This week’s reading “Sex & Gender 101” brought to my attention that there is more to only being born with just a gender and sex. What I thought prior to reading this article were the basic such as being gay or straight but my lack of knowledge on the matter is such a shame to say the least. Kyl Myers goes into depth about the foundational terms and concepts that family and friends should know to understand the parent philosophy to raising Zoomer. What I gather from the article was that sex and gender are not the same thing, there are categories such as biological sex, gender, and sexual orientation. For example, there are more than just men having XY sex chromosome and a female just having XX sex chromosome, such as: 46, XX Intersex; 46, XY Intersex; True Gonadal Intersex; and Complex or Undetermined Intersex that can be identify during birth, puberty or even throughout a person’s life. Gender is more of a social and cultural role based on their biological sex, this does not mean that gender assignment and gender identity always match. Sexual orientation is a person sexual preference just as Heterosexual, Bisexual, Homosexual, and Pansexual. This article is important because as a child grows, they should decide what they identify with and would only gain confidence because they see their being accepted. From experience while I was in high school, I had a lot of friends who were Homosexual but were too afraid to say it because they were afraid to due to the mean comments. As a society we must do better so the future children do not have to be afraid of the side eyes or rude comments. 

In Feminist Politics: Where we stand’ by Bell Hook she talks about the misconception people have on feminism. Bell Hook addresses the problems women face with sexism and oppression, she defines feminism as: “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression..” Hooks go into detail to state that it is not just an anti- male movement but to educate society by giving the true definition of feminism. Feminist focus on equality for both men and female and important concept she states is that the world would be a full of peace if society understood the root of the problem is sexism by understanding this both male and female can co-exist. Overall, the reading helped me to understand more in depth the definition of feminism.