nders, whether a person is or isn't going through a crisis. For example, I was talking to some friends who live in Woodstock and they were telling me how being interested in the same sex is really no big deal in that community. People may conform to society and it is not accepted or respected in the community where they live. If they are unhappy they move to another setting where they will be accepted. Women's and men's psychological development depends on their families, partners, and if their community is a healthy place for them to be living. they are not well respected, then you will not be that type of individual. Their whole life will be a series of conflicts. It is accepted in certain places and not accepted so well in other places. In our permissive society, as I observed people most were happy, some were flaunting it, and still others hid it. If behaving in the 'accepted' manner of the alternate sex is not illegal than why shouldn't someone have the option to try it? They don't feel that they have anything to be ashamed of so it does not bother them to hear obscene gender stereotypes such as "dike", or "queer". Sometimes men are feminine but are not "gay" at all. Different things make different people happy. "Gender is more than just sex", according to our text. Gender shouldn't determine how one may dress, speak, or their personal preferences, and comfort in your community that you want to live in. If one has a healthy respect then they become a well adjusted healthy individual. I think that in order to be content in life and be a well adjusted human, your gender identity needs to be satisfied. ...
