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how did we get here?

• What will history say in the future about trans people now?
• What has history told us so far, or rather, not told us?
• Were there trans and nonbinary people living before the 20th century?
• How much do we know about them?
• Why is it important to know their stories and how does it relate to language?

joan of arc

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in words

• Even without modern technology, news of Joan

colors

joseph and The queer lens

• New schools of thought challenge traditional interpretations of the bible
• Asks us to read with a "queer lens"
• Joseph is the best example, as reading this story with a queer lens gives us new translations and perspectives
• Compared to his brothers, Joseph was much more effeminate in nature. He was said to paint his eyes daily, dress his hair very carefully, and walked with a "mincing" step (dainty, delicate)
• Ketonet passīm (coat of many colors), word with unknown meaning
• This expression shows up again in reference to dresses worn by the daughters of kings

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eugine falleni

in words

• The "Man-Woman Trial"

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marsha p. johnson

sylvia revera

tracey Norman

why is language important?

• Did the specific language used to describe these people effect the way they were perceived?
• Can we truly understand something without language?
• Is it possible to understand someone without language?
• Does language shift our thinking ?

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What does it mean?>

• What does it mean to be a man?
• What does it mean to be a woman?
• Why do we have to be one or the other?
• What is gender identity?
• What is gender expression?
• Are we born a certain gender?

Simone de beauvoir

• The Second Sex (1949)
• "One is not born but becomes a woman."
• "What is a woman? ...The fact that I ask it is in itself significant."
• "...Humanity is male and man defines woman not in relation to herself but relative to him."

judith butler

• Philosophies based on gender being a social construct
• Theory that gender is constituted by action and speech.
• Series of acts repeated constantly creates the illusion that an underlying nature exists.

identity

what does it mean?

• Do we decide our identity or are we given one?
• What could keeping offensive language do to social progress?
• What could changing language do?
• What are the expectations of our assigned gender?
• What does it mean to deviate from those expectations?

part 3

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transgender

• Umbrella term
• Generally means a person's gender identity does not coincide with gender assigned at birth. This is not limited to transgender men and women
• Why is it important to understand transgender as an umbrella term?

transgender man

• A person who identifies as male, assigned female at birth
• Can present masculine, feminine, or both.
• Can identify as heterosexual, bisexual, gay, queer, asexual, etc
• Typically uses he/him/his, but not always
• Subject to personal preference

transgender woman

• Identifies as a woman, assigned male at birth
• May present feminine, masculine, or both
• May identify as heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian, queer, asexual
• Typically uses she/her/hers, but not always
• All subject to personal preference

nonbinary

• A person who does not identify exclusively with either male or female
• Pronouns are subject to person, but some examples are they/them/theirs, ze/hir, co/cos, xe/xem/xyr, hy/hym/hys, and sometimes no pronouns in which case their name is used instead
• Using them in a sentence

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the question of they

• The topic of using 'they' as a singular, neutral pronoun has been a subject of conversation in grammarian circles and writing circles at LEAST since the late 60s
• Some sources even say it's been the subject of debate since the 15th and 16th century.
• Many cite grammatical errors as a justification for not using this pronoun, but one thing to keep in mind is that our language is changing 24/7, and the only reason why 'they' is an issue is because the rate of literacy gradually continues to increase

how can language make us feel?

Who said it?

• “The transgenders don’t have rights...They’ve never been denominated as having rights by the U.S. Supreme Court. He believes in transgender bathrooms and transgenders in the military. I disagree with him 100 percent.”

who said it?

• "A man such as myself can walk into the bathroom at LA Fitness while women are taking showers, changing, and simply walk in there. If I feel like a woman that day, I can be allowed to be in that locker room.”

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who said it?

• “Here’s the thing, he’s not your boyfriend if he’s not a boy and he’s not f*cking you… just because someone says they’re a boy, [it] doesn’t make them a boy.”

who said it?

• In 2012, in reference to politician Jill Stein’s support for trans rights, she said: ‘[Stein] is also in favour of letting men into spaces where little girls get changed. ‘If she has a penis, she is not allowed in.’ She then followed it up with: ‘Women do not want your penises forced in their faces or in our private bathrooms. Respect that FACT.’ Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/08/roseanne-barrs-shocking-comments-trans-people... Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

who said it?

• "And the school said, 'Well, she's not using the girl's restroom.' And so she has now sued to have a right to go in. Now, I submit to you, a parent of three children who are now young adults, a first grader really knows what their sexual identity? I mean it just really shows you how Satan's plan is working and the destruction that's going on."

who said it?

• At that point, one of the hosts asked him what he would do if he started dating and having sex with a woman and found out later in the relationship that she was a transgender woman. “This might sound messed up, but I don’t care, she dying..."

who said it?

• “But things shouldn’t be this complicated, and no, you don’t get to choose because whatever you have between your legs should determine the bathroom that you use.”

Kansas Bill Would Pay Students A $2,500 Bounty To Hunt For Trans People In Bathrooms

“Well, no. The way that you know he’s failing is I’d almost still bang him.”

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