I suggest reading up on queer theory because it helos explain a lot of this (https://www.amazon.com/Queer-Graphic-Dr-Meg-John-Barker/dp/1785780719) this book is a fantastic resource. But here is a general example of how this works:
Cisnormative society tells us we have three things
This is far too simplistic, and puts people in boxes. It connects things based on societies idea's rather than truth.
Queer theory argues that instead we have: 1. A body. 2. Possibly an identity. 3. An expression.
It disconnects the three. Being a transwomen is based purely on identity, nothing else. The idea of "transitioning" is itself obsolete in modern queer theory because it suggests that a male/female binary exists.
I am very tired and may have explained this poorly, but for real check out that book. It's fantastic
This book is very easy to read and gives a good broad overview over important theories and thinkers.
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If i saw someone reading something like that on a train, I'd know.
Well, so far, the class is structured by assigning a reading (or readings) per week and using class time to discuss them at length. Our classes are 3 hour classes meeting once a week. The first book we read was Queer: A Graphic Novel (which is an incredibly informative piece of work in such an easy-to-digest format, if a little densely written) and some articles by Michael Foucault, Judith Butler, David Halperin, and some other acclaimed authors writing for LGBT progress and study. Our second book was Mean by Myriam Gurba, which tbh is a masterpiece of not just lesbian expression but feminist expression and illustrating sexual trauma in a way that makes the reader uncomfortable in every way that they should be when hearing about sexual trauma. As a victim myself, I really enjoyed this book (though I had to step away from it several times because of my personal PTSD and the emotional and psychological triggering that reading about trauma causes.)
The meat of the class has not just been in the books but in the discussion. Everyone so far in my class has such a wide variety of previous knowledge and experience in LGBT study and community, ranging from "I have no idea what LGBT even stands for" to "I have published work on the LGBT topic", but every single person is there to learn and they're all incredible people from such a diverse range of places, sexualities, genders, ethnicities and even nationalities. I truly love this class and I look forward to every class meeting. The professor has been keeping assignments light and we don't really have a lot of assignments besides maybe a bi-weekly 2-3pg paper that's really more of a reading reflection, where you have to think about the in-class discussions and the readings and you can write about whatever you want as long as it's reasonably academic and makes a point of some kind (my first one was essentially thought-vomit about heteronormativity, which was a new concept to me at the start of the semester, and how rare a truly heteronormative person would be, considering everyone has "deviances" i.e. sexual preferences and kinks, as well as different wants and needs in partners and in themselves.)
Bro, sexuality **is** fluid.
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People way smarter than you or me have written and argued at length about it, try picking up a book are learning instead of just having a feeling about it.
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I suggest Queer: A graphic history. (don't get it from amazon, but find it).
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Being defensive and belligerent towards your brothers and sisters isn't going to help anyone.