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

Pronouns

 For most people despite their gender identity/expression using the pronouns they identify with is very important. No one wants to be miss labelled or represented. An individual’s pronouns are their choice and should be respected. One should never assume another’s pronouns based off of appearance or perception. It is always polite to ask a person’s pronouns and to use gender neutral language when discussing someone whose pronouns you are unsure of. There are several different pronouns that can be used. The chart above shows the most commonly used. One pronoun not on the list is “it”. Using the “it” pronoun without the permission of the person being referred to can be seen as very rude and offensive and should be avoided. Some people like to use the “it” pronoun, in that case it is okay but always ask for preferred pronouns before using it.


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http://itgetsbetteryk.org/resources
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