Exactly. I have been trying to understand what a non-binary person is for a long time. I’ve read pages and pages and still have zero understanding. We know that sex is determined in utero (xx, xy). We can describe and know what constitutes sexual orientation. We can describe and understand sex-based stereotypes and how soundly they h…
Exactly. I have been trying to understand what a non-binary person is for a long time. I’ve read pages and pages and still have zero understanding. We know that sex is determined in utero (xx, xy). We can describe and know what constitutes sexual orientation. We can describe and understand sex-based stereotypes and how soundly they have been rejected by both men and women. But what is non-binary? I read Laurels thousands of words in her attempt to help me get to understanding but I remain as baffled as ever. Is it a philosophical statement? A social statement? A political statement? Or is it based on attributes with a definition? The problem for me is here in Oregon, the state asks on your drivers license application to check male, female or non-binary. If it is essentially meaningless, then anyone can check that box and if we all can, then why are we asking for sex/gender in the first place? The point, is that gender identity ideology has moved so rapidly into the mainstream (can’t get more mainstream than getting a drivers license) while it is still in the cultural and society testing out phase to see whether this helps society and individuals in any concrete way or it’s just a phase and reality will win out.
Exactly. I have been trying to understand what a non-binary person is for a long time. I’ve read pages and pages and still have zero understanding. We know that sex is determined in utero (xx, xy). We can describe and know what constitutes sexual orientation. We can describe and understand sex-based stereotypes and how soundly they have been rejected by both men and women. But what is non-binary? I read Laurels thousands of words in her attempt to help me get to understanding but I remain as baffled as ever. Is it a philosophical statement? A social statement? A political statement? Or is it based on attributes with a definition? The problem for me is here in Oregon, the state asks on your drivers license application to check male, female or non-binary. If it is essentially meaningless, then anyone can check that box and if we all can, then why are we asking for sex/gender in the first place? The point, is that gender identity ideology has moved so rapidly into the mainstream (can’t get more mainstream than getting a drivers license) while it is still in the cultural and society testing out phase to see whether this helps society and individuals in any concrete way or it’s just a phase and reality will win out.