The term “folks” is historically used to signal for binary & cis men & women with a complete exclusion & erasure of trans, non binary and many more non cis identities. “Folx” was created to signal safety and inclusion for people who are not cis and/or binary.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term transgender is transphobic is because it stems from the idea that we were one gender and are transitioning to another gender. Someone who is trans, unless otherwise identified, was not one gender and becoming another gender.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
I use the term non binary to signal that it is more than a noun, it is an adjective, it is more than just a constructed identity as equally as it can be a validating identity to many. I use no hyphen to signal fluidity in the identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “identify” is transphobic is because it is not a choice. The only choice one has with certain identities is how open they are about it. Just like we do not identify to be left-handed, we are left-handed. So, rather than asking someone how they identify, ask them to share with you their identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “identify” is transphobic is because it is not a choice. The only choice one has with certain identities is how open they are about it. Just like we do not identify to be left-handed, we are left-handed. So, rather than asking someone how they identify, ask them to share with you their identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
I use the term non binary to signal that it is more than a noun, it is an adjective, it is more than just a constructed identity as equally as it can be a validating identity to many. I use no hyphen to signal fluidity in the identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “identify” is transphobic is because it is not a choice. The only choice one has with certain identities is how open they are about it. Just like we do not identify to be left-handed, we are left-handed. So, rather than asking someone how they identify, ask them to share with you their identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term transgender is transphobic is because it stems from the idea that we were one gender and are transitioning to another gender. Someone who is trans, unless otherwise identified, was not one gender and becoming another gender.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
I use the term non binary to signal that it is more than a noun, it is an adjective, it is more than just a constructed identity as equally as it can be a validating identity to many. I use no hyphen to signal fluidity in the identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “identify” is transphobic is because it is not a choice. The only choice one has with certain identities is how open they are about it. Just like we do not identify to be left-handed, we are left-handed. So, rather than asking someone how they identify, ask them to share with you their identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “folks” is historically used to signal for binary & cis men & women with a complete exclusion & erasure of trans, non binary and many more non cis identities. “Folx” was created to signal safety and inclusion for people who are not cis and/or binary.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term transgender is transphobic is because it stems from the idea that we were one gender and are transitioning to another gender. Someone who is trans, unless otherwise identified, was not one gender and becoming another gender.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
I use the term non binary to signal that it is more than a noun, it is an adjective, it is more than just a constructed identity as equally as it can be a validating identity to many. I use no hyphen to signal fluidity in the identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
The term “identify” is transphobic is because it is not a choice. The only choice one has with certain identities is how open they are about it. Just like we do not identify to be left-handed, we are left-handed. So, rather than asking someone how they identify, ask them to share with you their identity.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***
Identity(ies) is used to communicate that we may hold an identity as equally as we hold identities while also potentially holding an identity within our identities and/or identities within our identity to create awareness that we are not a one size fits all.
***This is just one perspective. Our community is not a monolith and it is vital to listen to a variety of perspectives***