Many people associate sex, gender, and your sexual orientation as the same thing, grouped into two categories of masculine or feminine traits and preferences. However, as both authors argue, it is imperative to consider each of them. as a separate and ever-changing category to protect people's beliefs that contradict the previous statement. “Educating legislators and policymakers about the harm inflicted by sexism and gender stereotypes is an essential part of securing protections for the basic civil rights of GLBT people. » (Currah, Minter p.9) Many members of the LGBT population feel that their personal freedoms have been violated when legislators in certain states and countries infringe on their personal rights. Passages of laws that marginalize the LGBT population are not only unjust and inhumane, but they also have sociological and societal implications that challenge people's beliefs about themselves, leading to the dangerous climate the group faces in itself. even and in the surrounding population.