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Discuss: Racism is implicit in denials of non-binary gender identities.

Things to Consider:

many Native American tribes (pre-conquest) acknowledged more than two genders

in the indigenous Zapotec culture of Oaxaca, Mexico, muxes are people who identify as trans or beyond a single gender

Judaism has recognized six genders for thousands of years

when they came to power in India, British colonists enforced the subjugation of the hijra (third gender, trans, intersex) community

Further contributions to this list are encouraged! Please provide sources as well if possible.

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Discuss: Is RuPaul’s Drag Race transgressive or transphobic? Racy or racist?

Things to consider:

the show has featured blackface

a cis woman (Michelle Visage) is critiquing gay men on how well they pass as women

the show has given many queens their big break

it has brought one facet of LGBTQ+ culture into the mainstream

drag has long been a mechanism of survival for LGBTQ+ people

drag both critiques and upholds cultural standards of femininity

Discuss: Was the death of Poussey of “Orange Is the New Black” pertinent, or just problematic?

Things to Consider:

contribution of this character’s death to the “bury your gays” trope

ramifications for wlw of color

Poussey was up for parole when this occurred

relevance of her death to the current political climate of the U.S.

relevance of her death to the rate of police brutality experienced by woc, especially LGBTQ+ woc

her death in light of other problematic aspects of the show

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