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“Oh, He’s a Girl.” Talking to Kids About Gender Experience, Identity

August 15, 2018 by Robbie Samuels 1 Comment

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I thought about gender all day long during one period of my life. It was all-consuming. This is not how most people experience gender but for me, it kept me up at night. That’s because I’m transgender and, prior to my transition, I presented in a very gender-ambiguous way. People saw me as a man or a woman depending on many factors such as context, social roles, and the person’s own viewpoint. In my experience, gender is an interaction and not just a self-identity. Two deli clerks drove this last point home one day. While I waited at the counter for my sandwich, one clerk asked the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gender Tagged With: gender identity, gender labels, tips

Gender Labels Change, Blur as Today’s Children Redefine Themselves

December 9, 2015 by Seth Taylor 3 Comments

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My 14-year-old daughter and I were chatting at dinner the other night, and I was getting my daily news roundup about her day: school, friends, teachers, whatnot. In the course of our conversation, I asked how her friend Abby was doing. When I did, my daughter leveled me with a stern, reprimanding look. Now that we’re into the teen years, I get that look a lot. It usually means I’ve said or done something irretrievably dumb. “What?” I asked. “Do you realize what you just said?” she asked with a frown. “What? What did I say?” “You referred to them as ‘she.’” “Them who? I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gender, growing up Tagged With: children, gender fluid, gender labels, sexuality

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