GENDER IDENTITY by VIRGINIA PRINCE
"... her sense of herself as being that kind of person is what is meant by gender identity. Now I hasten to append to the above my awareness of the changing times and activities of of women as a result of women's liberation. But these changes are recent, whereas gender role and gender identity have a very ancient lineage with whose origins I am concerned." - Virginia Prince, ADVERSARIA
This analysis of gender identity by Prince is accurate today. Hetero-Euro ideals are still implemented into U.S. society, gendering subjects like toys, television shows, and clothes. Her experience between her creation of Transvestia, her frequenting at Casa Susanna, and further activism all show how gender expression is essentially silenced by societal norms. She utilizies her education and lifestyle to show how America has been poisoned by the likes of strict sex and gender roles.
