Concepts of Gender Identity, Imputation, Gender Non-Conformity and Minority stress in If I Was Your Girl

Abstract

The world operates on a binary gender system that creates stereotypes, whereby anything deviating from such expectations is met with social disapproval and marginalization. Gender roles are constructed by society, mainly through family institution (socialization) and societal division of labor based on sex. Stereotyping occurs when people generalize majoritarian beliefs about sexual orientation or identity which can be confusing as terms like sex and gender may appear interchangeable but actually reflect biological vs sociological orientations respectively. Despite the existence of numerous potential combinations among genders due to these presupposed norms each individual falls into two singular categories: men/women; masculine/feminine; male/female having specific roles varying between societies according to their cultural obligations/expectations. This research paper acknowledges true validation of LGBTQ, Problems they face in society, Rights of LGBTQ, Findings in the research and Suggestions for their problems.