In today's society, there are a lot of expectations placed on people based on their biological sex and/or sexuality. In the gender binary, women are to be clean, soft, and feminine while men are to be tough, rough, and masculine.

In reality, very few people's identities are that black and white. These pressures are most often exacerbated by a need to fit in, especially in younger populations. Very recently, more and more people are finding their freedom outside of the gender binary and societal expectations related to feminine and masculine traits. While that space is unfortunately not always safe, it is liberating.