Lately, it seems hard to turn on the TV or internet without hearing something about someone being Transgender or exploring what gender means to them, and rightfully so, it's unexplored area for most people. We are just beginning to hear about these journeys for some families. This is a family whose love knows no gender, they know love. Love moves mountains, love knows no boundaries, they love above all, selflessly, unconditionally and with so much understanding and beauty. So, what is a gender? Does it matter?This is one moms story!
By Merriam Webster website, this is the definition of the word Gender.
Full Definition of GENDER
1a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (as shape, social rank, manner of existence, …show more content…
Perhaps I'm naïve or stupid but I don't see appearance anywhere in the above definition? Mommies who have babies deal with the "oh What a cute boy!" all the time when they are carrying a little girl wearing a pink bow. So why is there so much emphasis on appearance in terms of how we perceive gender
Recently, this mama I've known for many years posted a photo of Walker, her "son" wearing a two piece bathing suit. I've know her for many years and I've seen many photos of her children and I must admit, I see but I never really looked any further. Funny because with some people we can sort their photos and posts, so much so that we feel like we're there with them but others, we can skip over so quickly. So this image popped up in my Facebook Newsfeed and it caught my eye, not negatively by any means but because she was calling this beautiful little girl
By Merriam Webster website, this is the definition of the word Gender.
Full Definition of GENDER
1a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (as shape, social rank, manner of existence, …show more content…
Perhaps I'm naïve or stupid but I don't see appearance anywhere in the above definition? Mommies who have babies deal with the "oh What a cute boy!" all the time when they are carrying a little girl wearing a pink bow. So why is there so much emphasis on appearance in terms of how we perceive gender
Recently, this mama I've known for many years posted a photo of Walker, her "son" wearing a two piece bathing suit. I've know her for many years and I've seen many photos of her children and I must admit, I see but I never really looked any further. Funny because with some people we can sort their photos and posts, so much so that we feel like we're there with them but others, we can skip over so quickly. So this image popped up in my Facebook Newsfeed and it caught my eye, not negatively by any means but because she was calling this beautiful little girl