Thursday, March 24, 2016
The Mis-gendering in Indiana
There's two things I can count on in life. No - not death and taxes. The mis-gendering that happens to me in Indiana and Indian restaurants (read: "Thank you, sir!).
Yes, I have a shaved head.
Yes, I often wear pants and dark colors.
Yes, I have a small chest.
Yes, I carry a men's wallet.
But, to me on the inside, I still feel like I look like a woman. So, it just makes me laugh - at least now it does. Maybe a few years ago it didn't. And maybe if I didn't have a good support system, I'd be devastated.
I'm an Asian American woman who has a shaved head and mostly wears pants.
I just don't see such a big deal?
We know that with one's gender expression, then many people take the leap into sexual orientation. That if you're a gender non-conforming, female (cis or trans), you're assumed to be lesbian.
Keep this shit separate, people. One does not equal the other.
Labels:
clothing,
gender non-conforming,
Indiana,
restaurants,
shaved head,
South Asian
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