Gender Binary is described as \u201cThe idea that there are only two genders is sometimes called a \u201cgender binary,\u201d because binary means \u201chaving two parts\u201d (male and female). Therefore, \u201cnon-binary\u201d is one term people use to describe genders that don’t fall into one of these two categories, male or female\u201d.\u00a0 Reading this definition made it easier to understand the article, and there is more than one opinion in life. Reading the \u201cBeyond the Gender Binary\u201d on (page 16) the quotation \u201cThe 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?”\u00a0“Oh, it must be Fashion Week again!\u201d\u2019 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\u2019t run a business properly. Reading an article online explains how the person \u201cSexual Orientation and Gender Identity\u201d by Justin Healey,\u00a0 \u201cBeyond the Gender Binary\u201d was feeling (page 26-27). \u201cUnited Nations human rights experts have confirmed that international law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity\u201d what Healey is trying to say is that humans shouldn\u2019t be judged based on what they do. Everybody is their self, they shouldn\u2019t be a law because if people respected each other as they expected people to treat them, sexism wouldn\u2019t be happening, more people would be getting jobs based on their knowledge and not based on their gender. Society shouldn\u2019t 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\u2019s opinion that is hurting someone else without fear. It holds diverse viewpoints, it allows freedom of expression, everyone\u2019s voice to be heard, and having a different opinion and still be respected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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