Transsexual, transgendered or intersex?
Elischia Fludd explores the complexities of gender and the widespread societal ignorance surrounding it.
Article: Elischia Fludd
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Pop quiz.
Question one: how many people do you know who are transsexual, transgendered or intersex?
Question two: how many times have you come across the voices of such people when you hear about gender-based violence?
Question three: what exactly does gender mean?
The answers to these questions are found within the gaps of the movement to prevent gender-based violence and the gaps in our understanding of the complexities of gender. Gender is mainly seen as the inherent sex of a person. Unfortunately, the sex that dominates the spotlight when it comes to violence is women.