Game-ifying gender. A great tool of conceptualising the limitations of gender. The existence trans ppl could free minds but shamefully for some devoted to the game use us as fuel for hate
#transphobia #genderbinary #gendergame #trans #fascism #theory #transgender #scapegoat
https://youtu.be/PnAEzjDyFnI?si=MWkDwXz6DE9hy9yo
Bending the Rules is a fascinating, provocative, and highly entertaining visual exploration of identity and gender through fashion. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #BookBlogger #BookReview #BendingtheRules #GenderBinary #Fashion #LGBTQIA #PrincetonArchitecturalPress #ARC #NetGalley #Bookstagram
Bravo to this #IceDancing team, and hope to see more athletes challenging the #GenderBinary.
Nobody "looks like" anything. There is no such thing as "looking gay" or "looking straight" and to assume facts about a person based purely on their presentation is to do them a disservice.
Presentation, just like Gender and Orientation, are a spectrum. Yes, you can be #gay and dress #femme, or you could still be straight and dress #femme. #enby and my fellow #agender peeps don't owe you #androgyny simply for being between or outside of the gender binary.
And for the love of all that is holy, please do not assume a person is #trans simply because their AGAB does not match their presentation.
#Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBT #GenderPresentation #Agender #Gender #GenderBinary #QueerProgress #Demigender #NonBinary #GenderSpectrum #genderspec #trans #FreedomOfExpression #Bigender #Pangender #Omnigender #Genderqueer
āThere are only two genders.ā āYou just want attention.ā These frantic statements are the dying breaths of an ideology.
These defenders of a rigid gender binary have been reduced to shouting hate behind anonymity and bluster with no hope of changing us.
Such acts are only to briefly lessen their own fear. They are afraid because we are winning.
So, keep fighting. Continue winning.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #exorsexism #GenderBinary
Trump is using the white supremacy playbook of "protecting women" and "protecting children" to uphold the colonizing, patriarchal notion of the gender binary.
āUsing the language of āchild protectionā to justify the oppression of trans youth betrays the very values this month is meant to uphold.ā
#trump #trans #transgender #transphobia #gender #genderbinary
"Many of us live in a world that is firmly based on the Western binary construction of gender and sex, which, along with heteronormativity, leads to systemic oppression and structural discrimination of women and anyone who does not conform, and therefore poses a threat to the patriarchy.
These social constructs uphold unjust power structures, like other categories of identity, such as race, class and caste."
https://www.feministaffirmation.org/letter
#genderbinary #biologicalessentialism #decolonize #abolition
You've already fought and defeated the gender binary. So, you're brave enough to face just about any monster now.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #halloween #GenderBinary
Existing outside the simplicity of the gender binary isnāt a bad place to be.
Let yourself expand into this undefined space, spreading your wings like sunlight across the horizon. Slip between the confines of the binary, resting under the wind, and above the waterās surface. Take all the binary within you, alloyed, as iron becomes steel.
Make the best of this infinitely unknown place.
#NonBinaryPositivity #NonBinaryPride #NonBinary #GenderBinary
A new report reveals a well-funded and coordinated global effort by conservative religious groups to undermine education, erode gender equality, and promote traditional views of women as submissive to men.
#pagan #genderequality #genderbinary #lgbtqia #religion #womensrights #education
#Minneapolis #powwow celebrates belonging for #TwoSpirit, #queer community
#TwoSpiritPowwow invites natives to dress and dance on their own terms.
By Auds Jenkins
June 23, 2023
"Em Matson leaned intently over a long table to arrange the delicate pieces of water lily appliquƩ.
"Amid the mechanical whir of sewing machines and the lively chatter during a community regalia making night, Matson zeroed in on the task at hand: finishing their ribbon pants in time for the Two Spirit Powwow.
"On Saturday, New Native Theater will sponsor Minneapolis' second annual 'Reclaiming Our Identities' Two Spirit Powwow, part of a burgeoning movement of powwows across the country that honor Two Spirit and #indigiqueer (Indigenous and queer) people.
"'I can't wait to see everybody turn out. I know that if you come specifically to this powwow, it means you support our community,' said Wase Mannidu Ikwe, a Two Spirit person of the Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe. 'It's nice to see our allies. As Two Spirits, we make large impacts in the native community. We are valid.'
"'Two Spirit' is an umbrella term derived from the #Anishnaabe '#NiizhManidoowag' (literally translated as "two spirits") that describes native people who exist outside the #GenderBinary and hold sacred roles in their communities.
"Popularized by activists in the 1990s, the term honors multiplicity within native conceptions of gender identity and spirituality. It also reflects a pre-colonial legacy of gender diversity that is being reclaimed today.
"'Prior to European #colonization, #GenderDiversity was the norm for many tribes. Gender was based on your roles and responsibilities, not what you looked like,' said Matson, a Two Spirit of the Sault Ste. Marie Ojibwe and one of the organizers of Minneapolis' Two Spirit Powwow.
"In the months leading up to the powwow, organizers have hosted regalia-making nights for local Two Spirit and indigiqueer folks to make ceremonial clothing that authentically represents their identities.
