Genderqueer

I chose the topic of Gender: Binary and Nonbinary because I’m a transgender male student repeatedly coming out to whoever I meet on a nearly daily basis.Through research I learned that in past cultures such as Ancient Egyptians, some eastern cultures, and Native Americans do not just have the binary genders but also other non conformative gender roles that may be foreign to western cultures. Some youth in the LGBT community find it difficult to come out due to others that may not understand. I…

nsmisogyny, which is just a combination of the two. Misogyny describes the hatred and discrimination of women and the viewpoint that traits that are feminine are for no particular reason inferior to masculine traits, rather than the obvious, which is equal. Transphobia encompasses not only a phobia just because people are different but also that they identify as a different gender and express it. Thusly, transmisogyny is a combination of both where these are expressed through sometimes extreme…

himself) that he is a man, because he is quite sure he 's not a woman and he 's unaware there are other options (or at least, other options that are available to him). In modern-day circumstances, he would likely come to consider himself nonbinary/genderqueer, but in his context within his setting, he considers himself an effeminate man, with the caveat that the fact he 's a gay man is a key part of his…

As times progress, the ideas and morals of society change as well. This means that it is expected for everyone to conform to society’s standards in order to fit the stigma that is set. When there are cultural expectations according to gender classification, there becomes a gray area for other people who do not identify as a usual gender. As much as it is preached for individuals to embrace their true selves, there is still an urge to keep those same people confined in a bubble. Gender roles are…

Bryson Miguel’s “Until Something Happens” is a postmodernist, deconstructionist short story that depicts the entropic nature of language and implies that, despite efforts to apply order and meaning to our words, we are only as effectively understood as someone else effectively understands. Miguel’s story also suggests that the true significance of our stories and life experiences are often ambiguous. There is no single and objective meaning to discover, but rather the subjective act of…

Sex and gender are often used interchangeably, however they are very different terms. Sex is a biological term. It is reflected through an individual’s chromosomes and hormones and can be expressed as male or female. Gender is a socially defined term and is connected to the expected behaviors and personalities of a man or woman. Sex is based on biology and gender is based on social distinctions. Both gender and sex are examples of a master status, so it dominates all others statuses in…

Gender has played a distinct role in my life since before I can remember. A gendered upbringing opened my eyes to normative social influence, structural inequality and alternative sexuality. As a boy, I was taught to erase any signs of “femininity” in my demeanour and expected to conceal almost all “effeminate” proclivities. However, after years of introspection and coming to terms with my own sexuality, I discovered A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf and The Awakening by Kate Chopin, books…

considering race as an arbitrary spectrum ranging from black to white, and including every shade in between. Similarly, when I consider gender, I imagine a spectrum from hyper-feminine females to hyper-masculine males, with agender, gender fluid, and genderqueer each having a place. With a mindset that has been trained against considering gender and race to be confining characteristics, I found Chi-Raq to be quite eye opening. In Chi-Raq, race and gender status play crucial roles in nearly every…

The complexity of thought and language in humans sets them apart from animals. Humans use their language to name one another and to specify one from millions. Still, what about those with no names, people stereotyped by their names, and the use of “it” to demean others? It’s all because names are what make people human, even animals and objects can seem human with a name. Frankenstein 's monster has no name. He is often referred to as a creature or just simply as a monster. This shames him and…

“Go ask Daddy if he thinks you look pretty!” my mom would tell me daily, my scalp throbbing from a tight french braid, every piece of my hair perfectly set. I grew up in a house that expected nothing other than pretty. As long as my long blond hair was still in place, and my dress was free of stains, the price of living on this planet as a “girl” was being paid. I also grew up in that same house having to feel ashamed of that femininity. I was trapped- longing nothing more than to be able to…