James Daryl L.
Dela Peña
BSA-1A
Understanding the Self: Sexual Self
Assessment
1. Identify your own:
A. Gender Identity
B. Sexual Orientation
C. After you identify you gender identity and sexual orientation, briefly justify why you
identified that way.
A.I identify myself as a Cisgender Man
B. I identify my Sexual Orientation as Omnisexual
C. Based on my answer on Gender Identity, I am certain that I am Cisgender man because of the
way on how I express myself through my style, clothing, physical appearance and probably
behavior. I am kind of worried tho, because after watching the video discussion, especially right
after you describe what hormonal imbalance is, I doubted myself that what if I produce more
estrogen and progesterone than usual. I really don’t have facial hair, leg hair, arm hair, and also
my body looks so feminine and I’m worried now if I have to consult a professional but to
conclude my Gender Identity, I still Identify myself as Cisgender male regardless of my unusual
body features.
On the other side, Sexual Orientation. I am already certain that I am Omnisexual, because back
then, when I was in Senior High School, I already became curious on what my sexual orientation
is. I already know that I am attracted to all individuals but back then I’m still confused if I’m
Pansexual or Omnisexual, I researched about the difference between the two. Pansexual is
gender-blind and Omnisexual are not. Simply put it this way, Omnisexual person have preference
for example, I am attracted to all genders but gender still plays a big factor if who am I gonna be
attracted to. I know that my professor is already aware about this sexual orientation but I think
this is my way of justifying my sexual orientation by giving an example and explanation. So to
conclude, I Identify my Sexual Orientation as Omnisexual.
2. Based on the Triangular Theory of Love, what type of love would you want in a relationship?
What are the elements of love that you would need to achieve that type of love?
- As much as possible, I wanted an Consummate Love but given that Consummate Love is hard
to achieve. I would go for Companionate love. Companionate love is the best option for me
since it gives the relationship a strong bond and commitment even without passion. I would
go for this type of love because relationships like this, couples like this stays together
regardless on how they look, their sexual desires, their needs, and physical attraction. For
me this type of love just seems so healthy.
