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Reggie Yates’ Extreme UK - 1. Gay and Under Attack

Reggie discovers that, for young black and Asian gays and transsexuals, their harshest critics and persecutors often come from their own communities, or even their own families.

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“Anyone who has delved into the topic of gender identity has likely heard about the diverging understandings of gender according to queer theory (gender is arbitrary i.e. whatever you say it is) and radical feminism (gender is a social construct with well-defined parameters). This disagreement comes down to how womanhood and manhood are defined (although for reasons obvious to feminists, the nature of womanhood is much more frequently debated) and what we’re ultimately supposed to do about sex/gender stereotypes.

For centuries, women have struggled to break away from the expectations regarding how we’re supposed to look, act, think, and feel. While debates rage on about what it means to be a woman or a man – or a proper lady or a real man – there are people who want to identify as something other than what they were born as or how they’re expected to be. While it’s often said that the reason for this varies from person to person as it’s a purely personal choice, this individualistic approach fails to take into account the inequality between the sexes. This is critical to understanding what’s happening and why because a system whose goal is the dominance of males over females will necessarily seek to define womanhood and manhood, femininity and masculinity, in such a way as to perpetuate that supremacy. It attempts to do this at every opportunity and within every social movement, arguably most aggressively when done under the guise of progressive politics. Once a theory regarding gender is adopted by those who identify as social justice advocates it becomes nearly impossible to question a doctrine already presumed to be revolutionary.

Are we willing to consider that some of the ideas promulgated by such groups could in fact reinforce structures of power rather than challenge them? Is it possible that gender identity is one such example?”

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Normally I wouldn’t argue, because this blog is for University, but I am willing to debate this.

It is possible for men to be the oppressor and oppressed, just not at the same time. In the UK there is law on sexual abuse on women but not for men and it’s likely a man may be bullied because he was raped. More women report rape than men because men will feel like they won;t be taken seriously which is more likely, plus a woman may use allegations of abuse to get leverage in custody hearings.

Because a man identifies as something other than a man while keeping the physicality of man doesn’t mean he shouldn’t care for people who are visibly different to their born sex. This man may have a relationship with someone visibly different and it’s his right to support it, even if it is or is not a bad idea.

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You can be fined ““up to $125,000 for violations, and up to $250,000 for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct.”

The New York City Commission On Human Rights has officially banned willful misuse of gender pronouns as part of a new update to the city’s 1945 Human Rights Law. The new guidance, released on December 21, will fine employers, landlords and service providers up to $250,000 for deliberately addressing individuals by the wrong name or gender pronouns.

New York City defines “gender” as one’s “actual or perceived sex and shall also include a person’s gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to that person at birth.”

The new guidance can impose a civil penalty fine “up to $125,000 for violations, and up to $250,000 for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct.” The penalty amount will be determined based on the severity of the violation, a history of previous violations, knowledge of the NYC Human Rights Law and the violating company’s size.

While many states are still struggling to catch up to this standard, New York has had the Gender Expressions Non-discrimination Act (GENDA) floating around the state Assembly and Senate since 2003. Although GENDA has yet to receive a vote on the Senate floor, this update was most likely added as a way of protecting transgender individuals from unfair discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

This new guidance is a huge win, especially for the 25,000 transgender individuals living in New York City. The full statement is worth a read, particularly for those looking further clarification.

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The Muxe community believes in the following genders: male, female and muxe.

What in other countries is usually labeled as a transgender or a transsexual, in Oaxaca, Mexico, in the indigenous Muxe community, it’s called a third gender. Anthropologists say that the tradition of blurring genders among Mexico’s indigenous population can be traced back centuries, but it has been revived in recent decades due to the gay pride movement.

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New York City’s human rights commission is rolling out new enforcement guidelines that could lead to fines for business owners, landlords and employers who discriminate against people based on their perceived gender identity.

The new guidelines, to be released by New York City’s Commission on Human Rights on Monday afternoon, are aimed at making it clear that the city’s gender discrimination law also applies to discrimination against people who identify as transgender and those who consider themselves gender non-conforming. The guidelines were provided to The Associated Press ahead of the official release.

“Far too often, transgender and gender non-conforming individuals suffer discrimination, harassment and violence on a scale many cannot imagine,” said Carmelyn P. Malalis, New York City’s Human Rights Commissioner. “New York City does not and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of gender identity or gender expression.”

Those caught violating the city’s human rights law could be fined up to $250,000 if officials can prove the violations were based on willful or malicious conduct. Under the city’s human rights law, it is illegal to treat someone “less well than others” because of their gender. It also is unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire or promote people who identify as transgender and illegal to fire or give different work assignment or benefits to someone because of their gender.

The guidelines also warn that businesses cannot enforce rules about dress codes, uniforms or grooming standards that are different because of sex or gender. For example, officials said it is illegal to require employees of one gender to wear a uniform or to require men to wear ties in order to dine at a restaurant.

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Most images have been updated with better colour palettes and added a few extras to include Cis-gender and “Did you know?” page so the narrative flows better.

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progress images.

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Boys In Lipstick, Just Because

I am a man who has worn makeup every single day since I can remember, and I know how much joy it gives me.

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“A couple weeks ago I got my certification in lessons for MAC. Today I got to do my first one. I was not originally scheduled today but was filling in. This is Ethan, he is 8. He wanted to learn drag makeup. He loves Jeffree Starr. His mom is so supportive of him and is letting him discover who he is. I did one side of his face and he did the other. He did soooo great. He is a very talented guy. And I expect he will be a great artist in life. But I was so touched that his mom said I gave him confidence in letting him be himself. And it truly was meant to be that I worked today. It shows me the world is changing from when I was his age and that there is hope for kids who are different. And whether he is gay or not who knows. But I really respect the mom who is letting him be himself and discover who he is and what he wants to do in life. Please share if you like. Spread the message of acceptance.”

As seen on Joey Killmeyer’s Facebook page

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Watch: How toxic masculinity follows men from birth to death.

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Possible final drafts of Taboo- Gender and You project.

Changed up the posing, and positioning to keep things interesting, also changed language to something simpler, easier to understand and defining the differences between “Gender” and “Sex”. Changed the colours also, background walls are the colours of the different pride flags to provide more colour and educate on the varied flags.

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