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Gender and Sexual Alignments: Equality, Inclusion and Belonging

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Overview The aim of this writing is to examine the various gender identities and sexual alignments from the perspectives of equality, inclusion and belonging. How is the socio-political, religious and economic spaces view other non-traditional gender identities in gender equality discourses? Do the current environment guarantee all genders and sexual alignments the emotional, personal, and social feelings that promote and encourage sense of inclusion and belonging? To answer the above questions, the following outline will be followed: What is gender identity? Types of gender identities Gender identities for entertainment and Self-expressions Sexual Alignment Types of Sexual alignments Yes, to equality: No to equality! Inclusion and Belonging What is gender identity? The word gender has its root in the Latin word, genus . Both the word ‘gender’ and ‘genus’ mean ‘kind,’ ‘sort,’ or ‘type.’ The word gender comes from the middle English ‘ gendre ’ which was borrowed from the Anglo-N