The Grey Area of Sexuality and Gender Identity

Warning: Contains Language

We've been told our whole lives that the world is divided into male vs. female.

This is wrong.

Nothing in the world is just black or white, there is every spectrum. I'll try to explain

First off there is Klinefelter's syndrome, people who have both XX and XY chromosomes, which denote gender. Some people have both male and female genitalia. This isn't to say that they have both a penis and vagina, usually it's something like having the outward appearance as a man, but having ovaries. Many people have ambiguous genitalia, because of a genetic abnormality, hormone imbalance, or chromosomal difference. This is referred to as an Intersex or Middlesex.

Then comes gender identity. With transgendered or some intersexed people, they identify as either male or female. Others refuse to identify as either male or female, or genderneutral. Others feel like they are both male and female, this is known as bigendered. Some people identify themselves as just androgynous, something in between male and female. Some people say that there is a third gender. Others not only reject gender norms but defy them, that is known as genderfuck. A good term for anyone who does not want to identify as either male or female is "Genderqueer"

Where does sexuality come into this? The most common sexualities are Heterosexual, Homosexual, and sometimes Bisexual. However, these terms only take two genders into consideration. Many people choose to just label themselves as queer, people who love people. It's odd though, that a word for weird would take on the connotation of pure love. There is also Pansexual, people who love all genders, and polysexual, people who love many genders.

I personally hate labels. We are people, that's all. We love who we love, we're attracted to who we are attracted to. That should be all there is to it. I don't like being labeled, but even I find myself labeling people. I guess I figure the least I could do is know more about the labels out there, and not try to fit people into the black and white labels many are familiar with, but all the beautiful grey labels too.