“in my own coming-out experience, the only people who claimed such a need were those who had already superimposed a gendered context onto my identity, which would have been alienating & harmful even if i were cis.”
I know this was not directed at me but that sentence has opened up a portal in the conversation that I think needs exploring:…
“in my own coming-out experience, the only people who claimed such a need were those who had already superimposed a gendered context onto my identity, which would have been alienating & harmful even if i were cis.”
I know this was not directed at me but that sentence has opened up a portal in the conversation that I think needs exploring: there’s a huge lack of analysis on not the gender roles and stereotypes our society enforces, but rather how subtle and seamless the socialization of it all is. Even those who are more socially aware still fall into this trap which makes everyone suffer (especially for those breaking away from them for their own sanity/health).
“in my own coming-out experience, the only people who claimed such a need were those who had already superimposed a gendered context onto my identity, which would have been alienating & harmful even if i were cis.”
I know this was not directed at me but that sentence has opened up a portal in the conversation that I think needs exploring: there’s a huge lack of analysis on not the gender roles and stereotypes our society enforces, but rather how subtle and seamless the socialization of it all is. Even those who are more socially aware still fall into this trap which makes everyone suffer (especially for those breaking away from them for their own sanity/health).