You should never feel shame for the immutable characteristics of your identity. Race, gender, origin, sexuality are what they are. You can’t control them and neither can anyone else.
You are only responsible for your actions and how you treat others. Anyone that makes you feel like your identity is bad or shameful is part of the problem.
The emotion I feel is somewhere between confusion, shaking my head, and wanting to slap someone in the face. I’m not ashamed of being male, but I do not appreciate others representing my sex so… negatively
You should never feel shame for the immutable characteristics of your identity. Race, gender, origin, sexuality are what they are. You can’t control them and neither can anyone else.
You are only responsible for your actions and how you treat others. Anyone that makes you feel like your identity is bad or shameful is part of the problem.
I worded that poorly.
The emotion I feel is somewhere between confusion, shaking my head, and wanting to slap someone in the face. I’m not ashamed of being male, but I do not appreciate others representing my sex so… negatively