https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40 How have you felt, experienced, embodied, and lived your gender identity on your own? With your friends? With your family? en-us 2021-12-01 21:55:10 UTC 2021-12-02 15:55:32 UTC hello@padlet.com jfuller98 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925462601 Personally, my gender identity has been pretty straightforward. I identify as mostly woman but there are times where I'm just me, not any specific gender. The session yesterday has helped me learn the term for this being demi-girl which I appreciate. On my own and around others it has never been a huge issue for me as I typically don't care to think about it. There were times where I was mistaken as a boy in my childhood, this used to upset me a lot and lead to a lot of my insecurities that I'm just recently correcting. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925462601 furlineg25 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925465338 As a black women, there are many benefits (and downsides) of having these two traits coexist. It has taken me a while to love my hair, and I now realize that my beautiful coils are beautiful. I am still learning to love every part of my body, however I am grateful for the journey I am in. Being a women in a male-dominating country, it is sometimes hard to be seen. However, the feeling when i prove others wrong is euphoric. I have always thought I knew my gender as a cisgender woman, however I sometimes question my sexuality. Overall, I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!!!

]]> 2021-12-02 15:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925465338 cclarke242 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925465562 As a young woman I have definitely experienced a lot of misogyny, and I find that people underestimate me A LOT. My gender identity is a little...uh....hazy at the moment, but as someone who uses she/her pronouns I know that I'm privileged enough to not be misgendered while moving through my daily life. I often wonder what it would be like and how differently I would be treated if I wasn't a woman, but I tend to not let those thoughts run too wild. Not only do I have a lot of overlapping identifiers, but they tend to compound in both beautiful and unfortunate ways. For example, my blackness combined with my gender makes me a part of the most oppressed group in America. Furthermore, my gender combined with the limitations on my ability, sexual orientation, and ethnicity have created a web of problems that can be extremely difficult to navigate as a teenager. However, this overlap also gives me unique perspective as I move through the world, and I love how unique that makes me. I do struggle with mental illness as well, so all of these identifiers (including gender) make it a bit harder, but who needs sarah tonin anyways]]> 2021-12-02 15:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925465562 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925466182 i have only started to really think about my gender identity recently, as being a teenage girl i am constantly objectified and catcalled, which calls attention to the fact that i identify as a woman (or look like a woman). i thoroughly resent the fact that just because i look like a woman i am treated this way, but i appreciate that i can relate to many other women who are treated similarly.]]> 2021-12-02 15:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925466182 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467372 i never struggled with my gender identity severely. when i was discovering my sexuality in 6th grade (having no prior knowledge about sexuality), i thought it was wrong to be a girl who liked other girls and so i had a small gender crisis bc i thought i had to be a guy to like girls. but now im comfortable with identifying as a girl. I had a lot of support from friends and family which I like and which I am thankful for]]> 2021-12-02 15:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467372 2024sciortinoj https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467376 I sort of view gender as just a social construct that I choose not to "follow". I guess I identify as male, but I also don't really see myself as a "gender". I also do not believe in like gender stereotypes which def need to be dismantled. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467376 nransome1 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467590 Being a woman has truly been a fantastic experience for me despite the hardships that come along with being a woman in addition to being black. I embody it through being careless and blocking out others' opinions. as a black woman, I'm always being told I can't wear this or can't say that or can't achieve something. I break barriers people doubt I could over and over again. Although I feel silenced a lot at my PWI I do not remain silent even when expected to.  When I went to a co-ed school I felt even more pressured to stay silent don't speak over the men and don't speak over the white people. I embrace being a woman of color every chance I get. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467590 oliviap11 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467601 Learning about gender and its intrinsically socially-constructed nature has allowed me to fully embrace the fluidity and ambiguity of my gender identity. My gender is so incredibly fluid: it has no permanent association at all. As a female, I highly identify with feminine issues, but I don't exactly feel inclined to identify as fully female. I have no distinct gender; I just am. Gender itself irrelevant to my own identity, but on a collective level it is still important to me (ex. supporting the rights of trans people, feminism and the support of women, etc.) I still highly identify with majority-feminine issues like objectification, sexual violence, and anti-misogyny. Being sapphic also influences my identity and that correlates with my gender identity as well. I am overall just queer. I have come out as queer to my family, but not genderqueer. My friends are aware of my rejection of gender as a concept :)]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467601 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467713 Personally, I have always felt connected to being feminine and I love expressing that in my family and friend groups.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467713 atensuan_eli22 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467912 I feel like because I'm at an all-girls' school this isn't something I have to think about a lot - I generally feel empowered for my assigned sex in this environment, but it also means that I don't really see myself as a "girl," just chilling. It's been a weirdly nebulous subject that I don't always feel comfortable addressing (that internalized type beat) but I've been thinking about more during SDLC. I am lucky to be surrounded by queer friends and an open minded family with how I choose to identify going forward.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925467912 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925468327 I've never really had any conflicts related to gender identity. However, growing up, I lived in a country where violence against women and sexism were the norm and not the exception, so I experience lots of conflicts in owning who I am as a woman but also not putting myself in a position that makes me vulnerable. I'm planning to study business/econ and have been appalled at the sexism and male-domination that exists in that field.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925468327 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925468676 I always have lived by my gender at birth. I always considered myself as a male. There have been times when thinking of what gender best suites me. And I feel being a man is the best fit for me.