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I chose this article because it discusses Bruce Jenner and his transition from male to female but more specifically he talks about the difference between one’s sexuality and one’s gender identity. Gender identity basically refers to how an individual sees themselves and who they are as a person whereas sexuality has to do with who you’re attracted to and what you desire. He also says that although your gender identity can change, your sexuality doesn’t change based on that, most likely it will stay the same. The two are extremely similar and have a lot in common although they don’t directly affect one another. In Middlesex, Callie grows up gaining feelings for girls like the Obscure Object even though she sees herself as a girl because that’s how she identifies herself. Although when Callie becomes Cal, his interest in girls doesn’t change. He doesn’t start finding himself attracted to men, he remains attracted to females so although Calliope’s gender identity and how she sees herself has changed, her sexuality and what she desires hasn’t changed. Although the situation is extremely different because Calliope isn’t a transgender but rather a hermaphrodite although it’s not a question of whether you’re a transgender or not because your gender identity can extend far beyond being a transgender. It’s just what you see yourself as and Calliope begins to see him/herself as a male rather than a female and Cal’s desires don’t change over time, he remains interested in females throughout the entire book. When Callie was younger, her liking boys seemed weird and she didn’t know if it was the right thing which may have caused her to question her sexuality. Her gender identity was not questioned until she learned about her condition because she then began to see herself differently than she did before.
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