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The 5 Sexes, might be a society in which sexuality is something to be celebrated for its subtletites;; and not
something to be feared or ridiculed.
Revisited
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Useful Definitions Pronouns: How Do They Work?
Sex
An anatomical and physiological categorization, usually split into So, you might have heard Anne Fausto-Sterling
female/male. mention the pronouns “s/he” and “him/her” to
refer to a historic sex non-conforming person.
Pronouns, being a normal part of everyday speech
Gender for many people, is a difficult and tricky thing
in English because you have to decide on the
A social category that generically associates characteristics with a gender of the person you are referring to. “He”
sex (and sex alone in a heteronormative society) and/or any number of other and “she” dominant our pronoun usage for people,
external factors. even if we do not know them. This is reflective
of the heteronormative cultures the English
“There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a language develops in, and provides little space for
kind of imitation for which there is no original.” - Judith Butler transgender and/or intersex folks to get a word
in edge-wise. The creation of “gender-neutral”
Transgender pronouns has been an important way to step out of
the he/she limitations of English, and evolve.
An umbrella term for transsexuals, transgenders, transvestites, While use of a singular “they” as a gender-neutral
genderqueers, and more folks whose gender or anti-gender identity is beyond pronoun dates back to the 15th century, the growing
heteronormative experiences. need for a diversity of gender expressions in
English has birthed a wide variety of pronouns
“The movement across a socially imposed boundary away from an unchosen that are used outside of a male/female gender
starting place.” - Susan Stryker binary. “ze”, “self”, and “hir” are three of the
most popularly used in North America, and reflect
the desires of transgender people to create self-
Cisgender identified genders and referrents.
“Referring to individuals whose gender is reflective of the gender An important step you can take for respecting the
assignment subscribed upon them by a heteronormative society, giving power wide-ranging use of pronouns is very simple - ask
to them through this normalization. The term is often used in contrast with people for their pronoun preferences! Don’t use
transgender.” - sato t. “he” or “she” for someone on assumption alone.
Never assume a cis-identity, always ask.
Heteronormativity
An oppressive system that normalizes and creates expectations that a)
everyone is cisgendered, b) everyone is heterosexual and c) that these two
categories are one and the same. Alongside patriarchal structures, this
priviliges cismen.