#308: For the longest time, I always thought of myself as an ally for the LGBTQ community, feminist movement, gender equality, and a variety of other movements on campus. But in the past few months, Ive started to question my own gender identity. I think I might be gender fluid. But Im very scared to talk about it openly but with a few close friends. Ive seen some of the backwards things students say in class - everything from clear racism to rape apologism - and I feel very frightened about not being accepted on campus for my non-binary identity. I dont think my roommate(s) would understand. Hell, Im afraid a few of my professors might not take my identity seriously if I brought it up. And Im not even sure how my parents would react to telling them about my true gender identity. Because of this, I keep on officially identifying myself as male. But identifying as male is a misnomer. I just feel kind of lost and alone about this - like its a battle I have to fight by myself. But it doesnt have to be...
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 05:52:00 +0000
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