Sex versus Gender
The queer community is known for its open-mindedness and positivity. It is among the first to share sex-positive articles and body-positive memes, and to loudly shout from the rooftops that…
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The Angry Activist
I used to be what I now describe as an angry activist. Like many young adults, I was thirsty for social change. I used the rage I felt toward current…
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The Identifier Problem
When I sat down to write my first piece for Queer Majority, I knew it would be difficult. I wanted to grow the queer movement by making it more welcoming,…
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Gender Policing on the Left
What makes a man, if not masculinity? What makes a woman, if not femininity? These questions arise out of modern feminist theory, where scholars first drew a distinction between biological…
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William Wanted a Doll: Not All Gender-Nonconforming Kids Are Trans
In an animated sequence of the 1974 TV special Free to Be You and Me, sung by Marlo Thomas as William and Alan Alda as his grandmother, the enlightened granny…
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When Storks Bring Theybies
If you weren’t familiar with the term theyby before this headline, you can be forgiven. A theyby is a child being raised in a gender-neutral environment at the behest of…
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