, major influences were Gloria Steinem and Barbara Jordan. The Third Wave Feminism happened in the 1990s. It accentuated cultural agreement. The Third Wave Feminism was a power for women for them to enjoy their feminine beauty. The importance was that It involved equality for class, race and sexuality between the women in society.

4.) Despite recent favorable court rulings for gay couples that secured the right to marry in the United States, there are still ongoing battles over acceptance and equality that will ultimately determine the legal protections for LGBT individuals in the next 5 – 15 years. Explain what contentious issues remain, and why they are significant to the LGBT movement as a whole.

Gender: In America, recently in 2008 same sex marriage was accepted. Despite the battles of it being accepted in society. Society can be cruel to homosexuals in America, but revolving around the world its becoming more and more acceptable. Determining the legal protections for LGBT society in the next 5-15 years should increase in acceptation. Looking at the past ten years or so homosexuals and same sex marriage has increased through the years. For example, famous individuals in society have finally came out after hiding it for so many decades of their life. A contentious issue you that remains and filters around debates is the children that are growing up into a same sex marriage household. Officials remain worried that the genes will grow onto the children living with the same sex couple. This significant to the LGBT movement as a whole because it makes society think different of them – involving bullying and depression.

5.) Explain the three waves of Feminism. What were major accomplishments of each, and what are distinguishing characteristics between each movement.

Sexuality: The three waves of Feminism is important to society to todays date of time. It is still relevant for the remainder of women’s society. Women society is just as important as any other gender or sex in the nation. According to the reading, “GSW Second and Third Wave”, Firstly, the First Wave of Feminism occurred in the early 1900s, this fought the women’s fight for equal property rights. As any day of time women are taken for granted on the daily. The first wave expanded women’s rights on the right to vote that was established in early 20th century. The Second Wave of Feminism focused on the reproductive rights that women should have and their place in the workplace field. This occurred in the 1960s. This passed the Equal Rights Amendment giving them an equal right to keep their baby and reproductive rights letting them have an abortion if wanted. The Third Wave Feminism evolved in the 1990s to present time. This is substantially about women’s rights as a whole to end violence against women and equal rights that any women have equaling to a mans rights or any other sexuality.