Difference between revisions of "Gender fundamentalism"
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| + | ==About== | ||
| + | [[Gender fundamentalism]] is a [[similarity cluster]] of beliefs which focus on the idea of [[gender]] as a fundamental quality that is: | ||
| + | * binary (male/female) | ||
| + | * unambiguous (people cannot be a different gender than they appear to be) | ||
| + | * inseparable from sexual role in reproduction | ||
| + | * ineffable (there is no measurement for it, other than birth genitalia) | ||
| + | * immutable (cannot be altered) | ||
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| + | ...and that is given to every human at birth, with each of the binary sexes having a set of qualities that go with them. Those whose existence violates any of these beliefs are either deluded (the focus of much [[anti-trans]] and [[anti-gay]] advocacy) or possibly subhuman (most notably [[intersex]] people), though this is rarely stated explicitly. | ||
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| + | Subsets of gender fundamentalist belief include: | ||
| + | * [[gender essentialism]]: gender is essential and immutable | ||
| + | * [[gender prescriptivism]]: your gender determines your role in life (aka [[biology is destiny]]) | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 2 August 2020
About
Gender fundamentalism is a similarity cluster of beliefs which focus on the idea of gender as a fundamental quality that is:
- binary (male/female)
- unambiguous (people cannot be a different gender than they appear to be)
- inseparable from sexual role in reproduction
- ineffable (there is no measurement for it, other than birth genitalia)
- immutable (cannot be altered)
...and that is given to every human at birth, with each of the binary sexes having a set of qualities that go with them. Those whose existence violates any of these beliefs are either deluded (the focus of much anti-trans and anti-gay advocacy) or possibly subhuman (most notably intersex people), though this is rarely stated explicitly.
Subsets of gender fundamentalist belief include:
- gender essentialism: gender is essential and immutable
- gender prescriptivism: your gender determines your role in life (aka biology is destiny)