Introduction Many scholars have stepped in to scrutinize the issue of gender and sexuality. Historical definitions have been acknowledged by recent anthropologists, to help comprehend nature and trend of gender and sexuality. Male dominance versus female subordination, are among the terms that are popularly used to highlight the nature of the society. The paper will discuss issues that are intertwined with gender and sexuality. Different perceptions that have been postulated in the past, will be acknowledged and critiqued. Further, relationship between sexuality and environment will be discussed. In conclusion, personal insights regarding the issue of sexuality and gender will be made. Gender and Environment Gender anthropology can be categorized into three broad stages. Revolutionary stage which is regarded as being the earliest, was triggered by existence of male bias at around 1960. Political dominance of men was associated with passive women, who were sometimes discriminated. In this stage, focus was in eradicating male dominance and ensuring that women were actively represented. There were also concerns on the biological differences between genders, as being determinants of power. The second stage shifted focus from women to gender. Gender was defined as being a social construction while sex was biological. Lack of universality or standardization has complicated the issue of gender and sexuality. In the third stage, there was a shift from the cross cultural approach. Emphases were on postmodernism, pre colonial and globalization theories (Lewellen 34). Universal women subordination can be traced back in 1970s, when male dominance was well accepted. There is however a myth that is referenced by some scholars, as having enabled women to cope with male dominance. The myth is based on rise of Mother Goddess, as a result of introduction of agriculture by women. According to the myth, women became dominant for a long time while men were subordinates. The myth has however been discredited due to inexistence of evidence, of when women reigned. Further, women subordination was manifested by the omission of role of female gender in the evolution theory. Scholars influenced by Marxist theory, have attributed women subordination to capitalism that has been reinforced by the west. Before capitalism, both men and women had equal authority, since there was no division of labor. Emergence of private property, which was facilitated by introduction of economic systems led to exploitation, since control was seized from the producer, who was the woman. As a result, woman was forced into the subordinate position and was in charge of domestic duties. The man seized the public political sphere and was the controller of the production (Mullings 47). Economic situation is greatly influenced by gender and sexuality. Women engage in domestic activities that involve subsistence provision, while men engage in trade and other income generating activities. As a result, women are dependent on men for economic support, which make them even more vulnerable to other factors. The social situation is also well dictated by structure of society, which is dominated by men. Women are regarded as being powerless and in some societies they are discriminated. The subordinate position held by women meant that, they