RE: Can I be Trans-Race or Trans-Class?
April 21, 2017 at 7:21 pm
(This post was last modified: April 21, 2017 at 7:28 pm by bennyboy.)
The etymology of "gender" at first seems to be rooted in generāre, "to beget," which would indicate that it refers specifically to the reproductive role of a person-- and there can obviously be only male or female, barring technological influences.
However, one more step back and there is also "genus" (génos) which refers to race and other attributes of kind, and it seems to me there's a lot more flexibility there: obviously, there are more kinds of sexual identity than just those involved in baby-making.
However, there's a very important difference with regards to race, at least it seems to me. There's no concept of gender lineage: trans people aren't children of trans people going back for generations. Maybe 20 years from now I'll be called a bigot for saying so, but I think if you are going to identify as African American, you should have a non-zero amount of actual lineage from the African region.
That being said. . . what about a white baby adopted by black parents? Is there a "black culture?" Then I'd have to say someone could identify as "culturally black."
/ramble
Oh, I'm pretty sure there are people who spend years deliberating and pondering where they want their gender identity to be. Sexuality is a complicated thing, even one's own.
However, one more step back and there is also "genus" (génos) which refers to race and other attributes of kind, and it seems to me there's a lot more flexibility there: obviously, there are more kinds of sexual identity than just those involved in baby-making.
However, there's a very important difference with regards to race, at least it seems to me. There's no concept of gender lineage: trans people aren't children of trans people going back for generations. Maybe 20 years from now I'll be called a bigot for saying so, but I think if you are going to identify as African American, you should have a non-zero amount of actual lineage from the African region.
That being said. . . what about a white baby adopted by black parents? Is there a "black culture?" Then I'd have to say someone could identify as "culturally black."
/ramble
(April 20, 2017 at 8:59 pm)Tiberius Wrote: You think transgender people "choose" their gender. That's your first problem.
Oh, I'm pretty sure there are people who spend years deliberating and pondering where they want their gender identity to be. Sexuality is a complicated thing, even one's own.
