According to Wikipedia (not the most trusted source, I know -- but who else can really be an expert on such a personal topic? At least Wikipedia is democratic in that anyone can redefine anything as they see fit.):
"Gender is the wide set of characteristics that are seen to distinguish between male and female entities, extending from one's biological sex to, in humans, one's social role or gender identity. As a word, it has more than one valid definition. In linguistics, it refers to characteristics of words. In ordinary speech, it is used interchangeably with "sex" to denote the condition of being male or female. In the social sciences, however, it refers specifically to social differences such as gender roles. The World Health Organization (WHO), for example, uses "gender" to refer to "the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women". People whose gender identity feels incongruent with maleness or femaleness sometimes refer to themselves as "intergender." Some cultures have separate sets of gender-related social roles (distinct from those for men and women) for certain types of intergendered people, such as those covering the hijra of India and Pakistan."
So it seems like gender is almost impossible to define universally. Therefore, I am going to make this blog about my personal thoughts and reflections on gender roles, and in particular how they can relate to healthy or unhealthy relationships. Join me on my journey of discovery about Sexuality and Gender!
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