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Michael M. Brusa

March 15, 2019

Gender Equality Essay

After searching through the web I was able to find a few reliable sources regarding articles about intersexuality, and ways to define equality when referring to gender. It was quite surprising seeing how many prejudice articles people have created mainly through unethical reasonings. Although it didn’t take very long to find some very interesting articles about this particular topic, most of them went in the direction sexual differentiation in other countries. My key focal point was more focused on humanitarian movements to bring more equality, and less discrimination in the United States soil. One article that I really liked in particular was the study of defining male and female, along with many other genders in the process. This article was created from several high level researchers such as Julia A. Greenberg, Sherri Groveman, and many of their colleagues in the process of creation.

Having the capability to break down the scientific understanding of having a third or fourth gender through birth is an outstanding break through. Julia mentions, “some individuals with an XY chromosomal pattern (male genotype) and testes (male gonads) have a female phenotype (external appearance) and female genitalia. In all senses, these XY women look, feel, and are viewed by society as female. Many of these women are unaware that they carry a Y chromosome and are unaware of their undescended testes. The issue that must be resolved is whether the law will view them as female, based upon their sexual identity and external appearance.”(Greenberg - pg.6) Therefore, with the contextual evidence of this current issue there has to be some form of action taking place to resolve this phenomenon. I can understanding the state passing same sex marriage licensing like Arizona in recent years. But what about the ability to identify yourself as something more than just a male or female.

Another very powerful message given from this article was their point of view on how the state perceives the word gender. Julia proclaimed, “ gender is generally used to refer to the cultural or attitudinal qualities that are characteristic of a particular sex. Gender, as used in this sense, in socially constructed. Individuals with characteristics that are typically associated with men have a masculine gender while individuals with characteristics that are typically associated with women have a feminine gender.”(Greenberg - pg. 11) This really puts things into perspective on major political policy fluctuation within the near future regarding different ways individual will be categorized through their gender, as well as, through socially constructs.

Work Cited

Greenberg, Julie A., Defining Male and Female: Intersexuality and the Collision between Law and Biology. Arizona Law Review, Vol. 41, p. 265, 1999; TJSL Legal Studies Research Paper No. 896307. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=896307.