Gender 2.0
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My Transition Isn’t “Easier” Because I’m Intersex
When my father finally accepted that I was trans, he told me that when I was born, the doctors weren’t quite sure what to call me.I was sixteen when I realized I was trans, but I was almost eighteen when I finally came out to my parents. “So you’re a tomboy,” they said. They reluctantly let me buy jeans from the guys’ section of American Eagle, though my mom kept bringing me girl’s jeans to try on, and huffing indignantly when I refused. ¶ When I was twelve, all the girls in my class were buying bras and starting their periods.
Kip WallaceMar 18
Three Questions for Tennessee Lawmakers Considering Anti-Trans Student Bills
Another week brings another opportunity for legislators to advance harmful anti-transgender bills. This week, lawmakers in Tennessee will…be considering a pair of bills that target transgender students. Like South Dakota’s HB 1008, which was vetoed by Republican South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard earlier this month, Tennessee’s HB 2414 and SB 2387 would ban transgender students from using restrooms in public schools and universities. ¶ These measures take aim at vulnerable transgender young people and raise serious questions about the privacy and bodily autonomy of students across the country.
chase strangioMar 14
Falsehoods Programmers believe about Gender
You may have read some of highly popular posts regarding falsehoods programmers believe about names, time, geography, and addresses. There…is also a short list on github regarding gender. In this post I will expand on things assumed to be true about gender in a similar fashion. ¶ Everyone is male. ¶ Everyone is female. ¶ People are either male or female. ¶ People who are not male or female will be happy to be lumped together under “other”. ¶ A person’s gender never changes. ¶ OK, it might change but only once in a lifetime. ¶ A few times in a lifetime?
Alon AltmanDec 28, 2015
