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In this week's modules I have learned many different terms that are important to the historical complexity of gender identity and sexual orientation. I have learned two new terms and concepts,
including Gender Non-Confirming and Cisgender. Gender Non-Confirming refers to individuals whose gender expression deviates from accepted gender norms, while Cisgender refers to non-
transgender individuals whose gender identification corresponds with their birth sex. These are just two of the terms that I have learned and got a greater understanding of them and many other terms that have opened my knowledge more to what many of these terms mean. Also I have appreciated the importance of understanding these terms and their impact on their future and present lives. The New York University Gender and Sex Terminology and Trans Language Primer were particularly helpful in grasping the concepts of the historical complexity of the gender identity and the struggles that many had to overcome and how gender identity and sexual orientation have been around for so long but many still don’t know the terms that we have learned or have negative thoughts of a person who is struggling with their gender identity or have
problems with someone who has figured there sexual orientation and it took many of us so long to understand the importance of gender and the role it play. I have learned multiple new words and terms. Two terms that have stood out to me and made me better understand would be the term Gender Non-Confirming and Cisgender. When reading I understood what most of the terms were but did get a better understanding of these two terms would have to say that stood out to me because I had never understood the term or ever heard of it but what I have gathered from the reading is that Gender Non-Confirming is a word used to characterize individuals whose gender expression deviates from accepted notions of what it means to be male or female. Then the term cisgender refers to individuals whose gender identification corresponds with their birth sex, often abbreviated as "cis," and is a term used to describe non-transgender individuals. Some new perspectives that I have gained from reading is the importance of understanding what certain terms mean and making sure that I have that understanding of it. I would have to say that this acknowledgment will better help me in the future as well as my present to have many nieces and nephews who have a lot of questions about certain things especially about gender so I am great that this week's readings help open my eyes to new perspectives of gender and be more informed.I would have to say that the resources that were better to understand and are more enjoyable were the New York University Gender and Sex
Terminology and Trans Language Primer. The reason that I felt that I was better able to understand these two articles was because they were so easy to grasp my attention more easily and learn a greater understanding of certain terms and understand the concept better. I would have to say that the course materials have really made me excited for the course and I can’t wait for many more readings for this class. It has really opened my eyes to what the class will talk about and how we have only scratched the surface of it all because there is so much more to learn about and I’m very excited for that. Cited source “Research Guides: Gender and Sexuality Studies: Terminology.” Terminology - Gender and Sexuality Studies - Research Guides at New York University
, guides.nyu.edu/genderandsex/terminology. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.
“Trans & Genderqueer Studies Terminology, Language, and Usage Guide Pre-Print Final (June 2019).” Google Drive
, Google, drive.google.com/file/d/1sJzShBNhWzBKF6zJUX7noFHyEt9FReln/view. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024. “The Trans Language Primer.” The Trans Language Primer
, translanguageprimer.com/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2024.
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