I Hate Gender Stereotypes Stories of Experiences

i am gay. i am male. i am feminine

i resent the fact that because i was born male that there are all these preconceived notions of how i should act and be. i just want to be free to be me, but this world makes it almost impossible - it...

i am gay. i am male. i am feminine

i resent the fact that because i was born male that there are all these preconceived notions of how i should act and be. i just want to be free to be me, but this world makes it almost impossible - it...

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Mom is a Baptist Christian.
Sweet, old lady. Prays for the good of other individuals, every day. Jabbers on the phone, almost every day. Watches Joyce Meyer and John Hagee sermons, almost every day. Rambles ever thought and word, every...

Though there are plenty of qualities I have that some people consider masculine, I am justified as a female, simply because I am one. I used to feel pressured and confused but then I realized people just have it wrong. There is no...

I'm all for equality, however there are some situations that people should use common sense and say that in some areas we should use our gender roles and differences to our advantage. An example is a few years back in georgia a female...

Am I a man or a boy? In gender queer theory, what is it? I think it is hilarious that today's American queer theory presents ideas that use the terms that they seek to rise above. What is masculinity and femininity and does it matter...

There is too much confusion in the world by "male" and "female." It's not that there is anything wrong with the genders, just the way they are viewed. I feel that view needs to change or we will be in trouble. Our ideals need to be more...

An English teacher explains to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. 'House' for instance, is feminine. "Pencil," however, is masculine.
A student asks, "What should be the kind...

My family treats me weird if I wear men's clothing. My dad has said he would rather me shop in the women's section. Women's clothes aren't comfortable at all to me. I prefer men's jeans because they're so baggy and I can get a size that...

and I genuinely do, but sometimes I'm confused. Sometimes I wish my husband was the handy one and I wasn't. It's embarrassing to have someone come work on something, start talking to him, and then he stands there clueless and I have to...

It seems like people use stereotypes when they don't know you intimately. Here is a strange but true example, two different people who live in the same house are isolated because they spend most of their day in the same seperate room...

I'm not arguing that the sexes are literally identical, because there are clearly some physical differences. I'm aware of the difference between sex and gender. However, for all practical purposes we may as well be equal. I don't expect...

A peaceful world living in community begins with honoring and respecting individual diversity, as there can be no one truth for all there can only be perspective for each. Our world is a mirror reflecting each individual life 24/7. The...

I absolutely hate gender stereotypes and the people who still stick with them. We live in such a judgemental and expecting society and these stereotypes do nothing to help. I know a few people who's lives have been seriously affected by...

I have no desire to change my anatomy (although i did as a kid), but I look at older women and I'm like...wow, the expectations are so different than men, and they suck!

And it's like, who cares about expectations, but at the same time...

Why can't a guy be caring, understanding, and sensitive? Just because I believe in respect and being supportive doesn't mean that I'm not a man. Where is it written that every man must be cold and uncaring? So what if I'm different from...

Oh, hell.
People are always defining you by your gender. You're a girl, so you must like the colour pink and you love pretty dresses. You're a boy, so you must be into sports or video games.
WHAT BLOODY CENTURY ARE YOU STUCK IN?
Anyone...

I wrestle, I'm a girl. So what? No, I don't only wrestle girls, I never wrestle girls. I wrestle boys. I kick butt too! I work out and lift weights with my team. They treat me like one of them. Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I'm...

And that actually makes me feel good about myself lol   as in I take a lot of pride in that. And most of my guy buddies are extremely good looking, you guys don't getit.  Ear Candy- Yeah Yeah Yeahs's Honeybear, Not Even Jail by...