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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
Words are used to convey meaning.
"Agender" is a short hand I'm using to express "without gender identity". Same with other such words like asexual or atypical.
It's not some "identity", it's utilizing our language to express a concept.
Agender by itself **rejects** the gender identity framework by declaring that people exist outside of such. That people don't have to conclude any such thing. That doesn't give some "credence" to those that believe they are within such, it simply attacks the idea that everyone must be inside this framework.
You can recognize labels by what is attempting to be conveyed by them without "validating" their aspect of "truth".
Comment by flimflam_machine at 14/01/2025 at 16:52 UTC
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I think there's a difference between saying "I'm agender" and saying "the whole framework of gender-as-categories is incoherent." Agender is a self-identifier used by people who accept such a framework but feel that their position within it places them outside the typical gender categories as they don't feel a strong sense of being part of those. If that's what you were aiming for then carry on.