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In July 2012, Gopi Shankar, a gender activist and a student at [[The American College in Madurai]] coined the regional terms for genderqueer people in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] during Asia's first genderqueer [[Pride Parade]]. After English, Tamil is the only language that has been given names for all the genders identified so far.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/madurai/39739581_1_genders-book-tamil-nadu |title=Madurai student pens book on gender variants |publisher=The Times of India |date=2013-06-04 |accessdate=2013-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3702689.ece |title=Cities / Madurai : Madurai comes out of the closet |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-07-30 |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> |
In July 2012, Gopi Shankar, a gender activist and a student at [[The American College in Madurai]] coined the regional terms for genderqueer people in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] during Asia's first genderqueer [[Pride Parade]]. After English, Tamil is the only language that has been given names for all the genders identified so far.<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-04/madurai/39739581_1_genders-book-tamil-nadu |title=Madurai student pens book on gender variants |publisher=The Times of India |date=2013-06-04 |accessdate=2013-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/article3702689.ece |title=Cities / Madurai : Madurai comes out of the closet |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-07-30 |accessdate=2012-10-10}}</ref> |
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==Origin of the term "Genderqueer"== |
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The term "genderqueer" was invented sometime in 2012 when hipster trans womyn who were frustrated with the fact that FTM went mainstream felt the need to invent a new label and add a 32nd letter to the current acronym for the overall gay community (GLBTQA3XR$?$ZV.....???). Simply put, "genderqueer" is not a real thing and spending 5 minutes in [[Microsoft paint]] creating a "flag" for it doesn't give it legitimacy. |
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==Gender neutrality== |
==Gender neutrality== |
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Genderqueer (GQ; alternatively non-binary) is a catch-all category for gender identities other than man and woman, thus outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity.[1] Genderqueer people may identify as one or more of the following:
- having an overlap of, or blurred lines between, gender identity and sexual and romantic orientation.[2][3]
- two or more genders (bigender, trigender, pangender);
- without a gender (nongendered, genderless, agender; neutrois);
- moving between genders or with a fluctuating gender identity (genderfluid);[4]
- third gender or other-gendered; includes those who do not place a name to their gender;[5]
Some genderqueer people[6][7] also desire physical modification or hormones to suit their preferred expression. Many genderqueer people see gender and sex as separable aspects of a person and sometimes identify as a male woman, a female man, or a male/female/intersex genderqueer person.[8] Gender identity is defined as one's internal sense of being a woman, man, both, or neither, while sexual identity refers to an individual's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to others.[7] As such, genderqueer people may have a variety of sexual orientations, as with transgender and cisgender people.[9]
In addition to being an umbrella term, genderqueer has been used as an adjective to refer to any people who transgress distinctions of gender, regardless of their self-defined gender identity, i.e. those who "queer" gender, expressing it non-normatively.[10] Androgynous is frequently used as a descriptive term for people in this category, though genderqueer people may express a combination of masculinity and femininity, or neither, in their gender expression and not all identify as androgynous. However, the term has been applied by those describing what they see as a gender ambiguity.[11]
Gender terms
Some genderqueer people prefer to use gender-neutral pronouns such as one, ze, sie, hir, co, ey or singular "they", "their" and "them", while others prefer the conventional binary pronouns "her" or "him". Some genderqueer people prefer to be referred to alternately as he and she (and/or gender neutral pronouns), and some prefer to use only their name and not use pronouns at all.[12]
Many genderqueer people prefer additional neutral language, such as the title "Mx" instead of Mr or Ms.[13]
In July 2012, Gopi Shankar, a gender activist and a student at The American College in Madurai coined the regional terms for genderqueer people in Tamil during Asia's first genderqueer Pride Parade. After English, Tamil is the only language that has been given names for all the genders identified so far.[14][15]
Origin of the term "Genderqueer"
The term "genderqueer" was invented sometime in 2012 when hipster trans womyn who were frustrated with the fact that FTM went mainstream felt the need to invent a new label and add a 32nd letter to the current acronym for the overall gay community (GLBTQA3XR$?$ZV.....???). Simply put, "genderqueer" is not a real thing and spending 5 minutes in Microsoft paint creating a "flag" for it doesn't give it legitimacy.
Gender neutrality
Gender neutrality is the movement to end discrimination of gender altogether in society through means of gender-neutral language, the end of sex segregation and other means.
Out genderqueer people
- Chris Pureka, an American folk music singer-songwriter, came out publicly as genderqueer in a 2005 interview with Off Our Backs.[16]
- Rae Spoon, a Canadian singer-songwriter, identified as a trans man for many years before adopting a gender-neutral identity in 2012.[citation needed]
- Jiz Lee, a porn star, claimed in a personal blog post to have become more candid about being genderqueer at about age 29.[17]
- Andrej Pejić, an Australian fashion model, does not use the term genderqueer, but publicly claims to identify as neither male nor female.[18][19]
- Kate Bornstein, an American gender theorist, transsexual person, and author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us (a book about being dissatisfied with binary models of gender) identifies as neither male nor female.
