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The BBC talks about non-binary gender identity, and celebrates Richard O' Brien.

Started by Pica Pica, March 18, 2013, 03:30:00 PM

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Pica Pica

'For the circle may be squared with rising and swelling.' Kit Smart
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eli77

Very cool person. And nice to see an article that's actually fairly respectful of a non-binary identity.
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foosnark

Quite a good article I thought.  I don't entirely agree with the idea of a spectrum either, but as simplified abstractions go it's a lot better than binary. :)  We'd have an easier time of it if the mainstream thought of gender as a spectrum.
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Pica Pica

I love Richard O'Brien, I used to pretend to be him when I was 8 and a big Crystal Maze fan (him or Brains from Thunderbird or Weasel from Animals of Farthing Wood).  I also once met him in a cafe in Arundel near the castle and the duck sanctuary.
'For the circle may be squared with rising and swelling.' Kit Smart
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ativan

Talking with my therapist yesterday, she told me I opened her eyes about non-binary people.
She told me she wasn't that familiar with the idea before I started seeing her.
She said the more she looked into it, the more amazing it has become.
Her comment was something like, 'My God, there are more people who are non-binary than binary, I think.'
I had to laugh. I told her if you look at it as a spectrum, yah, you could interpret it that way.
But when you look at it as how people see their gender, not as many, but still a lot.
It's how people identify, not how you can categorize them.
But it's a good article, very nicely put. Not controversial, just stating how things are at the moment.
I wish there were more articles written that way.
It doesn't need the sensationalism that so many articles have.
Ativan
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