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Questionquestion: how would you go about writing a college essay about a culture that has more than 2 "genders"
Because I was talking about this with someone I know and they find themselves in that particular situation. Like they just can't use terms like mental illness and stuff because apparently that's not simply allowed. So I was wondering if you were in this situation how would you go about framing it without using typical gender critical rhetoric because apparently that's not what academia likes.
For this assignment, do research on the Bugis people of Indonesia, who recognize seven genders: oroané (male), makunrai (female), bissu (gender-neutral spiritual leaders), calabai (feminine male), calalai (masculine female), and two additional genders that blend or transcend traditional binary categories. Write a homework assignment that explores the cultural significance of these gender identities and how they challenge or expand Western understandings of gender.
Westboro is still around. They just lost a lot of their pep when Fred Phelps died and Megan Phelps-Roeper left the cult and became a public speaker
Trans activists made a sign to harass lesbian and gay groups that was near identical to one of those created by the Westboro Baptist Church saying 'God hates...' and one of the current members of the WBC liked it. The WBC is on the same side as TRAs
Um, the church still exists and IS protesting allowing males to cheat in female sports. Interestingly, in the past a news article would describe what their signs said and here we are just told that they’re hateful.
https://www.aol.com/westboro-baptist-church-protest-over-035900910.html
I see, but I don't think they are so influential compared to the 2000s.
I also wonder what their signs said at the protest.
It still exists, and I wouldn't credit it with advancing gay rights by any means. They also protested the funerals of soldiers among other weird stuff.
And if they did protest trans people ,the trans people would still focus their hatred on us, and try to conflate us.
They were outside the gates of Arlington cemetery when we drove in for the burial of our family member, who was killed in Afghanistan, with their signs proclaiming that God had killed all the dead soldiers as a punishment for allowing gays.
I was spitting mad.
I'm sorry that happened to your family. How awful.