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Gender Challenges & self expression

Below are the best resources we could find on Gender Challenges and self expression.

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Not that Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture

In this valuable and revealing anthology, cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay collects original and previously published pieces that address what it means to live in a world where women have to measure the harassment, violence, and aggression they face, and where they are “routinely...

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Gender Diversity & Identity in Queertopia—VPRO Documentary

What means gender diversity and gender identity nowadays? And what does gender diversity include? What if you are born with a body that does not meet society’s typical idea of ‘man’ or ‘woman’? Gender diversity has become more and more important and discussed.

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Welcome to Body Week

We’re exploring what it means to be queer and have a body, with essays about the ways our bodies are legislated and discriminated against, the strategies we’ve used to find belonging in them, and how we’re breaking down the stereotypes, preconceptions, and fetishization that many of us endure.

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FindCenter. . . putting a gender on a being limits in some way the way we think about the being. By putting any kind of label on anything, we limit it.

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Cover Star Lil Nas X’s Road to Becoming Montero

The ever-viral artist discusses his meteoric rise and the pressures of being a Black gay musician on a global stage.

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Why the “Born This Way” Argument Doesn’t Advance LGBT Equality | Dr. Lisa Diamond | TEDxSaltLakeCity

Lady Gaga has said it. The Pope has said it. But are people really born gay? Lisa Diamond, a professor of psychology and gender studies, deconstructs the “born this way” argument and shows why it doesn’t advance LGBT equality.

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In Their Shoes: Navigating Non-Binary Life

“There is no one way to be non-binary, and that’s truthfully one of the best things about it. It’s an identity that is yours to shape.

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Beyond They/Them: What Are Neopronouns?

Xe/xem, ze/zir, and fae/faer are catching on as alternatives for transgender and nonbinary people

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Roxane Gay: Confessions of a Bad Feminist

When writer Roxane Gay dubbed herself a “bad feminist,” she was making a joke, acknowledging that she couldn’t possibly live up to the demands for perfection of the feminist movement. But she’s realized that the joke rang hollow.

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The Importance of Social Media When It Comes to LGBTQ Kids Feeling Seen

For LGBTQ youth in particular, the Internet can be a refuge—a safe place to feel less alone. For queer youth to feel normal, they need to see, read and hear the voices of others who look like them and use the same identifying labels.

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