In today’s society, there is a overshadowing stigma that gender expression is tied to sexual orientation. I prospose the question, why does one’s actions based off gender stereotypes constitute a presumption of one’s sexual orientation? In the way that boys are supposed to be super manly and strong while girl’s are suppose to like dresses and play with dolls. Those should be the  norm’s of the past and we have to continue to push, as a society, for less cultural gender expressions and more personal expression. In Anne Hallward’s safe space radio episode, Unheard stories of LGBTQ teens, a girl states the following message, “Gender expression and sexual orientation have nothing to do with each other.” The way a boy or girl acts, should not correlate to their own sexual orientation. In some circumstances, it may present some evidence of one’s sexual orientation, but that shouldn’t be generalized for all people, especially teens. A straight male individual may have some very “feminine” interests but that does not mean everyone should assume that males sexual orientation, and vice versa with females in a opposite context. Every single person on this planet is unique, and that uniqueness is for a reason. The assumption of someone’s sexual orientation based off their interests and personality traits is something that today’s society should phase out. With a growing diversity of sexual orientations and interests and identity’s, the culture that is present and contested, should adapt like it always has. Assuming can only lead to mistrust and deception, as well as discriminate those in society that are lost and feel they do not fit in.