Ivan De Los Santos

Prof. Hollis Glaser

GWS 100-1300

Discussion 3

What does it mean to move beyond the gender binary for Alok?

What Alok Means by moving beyond the gender binary is to have the ability to see past somebody’s gender because that is not what matters. Alok feels like what matters is how a person displays themselves daily. Alok also speaks on how gender puts people in a box and thinks that it is very harmful to a person. For a long time, Alok did not know how to find acceptance within for a long time. When it comes to being Beyond the gender binary, it is hard for people that have transitioned because it is not globally accepted yet. 

In what ways does your gender identity go against the binary norm, and in what ways does it fit the binary norm?

I grew up and thought I was not being taught all these things because of a religious background, and even now, I still don’t understand some stuff in the reading. That was the reason why I took this class. I wanted to understand a bit more because I just know the basics of gender roles. For example, I still need to understand why we use pronouns when, according to my knowledge, pronouns weren’t used before. So I’m just trying to understand. I’ve been more about people who are non-binary, who are they slash them because I’m a little confused.