Are You a Human Being?

We all want safety, to feel loved and to love some one or something else. That's a universal of being human. And we will always actualize towards these good things if the right environment is present for us. But sometimes society and culture doesn't always fit in with our actualizing tendency. This is what you hear people sayin we must build a more compassionate society. Think of it this way, how? How does a person's self actualize within a culture that discriminates on the basis of gender?"