- Gopi Shankar (Gender activist) and a student of The American College in Madurai .He penned the world first book on Gender-Variants in Tamil and he is the founder of Srishti Madurai genderqueer group.[14]
Discrimination and legal status
In an analysis of respondents to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey who chose "A gender not listed here", the majority of whom are genderqueer, it was found that Q3GNLH (Question 3 Gender Not Listed Here) respondents were 9 percentage-points (33%) more likely to forgo healthcare due to fear of discrimination than the general sample (36% compared to 27%). 76% reported being unemployed, 90% had experienced anti-trans bias at work, and 43% had attempted suicide.[20]
In May 2013, Australia became the first country in the world to recognize genderqueer identity. People who do not identify as male or female achieved formal legal recognition in Australia for the first time, after the NSW Court of Appeal overturned a ruling that everyone must be listed as a man or a woman with the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. It has potential implications for many others, including babies who are born with ambiguous genitalia and people who do not identify as male or female despite having physical characteristics of a man or a woman. "This is the first decision that recognizes that 'sex' is not binary - it is not only 'male' or 'female'."[21]
See also
References
- ^ Usher, Raven, ed. (2006). North American Lexicon of Transgender Terms. San Francisco. ISBN 9781879194625. OCLC 184841392.
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- ^ Brill, Stephanie A.; Pepper, Rachel (28 June 2008). The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals. San Francisco: Cleis Press. ISBN 9781573443180. OCLC 227570066.
- ^ Winter, Claire Ruth (2010). Understanding Transgender Diversity: A Sensible Explanation of Sexual and Gender Identities. CreateSpace. ISBN 9781456314903. OCLC 703235508.
- ^ Beemyn, Brett Genny (2008). "Genderqueer". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Chicago: glbtq, Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Transgender (adj.)". Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology. National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Transgender Glossary of Terms". GLAAD Media Reference Guide. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ Walsh, Reuben (2010). "More T, vicar? My experiences as a genderqueer person of faith". All God's Children. 2 (3). Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement.
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- ^ Dahir, Mubarak (25 May 1999). "Whose Movement Is It?". The Advocate. Here Media: 52.
- ^ Girshick, Lori B. (2008). Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men. Hanover: University Press of New England. ISBN 9781584656456. OCLC 183162406.
- ^ Feinberg, Leslie (1996). Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807079409. OCLC 33014093.
- ^ Ruth Pearce (July 21, 2011). "Non-gendered titles see increased recognition". Lesbilicious. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Madurai student pens book on gender variants". The Times of India. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ^ "Cities / Madurai : Madurai comes out of the closet". The Hindu. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ Young, Angie (1 July 2005). "An Interview with Chris Pureka". Off Our Backs. Arlington.
- ^ Lee, Jiz (15 December 2010). "What Is Genderqueer?". Jiz Lee – Blog. jizlee.com. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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- ^ Criger, Erin (26 October 2011). "Fashion model straddles gender divide". CityNews Toronto. Rogers Communications. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Guy AND Doll: Man Models Women's Clothes (segment)". ABC News Nightline. 13 September 2011. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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- ^ Paul Bibby (2012-08-21). "Legal recognition for those who don't identify as either 'M' or 'F'". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
Further reading
- Bernstein Sycamore, Mattilda, ed. (2006). Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity. Emeryville: Seal Press. ISBN 9781580051842. OCLC 50389309.
- Bornstein, Kate; Bergman, S. Bear, eds. (2010). Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation (Reprint ed.). Berkeley: Seal Press. ISBN 9781580053082. OCLC 837948378.
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- Hines, Melissa (2005). Brain Gender. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195188363. OCLC 846105995.
- Nestle, Joan; Howell, Clare; Wilchins, Riki Anne, eds. (2002). GenderQueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary. Los Angeles: Alyson Books. ISBN 9781555837303. OCLC 50389309.
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- Scout, Ph.D. (23 July 2013). "(A) Male, (B) Female, (C) Both, (D) Neither". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- Stryker, Susan; Whittle, Stephen, eds. (2006). The Transgender Studies Reader. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781580051842. OCLC 50389309.
External links
- Androgyne Online, non-binary gender variants/variance
- Genderfork, photos and anonymous thoughts from genderqueer people
- T-Vox, support and information for genderqueer, intersex, transgender, and transsexual persons
- United Genders of the Universe a genderqueer organization
- What Is Gender?, "a support forum for transgendered, non_binary, and significant others"
- gender trender, a trans* positive space to explore and celebrate sex-gender diversity