Nonbinary Reflections – Let's Share Our Stories

[Lori Dee]

"Compulsory heterosexuality, often shortened to comphet, is the theory that heterosexuality is assumed and enforced upon people by a patriarchal, allonormative, and heteronormative society."

From my past experiences, it is assumed and violently enforced. But those were the 70s. We had a few decades where people lightened up, but now we are back to the 1950s.  🙁
 

[Hinoiri]

Oh I remember Flatland. I loved it as a kid as I tried to grapple with how to visualize 4 dimensions. Now gender essentialism. I can see that gender roles are constructed socially. However a lot of this is internalized. Darn difficult to overcome. Now I am reminded of the Native American view of 2 spirits people. I wasn't raised in this tradition as I'm only part Native American. However this has helped me think about this differently. Hah I see that the Trump admin has to put this page back. https://www.ihs.gov/lgbt/twospirit/ 🔗. Can you believe their malarkey about immutable biological realities? Man biology is nothing but mutable.

[Lori Dee]

Native American view of 2 spirits people

I just moved back to Colorado from South Dakota, where  I learned about two-spirit. The Lakota-Sioux revere two-spirit people as healers, teachers, and prophets. My neighbor explained it to me as "masculine women" and "feminine men". I think there are many of these wonderful people in the world, so I try to revere them in the same way.

[Camille58S]

I can relate to all of this. I have reached a point in my journey where I have accepted the idea that it's not " my feminine side " or " my masculine side." It's just me. I have accepted the fact that I don't feel gender in the traditional sense. Male or female , and everything in between, exists within me. I spent a lot of time watching the different sides fight it out. But now that I have learned to welcome all parts of me. And, in doing so, I found peace. I love all the ways that I am who I am. I still go by the name Camille and use feminine pronouns, but I discovered that neither male or female by themselves tells the whole story. I feel beautiful!