Our previous PSE (Personal Social Education) unit was gender, sexuality and identity. Personally, I didn’t like this unit as it brought up a lot of anger in me and a lot of conflict in our class. I personally believe that there are only two genders, male and female. A lot of people say that sex and gender are different, but they are the exact same thing. There are two sexes, male and female, and there are two sexes, male and female. I do not understand how there are multiple genders, and how gender and sex are different. This may just seem like I’m being very close-minded, but I just fail to understand. If someone explained to me how they are different, with evidence, then I might be able to understand.

Another big thing that caused debates in our class is my statement: “you can’t change your gender.”

I personally don’t understand how one can change their gender. They can’t alter their DNA, they can’t change their genetics. Let’s say that a girl wants to become a guy, how can a doctor possible change their XX chromosomes to the XY chromosomes of a girl. SO when a person changes their gender, they are still the original gender they were, they are not fully the gender they want to be as you CANNOT alter your genetic chromosome just like that. I don’t have that much scientific knowledge on this topic, but this is just what I think.