Posted on 02/16/2015 7:56:55 PM PST by Citizen Zed
Zaneta Rago, the Director of Rutgers’ Social Justice Center, said that she was surprised there were not more millennials who believed that gender exists on a spectrum.
“It's wonderful that approximately half of the respondents understood gender as a spectrum, but that means we're only half way there," she said.
Daniella Anconetami, a School of Arts and Sciences first-year student, said that she believes in the gender spectrum.
She said that she discovered that gender “wasn’t black and white” in high school, and said that her opinions about gender identity changed after meeting someone who was transgender in high school.
Jennifer Oh, a School of Environmental and Biological Sciences junior, said that she believes gender exists on a vast spectrum.
She said that parents of the millennial generation usually taught their kids that male and female were the only two categories for gender, but doing research and meeting transgender people can change millennials' minds.
Rago also emphasized the importance of education in spreading awareness about non-binary forms of gender identity.
"The data [in the poll] showed that the numbers shifted between regions and level of education," she said. "There is quite a bit of work being done across campuses in regards to inclusion and awareness, and I think the numbers accurately reflect the work."
She said people should still keep in mind that not everyone will have the economic access to a college education, so making sure campuses are reaching their surrounding populations and partnering with community-based organizations will be key to spreading awareness.
Rago also said that she thinks millennials are “courageous” because they are “defining their experiences for themselves” instead of following more rigid binaries of gender.
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Powerful Photos Fearlessly Redefine What It Means to Be LGBTQIA+
http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/the-identity-project/
Millennials have been raised by (a) parent(s) who were raised on MTV.
That is why we are where we are.
The terminology alone in that photo essay would be enough to cause permanent damage to an impressionable youth.
The Trans Femme Genderqueer with the huge gummy smile and yellow teeth looks like a serial killer.
The Trans Femme Genderqueer with the huge gummy smile and yellow teeth looks like a serial killer.
That would be the “IT” below the Good Old Fashioned Lesbians.
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