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happycamper
"Normative"? Do you mean cisgender? Transgender people generally take offense to calling cisgender people "normal" as that implies that transgender people are "abnormal". Also the first two options, "I am male"
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"Normative"? Do you mean cisgender? Transgender people generally take offense to calling cisgender people "normal" as that implies that transgender people are "abnormal". Also the first two options, "I am male" and "I am female" can refer to trans men and cis men, and trans women and cis women respectively. I'm guessing that because of the third and fourth options, the first two options are only meant to apply to cis people, but this assumption implies that trans men aren't really men and that trans women aren't really women. I really am happy that you guys are trying to be more inclusive in regards to trans experiences, but I would suggest that you look into how to talk about these things using the appropriate terms first.
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Who gets holed into the correct pigeon-hole and by whom and who selects the degree and cant and slant and touch and kiss, caress and bite --how do you determine the correct hole of all the possible holes available for contemplation and use and enjoyment ---and then there are questions about dreams and needs and wants ---what deference should there be 'tween need and want, pleading and praying. Eden here for many is rather normative, for others it is tres outre. Thank you for your addition.
