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Transgender Vulnerabilities: State Issued Identity Documents And Third Gender Options, Mira Farrow
Transgender Vulnerabilities: State Issued Identity Documents And Third Gender Options, Mira Farrow
MAIS Projects and Theses
Until recently the power to classify people by gender in the U.S. resided exclusively with the state and federal governments, both of which previously used the two binary gender options, female and male, and no others. Since 2017 this has begun to change as more states and cities have begun making third gender options available to those who do not identify as either. This represents a step forward towards greater acceptance of transgender, and particularly nonbinary identities within society. It is revolutionary in how the state administers “sex designations,” along with your name as the foundation of an individual’s legal …
Gia Gunn: A Story Of Learning, Doing And Relearning Gender, Katrina Thulin
Gia Gunn: A Story Of Learning, Doing And Relearning Gender, Katrina Thulin
Sociology Student Work Collection
This presentation is about Gia Gunn, a transgender drag queen and how she, and all of us, learn, do and relearn gender regularly.