To Gender or Not to Gender Sex is one of the constants in human experience; sexuality, one of the variables. Bruce Smith, Homosexual Desire in Shakespeares England.Sexuality in Renaissance England was questionable. The present normal thought or meaning of gay didn't exist in Renaissance England. Today, individuals are characterized as gay; this turns into their personality: I am a gay. In Renaissance England, this sort of sexual personality didn't exist. One would not allude to oneself as a gay. As per Stephen Orgel in Impersonations: The Performance of Gender in Shakespeares England, the class of gay didn't exist as a method of self distinguishing proof or self-definition. This was a demonstration, not a distinguishing proof, a name, or a way of life as it is seen today. There existed no word to characterize oneself as gay. They alluded to homosexuality or buggery which were lustful sexual acts that included hetero divergences. This differentiation between gay men and hetero men didn't exist.