Box 12.

My age, gender and religion will have a direct impact on my study. I feel very privileged in all three aspects personally being young, female and Catholic. I think they will affect my research because young people tend to have more open minds when dealing with homosexuality. Next, as a woman, I will be more compassionate towards my subjects and do my best to understand them. Finally, my religion, Catholicism, is pretty accepting of homosexuality. Although the Bible has a passage to say that being gay is wrong, some religions are more accepting than others and I feel like mine is one of those.
My nationality/race is caucasian which is absolutely a privilege; living in America. I have complete freedom in this country which is such a blessing. I don't think that this will impact my research because I don't think race or nationality really plays a role in homosexuality or how one feels about it. My economic status also benefits me personally. I was born into a higher middle-class family and have never had to worry about money which is a gift in this world. I also don't feel like that will affect my study because wealth doesn't play much of a role in sexual preference. At least, it doesn't in my eyes.
The privileges that I've grown up with have occasionally stood in the way of things that I could know! I grew up in a small, very caucasian, farming town. Therefore, I didn't experience interaction with other races and didn't ever see the true results of poverty. Homosexuality was not popular in my town either. Although I feel like I missed out on some aspects that could help out in the future, I think I grew up with the right ideas to finish my project successfully.