Monday, 22 August 2011
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GenderQueer
I just want to get this straight right away for everyone... GenderQueer has NOTHING to do with who you do or do not have sex with.
Genderqueer is a catch-all term for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and heteronormativity. People who identify as genderqueer may think of themselves as one or more of the following:
- Both man and woman (bigender, pangender)
- Neither man nor woman (genderless, agender)
- Moving between genders (genderfluid)
- Third gender or other-gendered; includes those who do not place a name to their gender
- Having an overlap of, or blurred lines between, gender identity and sexual orientation
Some genderqueer people prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns such as one, ze, sie, hir, ey or singular "they","their" and "them," while others prefer the conventional binary pronouns "her" or "him." Some genderqueer people prefer to be referred to alternately as he and she (and/or gender neutral pronouns), and some prefer to use only their name and not use pronouns at all.
Despite what we’re force-fed by the media and by society, it really is okay to be in between genders if that’s where you feel you need to be. It’s almost preposterous that, depending on the flesh between our legs, we are expected to behave in certain ways.
Gender is not black or white, man or woman. It's a spectrum--it stretches from the extremes of gender to the grey area in-between.
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I had never heard of this...
I don't completely understand it, but I don't need to be an expert in order to know that people, regardless of how they feel about gender or sexuality, are still people that have individual, inalienable rights.
It is ok to identify yourself between genders. No one can take that from you in a free society. People just need to keep in mind they also cannot control others' opinions on this. You can "prefer" all the treatment and pronouns you want, but it doesn't mean you're going to get it. Free will works both ways. I'd prefer if people called me Miss instead of Ma'm, if people did everything I told them exactly how I told them to do it, but hey people will do what people will do. And if someone is morally opposed to how you choose to present yourself, that's their right also.
hmmm I dont know... :( I like real girl with boobies and not in disguise.. :D
This is the same murder of language that gays presented when they first began demanding most favored status in our society.
And they told us it was about being gay. What a lie.
Now, as expected, every minority with its own sexual disorder is perking up and using the same murderous assault on language to prepare the way for their assault on society at large.
Why don't you folks turn their special words like "genderqueer" into dildos and retire to the privacy of your own bathrooms?
ah man, we are going to need a computer just to figure out how to talk to someone :(
It gets confusing and even reading your post..I'm still a bit confused. Though, I think I'll leave it to that.
@WaitingToShrug@xanga - I concur