"'Our goal was for you to come and make whatever makes you feel comfortable,' said organizer Beth Seidl of the White Earth Band of Chippewa. 'We wanted everyone to feel safe, without any chance of someone coming by and saying, 'You're a boy. Why are you making a ribbon skirt?' if that's not how they identify."
#Minnesota #Decolonize #NonBinary
#GBLTQI #Activism
#Reclamation #Indigiqueer
10 #icons from #history you didn't know were #nonbinary
While "nonbinary" may be a term that some people have only learned in recent years, there have been people throughout #history who have #fought the #GenderBinary and bucked #traditional gendernorms.
#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #RoleModels #Representation #Culture
The #demigirl #identity: #Breakingfree from the #GenderBinary
As the world evolves, so does the #LGBTQ+ #community, constantly expanding its #vocabulary and #understanding of #diverse #genderidentities.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #GenderIdentity #Representation #Culture
https://www.queerty.com/the-demigirl-identity-breaking-free-from-the-gender-binary-20240707
How Does One Feel Oneās Gender?
I donāt know what it means to feel āmasculine.ā
Photo by Tim Mossholder on UnsplashEver since I discovered that Iām nonbinary, Iāve been reflecting on what gender is supposed to be, and Iām just ending up confused. Some people talk about feeling āmasculineā or āfeminineā but I donāt really know what it means, other than acting in accordance with the way that society decides that āmenā and āwomenā should act.
People are born with a certain set of genitals, on the basis of this, society says āmaleā or āfemale.ā This is already problematic. If you think that the biological sex binary is a given, I invite you to listen to this TED talk:
https://youtu.be/stUl_OapUso?si=DizHKNWPUynGjMZ_
I already knew that the biological basis for the binary is on shaky ground. However, there is nothing like someone speaking from actual lived experience to sharpen your understanding.
Iāve mentioned above that on top of biological sex, society imposes a series of behavioral conventions that define what men and women are. Men should act this way. Women should act that way. This is the gender binary. When a man acts in the way a woman should, it is deemed unnatural. Same when a woman acts in the way a man should.
I used to think that if I declared myself nonbinary, it was from an ideological standpoint more than anything else, but I donāt think this is the case. Iām just puzzled when people talk about feeling their gender, because this is something I donāt experience, or that I experience only faintly.
The gender binary is a complete fabrication from society. It is mere convention. It is not nature itself that compels those we call men to be competitive, or to be the provider in a couple, but society. It used to be that women couldnāt get credit without their husbandās approval. It is not nature that dictated this, but society. This restriction disappeared, not because of any change in nature, but because of changes in how society sees the gender binary.
Thus, it is that when I talk about my nonbinary nature, I talk about behavior. This is only because society itself distinguishes one side of the binary from the other in terms of behavior. It happens from time to time that someone interjects that gender identity is not the same as gender expression. Yes, this is true, but it has no bearing on what I am saying.
Let me make this clear. Iām not the gender police. You absolutely can be a feminine man, or a masculine woman, or any other variation. I wonāt get on your case for it, and may even give you romantic love. However, as far as I am concerned, when it comes to evaluating whether I am man, woman, or nonbinary, my behavior is a critical component of the analysis.
So society, just like it has made me think that I was neurotypical by treating me like a neurotypical person, has also made me think that I am a man by treating me like a man. This is where gender dysphoria sets in. Yes, I am well versed in looking the part. Yes, Iāve been encultured in manhood, and, usually, I role-play a man. However, there are some behaviors that are required of me, as a man, that I donāt want to engage in. Hence, the gender dysphoria that occurs when Iām pushed to engage in those behaviors.
Still, I donāt feel the male gender in my life. I donāt feel special enjoyment when I do manly things. The notion of whether an act is manly or not does not figure in my decisions. For instance, my relationship with sports has been quite tepid. I used to watch racing, and that was it, as far as sports were concerned. I donāt anymore. I donāt think Iām missing anything important. Iām not pining after sports. It is not somehow missing from my life as a man.
It is only because society insisted that I am a man, and I believed society, that I thought that I was a man. Since I do not feel my gender, where does this lead me, but to the conclusion that I am in fact nonbinary?
#AutisticWriters #behavior #enby #gender #GenderBinary #GenderDysphoria #GenderExpression #GenderIdentity #nonbinary #SocialConvention #YourAutisticLife
https://www.yourautisticlife.com/2024/07/08/how-does-one-feel-ones-gender/
It's okay to be frustrated by having to continually carve out a path for yourself in a ridiculous binary society.
Acknowledge your anger. You can be sure that every nonbinary person is right there with you.
Our efforts may make life easier for following nonbinary generations, giving us the last laugh.
#nonbinarypositivity #nonbinarypride #nonbinary #genderbinary
Some of you may have noticed that a lot of my essays are critical analyses of specific takes or rhetorics that I consider to be misleading or harmful. So, will somebody please tell John Gray that Iām coming for him?
"Others have proposed that individuals with autism are more prone to reject ideas they perceive as flawed or logically inconsistent (Kristensen & Broome, 2016), such as social conditioning and social norms (Ansara & Hegarty, 2011), and this facilitates 'coming out.'"
@mariusor Ah ok, thanks! Indeed this is a "shirt for women". Damned be the #GenderBinary.
