A Response on Genderqueer Identities.
This is in response to some stuff that I had read recently. These are all my personal opinions around the identity of genderqueer and I don't want to say that my definition is the only one, and so I hope that this post will create dialogue if others disagree with me.
( A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer throw up at the sight of that. )
( A cop knelt and kissed the feet of a priest, and a queer throw up at the sight of that. )
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What genderqueer means... I like your example of pointing to somewhere else entirely than the spectrum, because what it means to me is not having a place on that spectrum. It reminds me a little bit of being an atheist -- it's listed as a gender, same as atheism is listed as a religion, but in the end it's something a little bit different. Not better, not worse, just a little different.
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I think I use genderqueer because it is open-ended enough that all my wafting around is covered. I like that it doesn't have any male/female connotations - it doesn't mean that I'm male or female, or both or neither etc. I just am. I'm free to move around and be who I want without being stuck within a tighter label.
I've also used neutrois and agender to identify but I've never felt like they entirely fit. Genderqueer works much better.
As for negative connotations...I don't know, maybe people will just be confused as to what to call a genderqueer person or how to act around them. My ex would constantly say things around the lines of "So what do I call you, my Itfriend?". Or asking how to explain it to other people. I'd always just say "call me whatever you want." or "Why do you have to explain it to them?" and she seemed very baffled by it :/
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