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What does it mean to be transgender?<\/p>\n
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Transgender people are people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were thought to be at birth. \u201cTrans\u201d is often used as shorthand for transgender.<\/p>\n
When we\u2019re born, a doctor usually says that we\u2019re male or female based on what our bodies look like. Most people who were labeled male at birth turn out to actually identify as men, and most people who were labeled female at birth grow up to be women. But some people\u2019s gender identity \u2013 their innate knowledge of who they are \u2013 is different from what was initially expected when they were born. Most of these people describe themselves as\u00a0transgender.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0transgender woman\u00a0lives as a woman today, but was thought to be male when she was born. A\u00a0transgender man\u00a0lives as a man today, but was thought to be female when he was born. Some transgender people identify as neither male nor female, or as a combination of male and female. There are a variety of terms that people who aren\u2019t entirely male or entirely female use to describe their gender identity, like\u00a0non-binary\u00a0or\u00a0genderqueer.<\/p>\n
Everyone\u2014transgender or not\u2014has a gender identity. Most people never think about what their gender identity is because it matches their sex at birth.<\/p>\n
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Why is \u201cthat\u2019s so gay\u201d so offensive if people don\u2019t mean anything by it?<\/p>\n
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Typically when people use this phrase, they are using \u201cgay\u201d as a synonym for something bad, negative, or less desirable. The use of this phrase communicates or perpetuates the prevailing societal view that being gay is less desirable and\/or that you may not be supportive of LGBTIQA+ people.<\/p>\n
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What are the right terms to use?<\/p>\n
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Language is fluid and contested. Language changes over time, and different people may use the same term differently. A good practice is to educate yourself on the ways concepts and terms are used in your geographic region. You can do this by attending LGBTIQ community events, participating in Safe Zone training, or reviewing resources such as the terminology page on this website.<\/p>\n
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What is the Gender binary?<\/p>\n
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The gender binary is a social classification system that divides gender identity and gender expression into two mutually exclusive categories (i.e., male\/masculine and female\/feminine) with narrowly defined limits of what is appropriate for each in terms of appearance, behavior, interests, attire, professional occupations, roles, and responsibilities. Adherence to the expectations for these categories is privileged and rewarded where as deviation or non-conformity results in marginalization, harassment, or discrimination. Sandra Bem (1995) used the phrase \u201cgender polarization\u201d to refer to the system and practices of (a) defining mutually exclusive scripts for being male and female and (b) categorizing any person or behavior that deviates from these scripts as problematic. Problems, in this case, are defined as immoral acts that defy religious perspectives or which are psychologically pathological.<\/p>\n
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