Embracing Ones True Gender Identity: The Poignant Story of Bruces Journey

Abstract

Arguing in support of Bruce's decision, it is imperative to note that he had full rights of knowing and understanding his real gender identity. Unfortunately, it took so long before the truth became revealed, which tampered with his psychological, physical, and mental well-being. As the story confirms, culture/traditions defined a mandatory circumcision for both boys during infancy which, upon unanticipated outcomes, Bruce became Brenda by default. However, things did not turn as anticipated as Brenda failed to accept her feminist nature defined by her physical sex. Arguing from a positive point of view, embracing masculinity would make Brenda fit best socially and blend with his fellow males, noting that Brenda never had a chance to make friends. On the other hand, such a decision would bring psychological relief, having experienced denials since birth based on the pronounced gender. Finally, such a decision is expected to make David become fit biologically with the rapid development of hormones that rhymes with his inner and physical being, which would enhance self-acceptance in a meaningful manner. On the other hand, arguing from an opposing point of view, such a decision can worsen the situation as attributed to rejection from the society that initially viewed the character from a different gender. Socially, David, as Brenda, received rejection even from her brother. The story confirms that the decision to embrace masculinity may worsen such relations with the society, viewing him as abnormal or undeserving to the new title, which would make life more miserable. Contrary to Brenda’s expectation, Brian failed to accept him as David, which severely led to his death due to mental distances leading to attempted suicide. Brenda's decision can also lead to adverse psychological and biological outcomes. For instance, though David aimed at enjoying his masculinity, being rejected as a real man can result in severe psychological torture, as expressed in the story, which leads him to take his life shortly after separating from his wife. Biologically, his decision led David to have a penis construction whose sexual activeness is not justified because he married a wife with three kids. To this effect, his decision may make him suffer as hormones demands may remain un-met, which may compromise the biology defining the male characteristics. The case best defines sex as a physical characteristic that defines a male or female, which fails in determining the gender of a person. Reimers believed that sex represents the male or female being in a human, which led them to change Bruce's sex to fit their interests. However, their happiness became overturned when contrary to their expectation; the masculinity in Bruce became expressed through his action. Gender in Bruce's case remains un- determined by his physical sex but rather by his inner being, which became revealed through his hormones. In such a case, one can argue that Brenda's decision to live as a male proves that gender and sex...