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925468676 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925469291 Ima be honest, my nonbinary friends stole my gender over the summer. I never had any issue with my gender until they made me realise that there was another option. I then discovered that I was genderqueer. My gender changes within and without the binary in ways no other gender, especially the "girl" gender, can encapture. So, I'm openly genderqueer at school, but in my non accepting home I'm still a girl. I also still subscribe my identity with black girl because that is my experience in life. So in short, intersectionality goes hand in hand with gender and beware of non-gender-conforming friends who will steal your gender.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925469291 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925469334 On my own I feel like I don't embrace my gender identity I often try not to think about it as much as possible because I have internalized it to be a weakness. I also feel like I personally have never truly tried to find myself but more so just let the world decide for me. But going to an all girls school when I am with my friends its empowering  because they allow me to be truly myself, and we never view our differences as a weakness. And it is more of a range of responses depending on who I am speaking with in my family.]]> 2021-12-02 15:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925469334 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470460 Gender on my own: I'm agender, which means I don't identify with any gender in particular—in my experience, there just...isn't one. I'm just a person. Took a while for me to figure this out, because I'm not all that uncomfortable presenting as my AGAB (assigned gender at birth), but there were a few things that always confused me. For example, I do get top dysphoria, although I couldn't recognize it as such for years. I should mention that I can relate to my AGAB, but that's different from identifying with it: I just had to live as a girl for most of my life.
With my friends: uhhhhh
i'm only halfway out so uh depends on the friend
The ones i'm out to are supportive and that's really cool, but I know some of them won't be and that's why I'm not fully out
With my family: I'm out to them, they're pretty supportive and I never take that for granted. They always have questions, but I always answer them and I don't mind.]]> 2021-12-02 15:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470460 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470745 I identify as a strong beautiful woman. I have joined a girls supporting girls group at my school called "girl up". I am a very active member. I also use my leadership positions at my school to heavily advocate for women. My school is desginedddd to only benefit the athletic white men and it has been a struggle for me to learn how to navigate life here. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470745 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470827 I identify as a woman. Gender identity is something I have not explored much but (trying) to not care about what others think, doing what I want (of course, within reason). And very simply, being proud is important to me. If people underestimate me, I always want to prove them wrong.]]> 2021-12-02 15:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925470827 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925471286 As someone who identifies as a woman, I've often had both positive and negative experiences with the world around me. There's a really unique feeling of pride and happiness that I often feel seeing other women pursue typically masculine fields in which  I'm interested or seeing a woman accomplishing something for the first time in history. However, this often comes with a lot of internalized sexism, especially with American beauty standards and the intersection of sexuality. I often struggle with the fact that female and queer female representation is lacking or unrepresentative of a lot of people. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925471286 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925471864 For me, I feel like I have always been a woman (she/her). I have always felt powerful and beautiful in my gender. I feel like I am able to embrace myself freely and beautifully. I feel like I am able to be open and honest with my friends. I feel like I am respected and appreciated by my family. I feel strong, capable, and divine as a woman.]]> 2021-12-02 15:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925471864 rcano21 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472292 2021-12-02 15:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472292 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472744 Both my parents are Christian, so I grew up believing that I was straight because christianity does not tolerate non-binary genders; however I can confidently say that I am a straight, cisgender male. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472744 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472766 As a cis male I don't think about my gender identity all that often or in depth. The only thing I struggle with is fitting gender norms. As a man, especially a Black man, there are only a few emotions and/or interests I'm expected to express otherwise, I'm considered strange. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925472766 hhood24 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925473388 Gender to me. I personally identify as a male, although gender is a very important thing. It defines who people are. I've seen a lot of people and friends struggle with gender identity and it is important for people to support others. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925473388 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925474031 As the eldest daughter in a single-parent household, I feel a lot of pressure to be the "perfect" daughter and then a lot of guilt when I fail to meet this high standard. I should be helping my brother with his math homework, I should be dropping everything to wash the dishes and scrub the floors and do the laundry. Also, as a girl, exploring my sexuality is very taboo. My mom often tells me that I'm selfish and "it's all about your own pleasure" Navigating dating and a new world of romantic relationships is very tricky, I don't have a stable father figure in my life and so I feel like I need to be very cautious on who I trust with my heart, but I don't give myself grace if I make a mistake. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925474031 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925475548 my dad has pretty dated ideals and values so i experience a lot of toxic masculinity in my relationship with him. ]]> 2021-12-02 15:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925475548 john_yan https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925481165 I've always considered myself as a male. I always feel connected to my gender.    ]]> 2021-12-02 15:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925481165 https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925484223 I constantly get misgendered because of my outwardly feminine traits. I also get catcalled alot because of it. Shout out to that old dude that was staring at my butt at the mall, as well as the judgement white mom, and the guy that followed me in his car last night.]]> 2021-12-02 15:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/meteyer01/tca7ngwvd9lxgb40/wish/1925484223