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Liberal MP (Layla Moran) who will compete for leadership of that party. Half Palestinian
About time this c*nt started paying for the three goons with machine guns that cover his back 24/7...
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That was very good until the 'pretend' bit.
No wait, it was the 'social construct' bit.
Sorry, yes, written in a hurry and pretend is definitely the wrong choice of word - apologies, no offence meant. I thought social construct is a commonly accepted and inoffensive term in discussion around gender, distinguishing gender, which is not determined via biological fact [hence social construct], from sex, which is.
I'm clearly wading into something I don't understand well enough however, and into territory where it is too easy to offend, so I'll stop there!!
13 Gender-Related Terms You Want To Learn
This is your cheat sheet.
by SOPHIE SAINT THOMAS
DEC 17, 2019
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KATIE BUCKLEITNER
Whether you’re trying to make sure the people in your life feel as comfortable as possible by using their individual pronouns, or even just trying to better understand celebrity news, or even just trying to better understand celebrity news, like Sam Smith coming out as nonbinary and announcing their pronouns as they/them, you probably have some questions about which terms you need to know, what they mean, and how to use them properly.
There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to what sex, gender, and orientation mean, and how they differ. To take a deep dive into what gender-related words such as cishet, genderqueer, and gender-fluid actually mean, it’s also important to keep in mind that such terms are often fluid in of themselves, and may change depending on who is using them. Basically, this concept is extremely personal.
A good place to start? “Ask the other person who may identify with any of these things, ‘What does it mean to you?’” says Dr. Kelly Wise, an out transgender person and sex therapist. “One person will describe genderqueer as another person describes genderfluid. The main important thing to do is ask a person,” he says.
“Ask the other person who may identify with any of these things, ‘What does it mean to you?’”
With that in mind, it’s important to have a basic understanding of basic gender terminology, even if it varies. “It’s complicated to think about what gender is. We’re working on undoing what patriarchy and sex teaches us what men and women are,” says genderfluid sex therapist Dr. Liz Powell.
These terms and their definitions will help you know what you’re talking about the next time you hear someone say “Gender is a social construct,” or “Anatomy doesn’t determine gender.”
1. SEX
As it relates to gender, “sex” often refers to what doctors (and society) assign a person at birth based on their genitals, whether male or female. Dr. Powell notes that defining sex versus gender is a complicated area, as many folks wonder how helpful it is to think about sex as a separate thing from gender. “But in context, if we’re talking about someone’s sex, we’re talking about what they were assigned at birth, based on external genitalia,” she clarifies. For the sake of most discussion, this is a helpful way to frame it.
2. GENDER
While sex is based on biology, chromosomes, and what doctors assign at birth and write on the birth certificate, gender is a social construct, meaning something that was created by humanity, complete with its own set of "rules" and expectations. As such, individuals may identify with a different gender than what they were assigned at birth. As Dr. Powell explains it: “Gender is someone’s own internal understanding about whether they are a man or a woman, something in between, [or] none of those things."
3. CIS
Cis, which is short for cisgender, refers to people whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth. So if you were born with a penis and you feel and consider yourself to be male, you'd be a cisgender male.
4. CISHET
Cishet is short for cisgender heterosexual, or someone who is both cis and straight. (Note: "Straight" is not a gender term, but a sexual orientation. However, it's relevant to gender when combined with "cisgender.")
5. TRANS
Trans is an abbreviation of transgender, andrefers to someone whose gender does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth. “Trans is not aligned with what was determined [at birth], where cis is aligned with what was determined,” Dr. Wise says. A transgender man is someone who was assigned female at birth but has transitioned (or is transitioning) to expressing a male gender identity, and a transgender woman is someone who was assigned male at birth but has transitioned (or is transitioning) to expressing a female gender identity.
6. GENDERQUEER
Genderqueer refers to someone who enjoys playing with that political and activist sense of the experience of expressed gender, Dr. Powell explains. A genderqueer person may identify as neither gender, both, or a combination. They do not subscribe to the traditional gender binary. “I identify as genderqueer, because a lot of times I feel like a woman, and a lot of times I feel like a dude who feels like wearing women’s clothes. Sometimes I feel like a dude who doesn’t wear women’s clothes. I think that it’s a complicated thing,” Dr. Powell says.
7. GENDERFLUID
Someone who is genderfluid feels that their gender is fluid and can change and vary over time. “People who are genderfluid find themselves moving in between different gender presentations and identifications,” Dr. Powell says. “They may identify as a man or masculine one day, and as femme, woman, or feminine another day, and move in between these expressions of their gender.” They may use gender-neutral pronouns such as “they/them,” as can non-binary or genderqueer people.
8. NON-BINARY
Non-binary is an umbrella term for people whose gender is not just male or female, Dr. Powell explains. And (staying on the theme) this word may have different meanings to different people. “Non-binary is anyone... outside of gender, or someone who is transgender, or people who don’t fall strictly within the binary at all,” Dr. Powell says. Someone can be trans, genderfluid, genderqueer, and non-binary all at the same time.
9. INTERSEX
People who are intersex are born with ambiguous genitalia. For instance, someone might be born with genitals that appear female on the outside, but have male-typical anatomy internally, explains the Intersex Society of North America. Doctors in birthing rooms often have different opinions on how genitals should look to be categorized as male, female, or intersex (a power which is a little creepy, IMO), which is why it’s important to let individuals identify with whatever gender feels right for them.
10. ORIENTATION
Sexual orientation is completely separate from gender identity. One refers to who you're attracted to, while the other refers to your gender. This is important and often misunderstood. While someone who is non-binary or trans may identify as gay or bisexual, various gender identities can also have a heterosexual sexual orientation.
11. PANSEXUAL
A pansexual person is someone who is attracted to people regardless of the person’s gender.
12. BISEXUAL
Bisexual people are attracted to people of all genders. A common misconception is that bisexuality reinforces the gender binary, or that bisexual people only date cis folks. In reality, bisexual people date and are attracted to both their own gender and genders other than their own (not just “men” and “women”).
13. SAPIOSEXUAL
Sapiosexuals typically don’t deal with the same prejudices as people that aren’t cishet go through, but we included this because it’s a word being used a lot lately, and you might be curious as to what it means. A sapiosexual is someone who is turned on and attracted to intelligence, or someone’s mind before their appearance.
I'll write to the QPR board demanding Ellerslie Road provides separate toilet facilities for each of them
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It’s baffling, isn’t it? Dig up remains in any cemetery and all you ever seem to find are men or women...
You should probably stop doing that.
Somebody once asked me, “do you dig graves?” to which I replied, “yeah, they’re groovy, man!”
I assumed you'd just branched out from regular metal detecting, Ubes
Quite surprising that to be honest, all I seem to find are boxes full of bones !!!!
Depends how quickly you ping ‘em back up again, Turkish.
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A stranger in Wigan is up for the Leadership, she's everything that is wrong with the Labour Party...
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