Comments on: growing up between the gender binary http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/08/growing-up-between-the-gender-binary.html love. justice. family. equality. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Harry Nagendra http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/08/growing-up-between-the-gender-binary.html#comment-2823 Harry Nagendra Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:36:37 +0000 http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/08/growing-up-between-the-gender-binary.html#comment-2823 I think its terrible for such lack of acceptance to exist, especially from family members. I very much regret how you were treated. It's sad that "manhood" is meant to mean such horrible things as bullying to enforce gender norms. I can see (as much as my priveledged heterosexual mind can) why that title made you uneasy, even though the story was a positive one. Language does matter. Its how humans express themselves and interact. So it makes no sense to say, "their only words", though that's a common mantra. I'm happy that we live in an age of advancing ideals for LGBT and gender acceptance. Serving a great organization would have been very stigmatizing back in the 80's. I know there is still scorn. But I'm happy that we are pushing boundaries and giving the right wing, who encourage such bullying, a reason to be worried. I think its terrible for such lack of acceptance to exist, especially from family members. I very much regret how you were treated. It’s sad that “manhood” is meant to mean such horrible things as bullying to enforce gender norms. I can see (as much as my priveledged heterosexual mind can) why that title made you uneasy, even though the story was a positive one. Language does matter. Its how humans express themselves and interact. So it makes no sense to say, “their only words”, though that’s a common mantra.

I’m happy that we live in an age of advancing ideals for LGBT and gender acceptance. Serving a great organization would have been very stigmatizing back in the 80’s. I know there is still scorn. But I’m happy that we are pushing boundaries and giving the right wing, who encourage such bullying, a reason to be worried.

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