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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
I don't think the person was necessarily saying that gender doesn't also have to do with one's inner identities and sense of self. I think a lot of people are just commenting on the obvious, which is that gender roles themselves ARE a social construct. For example, I am a lesbian and I used to wear dresses, especially in front of my parents. Honestly, I wore a nice wedding gown (white dress) when i married my wife almost 11 years ago. Interesting side story, my parents came to the wedding and my dad of all people cried!
At some point prior to the wedding, I started to find myself and decided women's clothes are awful, back to the lack of pockets issue, and, for me, design and fit issues. Like, I LOVE basketball shorts and their wonderfully deep pockets. I love shorts and pants with zippers and a plethora of pockets. I also know a lot of women, though, who are frustrated with the mysterious lack of pockets in traditional women's clothing, gay and straight. My shoe choice is men's running shoes size 10. My point is that although I am a lesbian, I love being am woman. I just do. I don't know but I imagine that is similar for trans people. They just do, they just internally feel that difference. That's what I think pulls them in whatever direction they go to. Sorry if I'm wrong. It's just a personal observation.
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