In gender and community studies, identity terms refer to what a person perceives himself to be or what the society has decided on what gender a person should belong to. Commonly, there are two genders, male and female, with distinctive characteristics. However, the past decade has recorded many people identifying themselves as Bigender or gender fluid. In my case, I identify myself as a man with all the characteristics prescribed by society for the male gender. First, my physical structure and appearance are masculine and robust, unlike women, who tend to be physically weaker.
Furthermore, I have the reproductive system of a man with all reproductive organs. During my adolescence, I experienced broadening of arms and chest, deepening of the voice, growth of facial hair, and rapid growth in size. The physical features on my body plus my physical complexity, qualify me to be a man. However, society is a crucial determinant of how things should run or perceived. My dressing code and the roles I play in society qualify me to be a man. Some of my clothes include trousers, shirts, and suits, unlike women, who commonly wear dresses and head wraps.
I have gone through the stages of growth defined by the norms of the society in which I live. One of the significant rights of passage is circumcision, in which the foreskin is cut, to represent a transition from childhood. In society, lack of circumcision lowers your status as a man, and one cannot freely interact with other men. Other community aspects that qualify me as a man include the different gender roles I play in society. One of my most crucial tasks is protecting and leading the family. As the firstborn boy in our family, I have the second-highest authority in the house.
Furthermore, when I get my own family, I expect to be the leader and breadwinner to the family members. As for women, their most significant role is taking care of the family and raising children, but modern women are slowly evading their gender roles. Identifying myself was not a choice since I was born a male child with all the characteristics and features of a male child. In the modern era of technology and scientific discoveries, people can change their gender to a man or woman through medical procedures.
