In this article I will examine two different psychological positions on gender identity. These positions are: binary gender identity and diverse gender identity. After explaining both positions, I will analyze both and present my argument that diversity in gender identity gives a more accurate representation of gender. This psychologically charged debate about gender identity and its presence in society has taken the form of intuitions about social necessity. One camp argues that traditional binary gender norms are no longer relevant in today's world and that binary gender norms are detrimental to the cultivation of a happy and healthy society. While the other camp maintains that traditional gender binary norms are paramount for a healthy family, for appropriate social dynamics, and to avoid harm to individuals' lives. On both sides of the fence, proponents have used psychological analysis and statistics to support their claims. For the purposes of this article, I will start with pro-binary gender identity theorists. Binary Gender Identity In order to properly analyze the position of proponents of binary gender identity, I will first introduce a concept known as gender essentialism. In summary, gender essentialism is the theory that a specific gender, say female, has a unifying quality that makes it that gender. For those who advocate for binary gender norms, the unifying quality is biological. In other words, they argue, we are all born with a specific gender and, through this unifying biological quality, we concretely are that gender. In short, according to this account, a person's gender is determined by the gender they were born into. Furthermore, they argue that these... middle of paper ...... condemn us to continue potentially striving for the unreasonable. Works Cited DiDonato, Matthew D. and Berenbaum, Sheri A. “The Benefits and Drawbacks of Gender” Typing: How different dimensions relate to psychological adjustment. » Archives of Sexual Behavior April 2011, Volume 40, Issue 2, pp 457-463 Web April 21, 2015. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20364305 Eckes, Thomas. Hanns M. Trautner Taylor and Francis "The Developmental Social Psychology of Gender", May 1, 2000 Print.Ehrensaft, Diane. “Boys will be girls, girls will be boys” Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol 28 (4), October 2011, 528-548. Web April 3, 2015. http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2011-12010-001/Witt, Charlotte. “What is gender essentialism?” » 2011 Web May 12, 2015.http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cewitt/Site/My_Philosophical_Life_files/What%20is%20Gender%20Essentialism%3F.pdf