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

Queer Gender/ Gender fluid

Those who identify as genderqueer/gender fluid do not abide by societal expectations associated with sex, gender expression, and sexuality. They are sometimes used as an umbrella term due to their general nature given that it allows them to encompass many forms of non-conformity. Gender fluidity stems from the idea of moving between genders.


This is the genderqeer pride flag. The lavender strip represents androgyny, the white signifies neutrality, and the green stands for any identity outside of the gender binary.


This is the genderfluid pride flag.


Demelza Bush's (2015) article, "I am genderqueer - comfortable with my identity at last," discusses how the genderqueer identification gives Bush a sense of belonging. However, it is touched on that it is still difficult for people to be fully comfortable with this idea because of the focus put on the binary norms.


http://genderqueerid.com/what-is-gq

http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/lgbt-pride-symbols/

http://mg.co.za/article/2015-04-10-00-i-am-genderqueer-comfortable-with-my-identity-at-last
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