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Category Archives: Spectrum
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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What Does It Mean To Be Androsexual?
For the first Terminology Tuesday of 2016 I will be explaining what it means to be androsexual. Similar to gynesexuality, androsexuality is also fairly easy to learn and remember. Androsexuality is sexual attraction to males. There are several reasons a … Continue reading
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What Does It Mean To Be Gynesexual?
This week on Terminology Tuesday I will be explaining what it means to be gynesexual. Some of you might be thinking something along the lines of, “oh my goodness, there are so many identities. What could this possibly mean and … 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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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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Role Models
Recently I was reading the article “Why Colleges Need to Hire More Trans Faculty” which states the reason for this as trans* students needing role models. While I agree that trans* students should have role models they trust, I feel every … Continue reading
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Coming Out
Before I start: If you have come out, I’m proud of you. It can take a lot to come out, and that is not unnoticed. Another note: You should never out someone who is not comfortable or ready. Coming out is a … Continue reading
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Labels
I have expressed how I don’t like to label myself, but I also prefer to categorize my posts and have a page of what terms are out there and what they mean. I want to clarify why this is, because … Continue reading
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