Identity & Queerness
Without realizing it, you—like everyone else—are very likely operating under two very flawed assumptions: first, that other people see you objectively as you are, and, second, that other people see you as you see yourself.
Heidi Grant Halvorson Ph.D • No One Understands You and What to Do About It
And though there may be concerns about the motivations of non-trans non-binary people, “we don’t live in a safe society for them to be trans in the first place. That’s something we also cannot deny.”
xtramagazine.com • What Does It Really Mean to Be Non-Binary? | Xtra Magazine
hey all. ive been going through a bit of a crisis with this recently and don’t really know how to parse these feelings, so i appreciate any advice you may have.
so, obviously, i am nonbinary, & am afab as well. ive always had a bit of a more masculine presence, and i love that about myself. but the way i dress and express myself has... See more
reddit.comPerformative authenticity is tied to economic success and social prestige, which means – and this is a further paradoxical feature – that your specialness and self-realisation have to be performed. In order for people to distinguish themselves, they must seek attention and visibility, and positively affect others with their self-representations,... See more
When your authenticity is an act, something’s gone wrong | Psyche Ideas
Maybe the most drastic kind of attention is the one that doesn’t try to make anything of you, just allows you, finally, to be with yourself.
As writer and activist Shon Faye puts it, “Queer is about removing labels and replacing them with a question. It is a side eye and a challenge back to mainstream society and politics. It says, ‘I don’t know the answer, but why are you asking the question?’”
Mia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
“Ultimately, gender is a cell into which all people, cis, trans and otherwise, are imprisoned.”