Would you be offended if someone used "they/them" pronouns for you after they already know your gender and/or preferred pronouns?
(I'm trying to figure out who might be offended if I stop using gendered language altogether. Boost for science. Feel free to comment instead, if none of these answers apply to you.)
If we want to understand and prepare for (insofar as possible) what's coming now in the US, I think we'd be wise to study societies that have deliberately decided to step back in time by dismantling progressive breakthroughs in areas like human rights.
This DOES happen. It has happened throughout history and right to the present.
#Trump #Republicans #Hegseth #WhiteChristianNationalism #gender #race #HumanRights
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As someone whose never got on with open offices I endorse this message.
#workers #OfficeLife #gender #neurodivergent
I just learned that my “What Is a Woman (a response)” essay was selected as one of Medium's 32 favorites of 2023: blog.medium.com/32-of-our-favo…
ICYMI, you can read the essay here (5 min read, no paywall):
juliaserano.medium.com/what-is… #trans #transgender #LGBTQ #feminism #sex #gender
Last month, I received an invitation to participate in a public debate about “gender and the definition of what it means to be a woman.” There was a time in the past when I would occasionally engage…Julia Serano (Medium)
new essay! not only debunks "trans social contagion" & "gr00ming" charges, but shows how they're linked, and explains the unconscious thinking behind both anti-trans campaigners' obsession with us & the TERF-to-fascist pipeline.
no paywall link, pls share & give it lots of "claps" (up to 50) so other ppl see it!
juliaserano.medium.com/anti-tr…
#trans #transgender #gay #lesbian #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #socialjustice #sex #gender #sexuality #psychology
There is a virtually endless list of things that supposedly cause people to become transgender. During the mid-to-late twentieth century, perhaps the most common proposed cause was faulty…Julia Serano (Medium)
