We must establish a life outside of social norms, in which we identify an explicit difference between sex and gender and how the two are mutually exclusive. Sexual orientation should not be limited or entrenched, as it has nothing to do with a person's gender or identity. The way to combat gender stigma in the long term is to tackle the problem at its root; teach children that there is no inherent difference between people with different sexual or gender identities. Spivak established that the gendered self is the first view a person obtains of oneself. For this reason, I do not intend to eradicate all notions of gender, but simply an awareness of our boundaries and the fact that they conform to our own feelings and