It’s been another long day of binaries hating on non-binaries.

spenacethemenace:

I don’t give a flying rat’s ass if you identify as a train, and your pronouns are choo and choo.

If that’s what CHOO like, that’s what imma call CHOO.

The end.

(via kay-is-for-kookie)

thegenderbook:

Imagine gender as a planet.

All people grow up somewhere on that planet, most in Ladyland or in Manlandia. Lots of people are comfortable where they’re born and stay in that same area their whole  lives. Some people,  though, are citizens of Manlandia but are born in Ladyland. Just like in the real world, you can’t tell someone’s citizenship by looking at them, it’s very personal. As we get older we may want to move to a place where we are more comfortable. 

cisgender If you’re most comfortable in the gender you were assumed at birth, that’s called cisgender. 

transgender Anyone who lives outside their expected gender land, crossing state lines, so to speak, could be said to be transgender. 

There’s a lot more to explore in there, be sure to check out the high-res and zoom about. Everything quoted and attributed is an actual survey response from our ongoing research.

Enjoy and please share any comments/critiques here in the comments (it’s less likely we’ll find it on your own blog, though please do share it there also).

-Mel

PS- just in case you were not aware, this is part of a 70-page book on gender called, simply, the GENDER book. It is made by a couple of queers in Texas with a lot of help from a big, beautiful community. So try to be kind.

A voice for non-binary genders at my university… (UK)

lottelodge:

mx-magpie:

Apparently will be me.

I went to the counsellor to talk about a name and title change to Mx, and it turns out I am the first non-binary trans* person to go to the university and make a non-binary gender official.

The system is currently only able to process binary titles.

Because of this I have been asked to meet with the Learning and Teaching Support Group Manager and one of the University’s Equality & Diversity Officers to discuss my requirements in more detail and decide what to put in place.

I’m not sure how much change this will mean, but I take this as an opportunity to be a representative for forwarding non-binary awareness…

Now is the time to mention that I am bad at this. I am not good at being authoritative or having confidence in these things, so basically, what do you think I should do? 

What should I say to these people, how should I explain the necessities and practical applications of non-binary acceptance… ?

What do I say?

Halp.

Can anyone assist?

(via mxactivist)

Spying on strangers and this is why clothes are gendered… because buttons.

I’m amused.

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(Source: zeeewok)

I realised the other day, the terms crossdressing and transvestite are generally only used when describing men dressing in traditionally female clothing. Why is that? For example, I think the only piece of traditionally “female” clothing that my girlfriend wears is a bra, but she has never ever been called a transvestite or cross-dresser. Why is that? Discuss.

I can't remember why I'm here.: An Encouragement to Check your Binary Privilege

gendercomplicationandexploration:

fyeahtransitioninggqs:

rococo-puffs:

I was scrolling my dash and came across this post. I decided to read the post because I might need these websites in the future (college is going to suck my wallet dry) and I could possibly show these…

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kaycl:

luna-nova-wynters:

starsinthegutter:

modified-grrrl:

ebullientefflorescence:

Today Tristin wore his dress. Not a huge thing as he wears it quite often but this was different. Today was the first time he kept it on when we left. Usually when he wears it he will change, completely his choice, if I say we are going somewhere. He just wasn’t quite comfortable going out in public with it. Today he just put on his sandals. I asked him a couple times if he was sure and he was. So with a boy in a pink dress and Tinkerbell flip flops, we went. 

We hit up Goodwill (finally found some teacups I liked!), Lowe’s and Target. I kept a look out for how people reacted to him, just so if he noticed I could talk with him about it later. There were some curious looks but nothing major. Most people were looking at my hair anyway. The only negative reaction I saw was actually a surprising one. A young girl maybe nine years old gave him a dirty look as we were walking out of Target. Tristin didn’t notice since he was talking about his new Hello Kitty flip brush/mirror.  

I know there will be a day when he will notice how some people treat those who are “different” but I’m glad that for now he took a big step for himself and the world as he knows it is alright. 

This is wonderful.

hes is so cute. this is how you parent correctly, for those who dont realise it.

This. This. This. What a cutie!!

… Awwwww :3

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mortimervanwyke:

And, in my opinion, kind of a stupid thing. Why is it, after all we’ve gone through as  a species, do we still insist on grouping people according to gender? We’ve already proved that what you have in your pants doesn’t determine which side you belong to, so why should it matter at all? It’s weird to me that ‘male’ and ‘female’ still need to exist everywhere, even in places where you don’t think it’d be needed. And only the two, nothing outside of them.

People confuse me. Gender determines nothing but your pronouns.

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