I found this reading very interesting because it teaches us about gender binary norms and non-conforming norms as a whole. As I wrote before, I don’t consider myself fully following gender norms because I just wear what I like and feel comfortable. I wear whatever I want, and only now am I learning how to be acceptable in my own body and wear things I’ve always wanted to wear before without feeling uncomfortable. I’ve seen a lot of people in my classes who consider themselves as they/them pronouns. To society, they seem to dress in a feminine or masculine fashion, when in reality they only wear what they want, yet what they identify as is something completely different, which is fine. I noted a lot of the quotes Alok would use, and in honesty, I was just as naive and ignorant back then. Not disrespectful; I just didn’t understand it. But now that I am taking this class and reading these articles, I learn a lot more, which is better. I think that one of the reasons gender became such a big topic is the way these norms were forced upon us. I don’t care about the way people want to represent themselves, as long as we’re all respectful to each other in the long run and are happy. I feel like that’s what I learned from Alok’s book, and it was very inspiring and understanding. It’s a simple concept, but people overcomplicate it. It takes time learn, but it’s worth understanding.