Gender Binary is described as “The idea that there are only two genders is sometimes called a “gender binary,” because binary means “having two parts” (male and female). Therefore, “non-binary” is one term people use to describe genders that don’t fall into one of these two categories, male or female”. Reading this definition made it easier to understand the article, and there is more than one opinion in life. Reading the “Beyond the Gender Binary” on (page 16) the quotation “The truth is, I still cannot go outside without being afraid for my safety. There are few spaces where I do not experience harassment for the way I look. Something as simple as running errands leads to strangers interrogating me about my body, trying to find some way to explain why I look like this. “Are you dressed up for a theater production?” “Oh, it must be Fashion Week again!”’ stands out to me because it made me realize not everybody knows about Gender Binary, growing up most people were only taught or learned there are only 2 gender boys or girls. By being taught this it’s weird for people who don’t know about it which leads to people judging or disrespecting the Binary people. Getting criticized for dressing a certain way based on your gender, a male is supposed to dress masculine that include suits with ties, no skirt or legging or jean short, those things make them look too feminine, which means that they can’t run a business properly. Reading an article online explains how the person “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity” by Justin Healey, “Beyond the Gender Binary” was feeling (page 26-27). “United Nations human rights experts have confirmed that international law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity” what Healey is trying to say is that humans shouldn’t be judged based on what they do. Everybody is their self, they shouldn’t be a law because if people respected each other as they expected people to treat them, sexism wouldn’t be happening, more people would be getting jobs based on their knowledge and not based on their gender. Society shouldn’t have a say in how people should express their feelings, people should be able to express their feelings and ideas even if people have different opinions, we should create our own opinion instead of going along with someone’s opinion that is hurting someone else without fear. It holds diverse viewpoints, it allows freedom of expression, everyone’s voice to be heard, and having a different opinion and still be respected.
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