Introduction

According to the Ecology Global Network there are approximately 360,000 births per day in this world. When someone is born in a hospital one of the first things the doctors do is assign the child a sex based off of the biological parts present. From there the rest of the world takes over in making assumptions about the child’s gender based off of the assigned sex. As Sam Killerman said in The Social Justice Advocate’s Handbook: A Guide to Gender, “Gender identity is our internal response to a social construction that attempts to make a connection between a person’s biological makeup and their eventual role in society.” Gender is a socially constructed idea and often in this society it is assumed that one’s gender matches their assigned sex, or it is assumed that both of the previous match up with the individual’s gender expression. From there people also assume that one’s sexual or romantic orientations fit into neat normative boxes that coincide with gender expression and identity, and sex. In actuality though, these assumptions just are not reliable. With 360,000 births a day there will be some babies that are not born just male or female, there will be some babies that don’t identify as men or women, and there will be some babies that are not attracted to the opposite sex. The goal of this blog is to define and discuss a few of the many identities and orientations that people possess and to show that as a society we simplify topics we should not. There is beauty in diversity, so let’s shine a light upon it.


http://www.ecology.com/birth-death-rates/

Monday, April 13, 2015

Androgynous




The short article by sexuality expert Cory Silverberg, provided by the link below, brings to light the definition of the term androgynous. He elaborates on how androgynous is often used in multiple ways, such as, in explaining an individual's physical appearance as containing both feminine and masculine qualities, and as a term to describe gender identity. Androgynous does not conform to the gender binary.

Silverberg's article:
http://sexuality.about.com/od/glossary/a/Androgynous.htm




Androgynous models are making a name in the fashion industry. James Michael Nichols' (2015) article, "Rain Dove, Androgynous Model, Is Breaking Barriers in Fashion" features this non-gender-conforming model.


This is the androgynous pride flag. The blue and pick stripes represent masculinity and femininity, where as the gray represents the "gray area" between these. The formation of the equal sign is meant to symbolize equality between the two.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/04/rain-dove-androgynous-model_n_6993640.html?cps=gravity_2246_-2520367656289394762

http://pride-flags-for-us.tumblr.com/genderspffu
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