Gender is one of the most fundamental aspects of our identity. It is what determines whether we are male or female, and it also plays a significant role in how we see ourselves and interact with the world around us. During the early years of our lives, we learn about gender roles and expectations from … Read more
Oral jewelry is frequently seen in dental practices, especially with adolescents and young adults. The most common piercings are on the tongue and lip. Piercings can also be found on the uvula, labial frenum and lingual frenum. Another form of piercing is dermal piercings that can be found on the chin, dimples, upper and lower … Read more
“Making masculinity vulnerable and lingering within that vulnerability allows any set of assumptions about manhood and men to be challenged and allows for new possibilities of what masculinity might come to mean” (Allbritton 232). In Paternity and Pathogens, the author emphasizes the relationship between masculinity and death through an analysis of two of Almodovar’s cinematic … Read more
J. K Rowling once said “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery. ” All throughout the United States there are people who refuse to accept others, more specifically, transgender individuals. This non acceptance has caused extensive consequences for those who have been discriminated against. Therefore, the nonacceptance … Read more
Gender identity and the process by which children come to learn more about themselves has been a strongly debated topic as of late, especially due to our recent election and repeals of various bills and laws that were put into effect in order better protect children identifying as art of the LGBT community. However, gender … Read more