Gender and culture are an interrelated issue.Gender and culture are an interrelated issue. Many of the issues relevant to gender are also relevant to culture. The issue of gender identity is becoming an increasingly important factor among young people today. This is not only a gender issue, but also a cultural issue. Youth with gender identity issues exhibit increased risk behaviors and significantly increase health care costs. Art therapy can be a viable method to help the client experiencing gender identity crisis heal. These young people can survive and become powerful forces in society. A person's gender and sex are two different issues, but this is easily misunderstood by society. Gender can be defined as a personality trait of a person as well as a position in society associated with being male or female. Sex is a person's biological makeup (Carl, 2012). Many people view gender and culture separately, but in today's society they can come together by combining issues. Culture can be defined in different ways. These may include similar patterns of behavior, including language, thoughts, actions, customs, beliefs, values, ethnicity, religion, or social groups. Culture can develop based on space and time, as well as circumstances or even destiny (Spadly, 2011). Many of these issues play the same role in defining a person's gender. One of the issues I've seen is greater confusion among today's youth regarding gender identity. This seems to be a cultural problem. Confusion ideas arise from environmental factors such as divorce in families, lack of parental care, abandonment, anger, abuse, neglect, and media celebration. These are specifically problems related to the language used with young people, as well as the thoughts expressed to them by those around them, including family...... middle of paper ...... open and tolerant. Honestly, it changed my life. Works CitedCarl, J.D. (2012). Gender and sex: what is the difference?. Montessori Life: a publication of the American Montessori Society. 24(1), 26-30Garofalo, R. (2014). A personal reflection on the history of demographic research with sexual minority youth. American Journal of Public Health, 104(2), 198-200. Kann, L., Olsen, E., McManus. T., Kinchen, S., Chyen, D., Harris, WA, and Wechsler, H. (2011). Sexual identity, sex of sexual contact, and health risk behaviors among students in grades 9–12—Youth risk behavior surveillance, selected sites, United States, 2001–2009. MMWR Monitoring Summaries 60 (SS-7), 1-134. Mometrix (2013). Art therapy exam flashcard study system. Mometrix Media LLC. Spadly, J. (2011). Culture Clash 101. http:www.slideshare.net/mbrasovcurca/copy-or-culture-clash-101