Category Archives: Gender

Why Are Pronouns Important?

We know what pronouns are, but why talk about them? Why learn about what they are? Pronouns are an essential part of language. We add them to our sentences so instinctually, reading a passage without them is rather annoying. As earlier … Continue reading

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What Does Going Stealth Mean?

This week’s Terminology Tuesday is going to explain what it means to be going stealth. Going stealth is a term in the trans* community used to describe passing as a gender identity which doesn’t align with your biological sex to the … Continue reading

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What Does It Mean To Be Passing?

This week’s Terminology Tuesday will explain what it means to be passing. This is not the kind of passing which refers to a grade in a class. Passing has to do with gender identity and expression, and is a term … Continue reading

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What Does It Mean To Misgender Someone?

This week on Terminology Tuesday I will explain what it means to misgender someone. Misgendering someone is when, for example, you call a boy “she.” You refer to someone by the incorrect gender.  Sometimes it’s intentional, but it can also … Continue reading

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What Is The Gender Spectrum?

This week’s Terminology Tuesday is going to be a big one. I’m going to explain the gender spectrum. The gender spectrum contains any and all gender identities, but is most often used to refer to nonbinary gender identities (the binary … Continue reading

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Holiday Greetings and Advice

Happy holidays to all those who celebrate! I wanted to pass along something I saw once. I’m not sure who to credit for it, because I saw it as a screenshot on social media, so if it’s yours: 1) thank … Continue reading

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What Does Transgender Mean?

This Terminology Tuesday I will explain what it means when someone uses the term “transgender.” If you are transgender, your gender identity does not align with the sex you were assigned at birth. For example, if your parents or doctor identified … Continue reading

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What Are Pronouns?

This week for Terminology Tuesday I will begin a multipart discussion about pronouns by explaining what pronouns are. As defined by the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, a pronoun is, “A word used instead of a noun to designate an object … Continue reading

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What Does Cisgender Mean?

Welcome to the first installment of Terminology Tuesday, where I will explain a certain term more in-depth than I do on the terms page. This week I will explain what it means when someone uses the term “cisgender.” This is … Continue reading

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Response to The Ethicist

Recently, I was reading the article “When to Out a Transgender Dater?” published in a column called The Ethicist on July 9, 2010 by Randy Cohen. There are so many things to say about this article and though it is from 2010, … Continue reading

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