{"id":625,"date":"2022-03-06T15:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T20:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/gws-100-0501-spring-22\/?p=625"},"modified":"2022-03-20T01:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T05:43:41","slug":"625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/gws-100-0501-spring-22\/2022\/03\/06\/625\/","title":{"rendered":"discussion #3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 What does it mean to move beyond the gender binary for Alok?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>Moving beyond the gender binary means understanding that being non\u2014binary or gender non-conforming is not a \u201cprop\u201d or an \u201caccessory\u201d. As Alok bests puts it \u201cIf you remove our clothing, our make up, and our pronouns, underneath the surface we are just men and women playing dress up\u201d. Many people who aren\u2019t the \u201cnorm\u201d of society are constantly harassed and not able to experience simple things like going to the store. The narrative by the law is if you see someone who is beyond society\u2019s gender understanding, pick on them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>An example stated was \u201cTexas proposing financial compensation for reporting us using the restroom\u201d. Things like this and worst are the world of those who go beyond the gender binary. It is something that not just as a society are we supposed to correct but educate very early on in the lives of children. This is something to be normalized and not demonized. As Alok says \u201cI do not have the luxury of being\u201d, and no one should have to feel this way. I completely agree with him. I\u2019ve grown up with a very open-mind about things. And it&#8217;s shaped me to view the world very differently than others. I think the educational system has many flaws but, not updating kids and children to accept and perceive lgbtq+ related issues to be accepted and respected is a major one. If issues like this aren\u2019t taught to be understood and accepted from the beginning it will leave people to hide as they get older. (teaching in the sense of societal acceptance.) I was very taken when Alok said they fear going anywhere and they don&#8217;t really have time to just be themselves and live their life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In what ways does your gender identity go against the binary norm and in what ways does it fit the binary ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The way my gender identity goes against the binary norm is essentially the fact that I\u2019m not always feminine. There are days I choose to dress leaning more towards my masculine side and I love it. I like changing it up depending on how I feel a certain days. However, I also fit the binary because I love dressing girly. Lately I\u2019ve been thinking about trying out hyper-femininity. I\u2019ve really that style for a while but I don\u2019t know if I could pull it off. I think its just so cute and so lovely that it kind of scares me in a way. I feel like I\u2019d look more vulnerable or maybe its like one of those things where you go through a phase of hating pink because its super girly but then realize wow I actually love pink.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 What does it mean to move beyond the gender binary for Alok? \u00a0 \u00a0Moving beyond the gender binary means understanding that being non\u2014binary or gender non-conforming is not a \u201cprop\u201d or an \u201caccessory\u201d. 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