Did you learn how to love, when you were a child? Did you learn how to be loved? Did you learn it later in life? Who taught it to you?
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Language, Pronouns, Names – how Can we Talk About Ourselves?
The first problem when I want to explain to people what it’s like inside me is that the words are missing. “Something between man & woman” is about the first thing I could come up with, but that doesn’t really describe it well. “I’m an Enby” works quite well as a substitute for man/woman, even …
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What the hell am I and how can I explain it
Is it the society that is weird, or is it me? I don‘t know. What am I? I don‘t know what I am. The only thing I know is that I‘m confused. Confused and overwhelmed.
Don’t Assume my Socialization
“It’s that time again, I’m sitting in a crisis plenary where one person thinks she only sees female socialized people cooking. Before that, she saw me. Great. Yet I was so sure I had flipped the pancakes extra male.”
…and All of Your Socialization Shall be Forgiven
People don’t grow up in a clearly male or female way.
Foreword: R̶o̶l̶e̶ Models Wanted! (m̶/̶f̶/x!)
When we grow up, we are presented with all kinds of role models – the brave soldier, the loving housewife, the uncompromising businesswoman, the stubborn police commissioner who doesn’t always play by the rules. Depending on which gender you were assigned at birth, you have access to two of these four life goals. We, the …
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