How has being a man or a woman influenced my life?

For the second part of your journal entry this week, review and think about the questions below. Then select two or more from each of the sections to respond to:

The Context of Gender and Sexual Orientation

• How has being a man or a woman influenced my life? How has it limited me? Sustained me? Opened up possibilities?
• If I had been a man instead of a woman or vice versa, how would my life have been different?
• What assumptions do I make about other people based on their gender?
• What assumptions do I make about individuals whose sexual orientation is different from mine?
• As you walk around your community and watch television, imagine that you are gay, lesbian, or transgendered, and ask yourself the following questions: Where and when do I feel safe? Threatened?