How are y'all doing dear beautiful people? Today I kinda want to talk about maybe a more sensitive topic but also a very relative topic. In the past century, there has been a really big push for gender equality and the role that gender plays in our society. I definitely feel there is a connection in everything that is linked to this topic and I also think there are a lot of opinions out there about this certain subject.
From a very young age, girls tend to have certain traits that are female-typical. A lot of girls are very nurturing and tender. They are into playing with dolls and pretending to play house. While boys' typical tendencies are to run around and rough house or play with cars. Very innately they both automatically tend to gravitate towards these tendencies. For example, my nephew from the time he was about 18 months loved cars, trucks, and basically anything with wheels. He knows the parts on a tractor better than I do and he's only 2. That's something that just came very naturally to him. Where my niece who is 4 has always loved pretending she is a different princess every day.
So you might be asking exactly what I'm getting at here but just bear with me as I connect the dots. Women's role for a very long time has been to stay in the home and take care of the children. That has become a label for women and what they contribute to society. Men's label has been to provide for the family and work and protect them. These roles fit in with the typical tendencies for both men and women. The roles aren't necessarily bad things. It's actually a good balance to have and together with men and women accomplishing these roles they cooperate rather well together accomplishing all the things that need to be accomplished.
The problem that I want to address today is when a man or a woman doesn't fit in this box of typical traits for their gender. What happens when a man tends to like things that women like or vice versa? We definitely live in a time where this is more common and more acceptable. Even though it is more acceptable there still is a lot of shaming that happens especially in kids. I think that's where a lot of the confusion comes in. From a young age if a child tends to lean more towards the traits of the opposite gender are they labeled as gay or is it actually something in their genetics making them that way? Has the push for genders to be equal played a role in the gay rights movement? These are things we don't exactly have answers for. Nor do I know personally what it's like to be in this situation but I definitely do think that all of the shaming and push that's been put on this specific topic has led more people to think and feel this way. I'm not saying this is the case for all but I think it is for some.
So how does this all connect? Well, I truly believe that we were destined to be our specific gender and I do believe that God created men and women to be a certain way and to complement each other and live in harmony. I don't know why exactly people struggle with being attracted to the same gender. Above all, I can't imagine what it's like to have this struggle or to feel out of place, but I do know that Heavenly Father has a love for each of his children. He has a plan and a purpose for all things we just have to look to Him and follow him. As we trust in God all things will be made right in the end.
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