WOMS200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pangender, Genderqueer, Pansexuality
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Lecture 5
Exploring Gender
Review of Gender Options
• Binary: man/woman
• Non-binary: pansexual, transgender, pangender
• Multigender: polygender, trigender
• Flowing between: genderfluid, genderflux, genderqueer
• Without gender: agender, neutrois
Petitions
• NYC now recognizes 31 genders
• CA allos third gender of drier’s license
• DC and Oregon no allo X on drier’s license
Gender in Other Cultures
• Two-spirit: Native American
• Hijra: India
• Māhū: Hawaii
• Muxes: Mexico
Hijras
• Gender is neither male nor female
• Revolution for third gender
• Kinnar: a transgendered person
Muxes
• Non-binary or transgender
• Mothers would encourage their sons to be feminine
Māhūs
• Thought of as wise, in hula and chanting
Two-spirits
• Worshipped in Native American culture
• Also thought of as wise
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Document Summary
Review of gender options: binary: man/woman, non-binary: pansexual, transgender, pangender, multigender: polygender, trigender, flowing between: genderfluid, genderflux, genderqueer, without gender: agender, neutrois. Petitions: nyc now recognizes 31 genders, ca allo(cid:449)s third gender of dri(cid:448)er"s license, dc and oregon no(cid:449) allo(cid:449) x on dri(cid:448)er"s license. Gender in other cultures: two-spirit: native american, hijra: india, m h : hawaii, muxes: mexico. Hijras: gender is neither male nor female, revolution for third gender, kinnar: a transgendered person. Muxes: non-binary or transgender, mothers would encourage their sons to be feminine. M h s: thought of as wise, in hula and chanting.