Gender
n. your internal sense of self (social role, interests, behaviors) categorized by societal understanding of masculinity and femininity
n. your internal sense of self (social role, interests, behaviors) categorized by societal understanding of masculinity and femininity
Imagine someone took your brain, and placed it in a body of another sex. Would you feel comfortable in this body? Would you be able to dress and use the pronouns and live happily in this body? How would you still know you were really a [insert original identity]? This is gender identity, the knowing of the social group, presentation, roles, and mannerisms of the gender you belong to.
Where to learn more
Where to learn more
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Books:
- Gender Trouble by Judith Butler
- Women, Race, and Class by Angela Davis