so i'm in this gender class
Nov. 3rd, 2009 12:57 amand i was thinking on the subject today and i came up with this theroy that apparently isn't well supported.. and i wanted to run it by you guys and cretique it and see what i've leaving out or not thinking of and getting opinions.
theres 3 levels:...
Sex - a choice that was made for you when you were born and isn't generally changed but it CAN be, it just takes a great deal of effort :/
gender- who you are, not a choice you make, it's something you discover. at different times in your life you may be more of less aware of it. and i don't think you can change it.....(?)
Presentation - a choice you made on a day to day level when you put clothes on in the morning and when you open your mouth and every time you move. for some people this takes no effort at all and for some it takes alot of effort to be seen as their gender, whatever that may be.
I've been trying to come up with a somewhat concise summation of all of this business not just for the queer community but something that encompases everyone because i think alot of the time "gender nonconformists" are seen as those people who use too many terms to discribe themselfs and it's too confusing to bother learning... or it gets over simplifyed to "they were just born in the wrong body" and i want something that includes gender conformists as well (and what's rly going on here) as well as gender queers and trans people.
I welcome critiques, and if this offends someone then i'm sry, that was not the intention, quite the opposite, that's why i'm asking for feedback.
Thanks
theres 3 levels:...
Sex - a choice that was made for you when you were born and isn't generally changed but it CAN be, it just takes a great deal of effort :/
gender- who you are, not a choice you make, it's something you discover. at different times in your life you may be more of less aware of it. and i don't think you can change it.....(?)
Presentation - a choice you made on a day to day level when you put clothes on in the morning and when you open your mouth and every time you move. for some people this takes no effort at all and for some it takes alot of effort to be seen as their gender, whatever that may be.
I've been trying to come up with a somewhat concise summation of all of this business not just for the queer community but something that encompases everyone because i think alot of the time "gender nonconformists" are seen as those people who use too many terms to discribe themselfs and it's too confusing to bother learning... or it gets over simplifyed to "they were just born in the wrong body" and i want something that includes gender conformists as well (and what's rly going on here) as well as gender queers and trans people.
I welcome critiques, and if this offends someone then i'm sry, that was not the intention, quite the opposite, that's why i'm asking for feedback.
Thanks