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What is Gender?
May. 9th, 2011 06:32 pmSex stereotyping?
Sex-role stereotyping?
An institution of oppression which can affect every aspect of one's life?
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It frustrates me that so many trans feminists build trans theory on top of "gender," gender identity, transgender, gender transition, etc. without adequately defining gender, and without addressing how other radical feminists have defined gender.
Of course, trans-ness is complicated; it is socially defined by the kinds of prejudice we face. The various forms of transsexualism, including non-binary transsexualism, are probably biological; it would make sense to refer to sex identity, etc. instead of "gender identity." The rest are probably more complicated. I think it makes sense to refer to gender when referring to the prejudices, and some social aspects, but not to reduce everything to "gender."
Sex-role stereotyping?
An institution of oppression which can affect every aspect of one's life?
***
It frustrates me that so many trans feminists build trans theory on top of "gender," gender identity, transgender, gender transition, etc. without adequately defining gender, and without addressing how other radical feminists have defined gender.
Of course, trans-ness is complicated; it is socially defined by the kinds of prejudice we face. The various forms of transsexualism, including non-binary transsexualism, are probably biological; it would make sense to refer to sex identity, etc. instead of "gender identity." The rest are probably more complicated. I think it makes sense to refer to gender when referring to the prejudices, and some social aspects, but not to reduce everything to "gender."
