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- I really like a lot of the ideas in this book, but I still feel left out of the conversation in many ways, even though I am queer.
- For this assignment, add yourself to the conversation. Think of how we discuss in class and try to build your authority.
- As an assigned female at birth non-binary person, I feel as if I bring a differing perspective as many of these concepts stay in the back of my mind and my identity is often invalidated.
- Judith Butler
- Gender is what we do and the concept is made within power relations. The only thing that can break isthmus is gender parody or performances of gender that challenge these ideas1.
- Your idea of gender parody, or gender performances, are often inaccessible to those who are female at birth regardless of their gender identity.
- These are expectations for those who are assigned female at birth on the other hand. For us, regardless of our gender identity, participating in gender parody often involves the lack of something such as makeup rather than the addition. This prevents us from this key aspect of expression within gender parody.
- Setting gender parody aside, there is a greater emphasis on a masculine androgyny being the goal of or those who are non-conforming. My gender identity is often invalidated whenever I choose to present more femininely. I always feel a pressure to look more masculine so people do not perceive me as a girl, even within the Queer Community.
- Society has few expectations for men in terms of their appearance. For those who are assigned male at birth and participate in gender parody, they are able to further express themselves with outlets such as makeup and fashion.
- Gender parody then becomes solely a political statement with a high internal cost.
- Audre Lorde
- Many issues arise from our refusal to recognize our differences and see other different problems we face within our shared identity2.
- It can be hard to see identities as fluid when you only focus on the differences, even in a positive, productive manner.
- My identities have changed many times throughout my life, but that seems to be a normal part of discovering yourself.
- If we only focus on our identities, we stray further into separating ourselves and it is easily to forget our shared humanity.
- This is very nuanced because though our identities may change or are built off existing power structures that need to be reevaluated. However, we are treated very differently and have different experiences as a result of these identities and this fact cannot be ignored.
- Recognizing differences is very important for progress, but but we can easily get caught up in binaries.
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