As I open the pdf of Beyond The Gender Binary and began reading the first paragraph, the emotion of anger hits me. Anger, because it is confusing and frustrating how people can enforce such ridiculous labels on people who they do not personally know. The only understanding that should be understood by all people is that we are ALL humans meaning WE all are deserving of civil rights.
“our existence is made into a matter of opinion, as if our genders are debatable and not just who we are” An opinion is a personal perspective mix with emotions, opinions aren’t facts nor should be implemented on people who are different. As it is against the law (small misdemeanor) to call the police based on an opinions/assumptions (false accusation), why isn’t it enforce/view that opinions shouldn’t dictate binary people’s way of life? or affect their rights? Misinformation comes from opinions, thoughts and personal ideals that one creates before getting to know someone. Gender is a social construction and when someone shakes its foundation, they gain the spotlight. Under the spotlight, society undermine every move and choice the person chooses. In doing so, it prohibits one to feel comfortable in their skin and body.
Some people are uncomfortable with how comfortable and open others can be in their own skin. Which is why there are rules and laws being creating to ban genders who considers themselves binary from public accommodations, access to legal protection and healthcare. It is absurd but it is understanding to the point of fear and hate but it isn’t fair. Fear that these people who are out of the “ordinary” and free from the pressure and control that social norms have placed, are going to influence others to do / feel the same. The world is a control placed, controlled by a group of conservative people who believe fear is a great tactic in order to receive the outcome they want.
Gender is a label, another box to put people in, a way to determine who is worthy and who isn’t. A label that isn’t created by the hands that feed us (mentally, emotionally, and physically) is an intrusion of change, a disruption from “normal”, and disrespectful to those who “create” us and “love” us. The way color is a way to discriminate, gender is as well. Someone who is a tad dark is too different, a girl who wears a skirt is too much of a distraction and a boy who paints his nails is not manly. All these assumptions and opinions are from people who can’t comprehend the fact that there isn’t a limit on what/who you can be. These people are so brainwashed to believe there is order and profession in labels. Labels that are disrespectful to who you are in reality, labels that restrained one from being different from their parents and their past. Labels that restrict human beings from reaching a higher level of themselves that some cannot reach because of how close-minded they are.
These negative and toxic courses of action Is given the go ahead because the people who have been taught that normal is the only good and safe way of living, will do the messy work. The citizens will be able to harass and claim it to be freedom of speech. While those in power can’t really present biases because then they could be overthrown or harm in some way. They don’t want a target on their backs, so creating a safe place for people to harass and abuse, it helps their hidden agendas.
Women and Men of color that identify as Lgbtq or binary are being murdered, abused, rejected, banned, and disrespected. They’re barely any barriers to protect them lawfully, they aren’t safe to be who they are inside. They do not have the luxury to go down the street without being harass like women can’t go outside without being cat called. The way women are seen as objects, people who defy the logic of the world aren’t seen as human beings. By not being seen nor heard, our experiences don’t exist nor happen. Without acknowledgement we have no evidence and without evidence there isn’t case.
A case of discrimination, of abuse, of harassment, and a case of injustice! no way of holding those accountable, and no evidence because there isn’t acknowledgement.
