Gender identity

Butler arguing against gender as a fixed quality of our being, she is treating gender as if it were some totally flexible choice of a cherry-picking subject. Stryker mentions in (De)subjugated Knowledges, multiple criticisms of Butler’s work. Critiquing Butler on the basis of “the self-understanding of many transgender people, who consider their sense of gendered self not to be subject to their instrumental will, not divestible, not a form of play” (10). Stryker’s critiques of gender are more…

Gender Gender has always been depicted and generalized as a binary separation of opposing sexes. While gender is defined at birth, what happens when we don’t fall into the traditional concepts of gender? Gender identity vs. biological sex should be two separate concepts while we seem to group them into one. Gender identity allows for personal depiction of one’s self, formed thorough your family, peers, and social groups. Identity shouldn’t be defined by biological sex, but by who a person…

Gender roles and societal roles are generally accepted and not often thought about. These roles are not thought about because it’s not something that people feel the need to understand. People tend to believe what society tells them since gender is a concept that has been around for hundreds of years. In his book The Gender Knots, Allan G. Johnson writes, “masculinity and femininity make up “gender roles” (65). Johnson claims that “In the simplest sense, masculinity and femininity are cultural…

the greatest labels a person wears in today’s society is their gender. If you are a male or a female dictates how you should speak, dress, act, and even which jobs you should perform. Certain expectations are specified to both males and females. Gender roles control numerous areas of our lives today. We live in a society that attempts to dictate who you should be, and what you should do grounded on your gender. Gender identity ought be whether we internally identify as male or female, but…

Human beings are all born male, female, and in 1 of every 2000 births intersex, however, after reading this week’s text book, it only reinforces what I was previously confidence of, gender identity is nurtured or socially-constructed. Back in the 1920’s women wanted more equality and the right to vote not for the reason that they sought to be more akin to men on the contrary simply due to the fact that there were scores of injustices occurring against them, they just aspired to have a right to…

seek to articulate their transgressive gender identities not only informs their biographies but how they understand their present selves. For instance, in the West the “wrong-body” paradigm (Benjamin 1966) that describes a gender identity at odds with the sex-assignment of an individual’s physicality/ biology at birth resulting in cognitive, emotional and physical distress (or dysphoria) is commonly referenced to explain the imperatives of transsexual identities. The more a transsexual…

With Lynn’s teen pregnancy and Theo’s developing gender expression and sexual identity puts them at risk in a patriarchal heterosexual identity in multiple ways. If Lynn did not have such a strong support system through her pregnancy, she may have not finished school or even yet be as successful as she is today. Lynn would have been another statistic of teenage pregnancy that did not graduate high school. Instead, she has a steady job and moved away from the ghetto. By Lynn divorcing her husband…

society arouse the concerns of the people. Gender roles are formed by what society deems acceptable. These societal norms are often the opinion of the majority. Those who adhere from said norms are often oppressed by the tyranny of the majority. Depending on the society, deviating from these roles can result in rejection and even include harmful consequences. As society adapts and develops towards modernity, its ideas an evolve and change over time. Gender stereotypes can have positive and…

In recent years society has been challenged about the binary construction of gender identity and sexuality. The raise of the LGBTI community and the increase of media representation have helped to start the dialogue about the third gender – a taboo subject. The movie XXY is an example of film about intersex people. It was brought to the public eye in 2007 by the debutant film producer and novelist Lucía Puenzo. The plot of the movie was the recreation of one of her husband’s - Sergio Bizzio -…

Queer queer | kweer (noun) a person who does not conform to a normative sexual orientation or gender identity Originally meaning “strange” and “odd”, “queer” has been used as a derogatory term to refer to homosexuals since the early 20th century. “Queer” has since evolved to include any person whose gender identity or sexual orientation falls outside of the heteronormative view. Essentially, anybody who deviates from society’s expectations of cisgender and/or heterosexuality is included in…