The following is a recap from an AWESOME article by Micah from the Huffington Post. The article's title "Don't Dismiss Me for Being Genderqueer" pretty much explains exactly what it's about - being genderqueer.
Specifically, Micah used this article to address the myths, mistreatment, and common misconceptions that surround those who identify as genderqueer.
(Such as the oh-so-tiring options in the image below)
Not hard to win a Bingo with this game, thanks to the frequent discrimination on nonbinary gender identities!
Micah really hit the nail on the head hard with this article. Especially when they pointed out that discrimination towards those who identify as genderqueer or anywhere else under the Non-Binary label face not only from those outside the LGBTQA+ community, but from those IN it too:
"Doctors tell them they aren't trans enough to transition. Family tells them they aren't trans enough to call them by a different pronoun. Trans brothers and sisters tell them they aren't trans enough to warrant support, services, acknowledgement, a community of solidarity within the transgender umbrella.
Genderqueer people are transgender. Genderqueer people experience discrimination, rejection, violence. Genderqueer people are not playing dress up."
Well put, Micah!
Genderqueer: Someone who does not identify with a single, exclusively masculine or feminine gender identity.
Non-Binary: Any gender identity that is not specifically male or female
LGBTQA+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Asexual, +
Transition: The process of transitioning to better fit your gender identity instead of your biological sex
Trans: Short for transgender; Someone whose gender identity does not align with their biological sex
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