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Not a girl: Exploring my gender identity

Written on October 22, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Postscript.

Back in twelfth grade, I wrote a panicked journal entry beginning with the line, “I don’t think I’m a girl.” It’s difficult to question something you’ve accepted as a straightforward truth all your life. It wasn’t like I was deeply unhappy being perceived as a girl—it was just something I grew up...

Sam Smith's non-binary identity deserves respect

Written on September 16, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

While celebrities are most often thought of as figureheads reinforcing rigid standards of beauty and gender roles, they can also use their influence to help normalize less-accepted or misunderstood facets of society. Recently, Sam Smith did exactly that. In a series of Tweets sent out last Friday,...

Dialogue is important, but not at the expense of non-binary communities

Written on October 18, 2016. Posted in Editorials.

A University of Toronto professor refusing to use gender-neutral pronouns has sparked an opportunity for an important debate. But it’s also just another instance of people having to defend their identities to those who refuse to acknowledge them. Psychology professor Jordan Peterson recently began...

Trinity Western speaker reinforces prejudice

Written on November 6, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Students don’t need their sexual identity diagnosed. Trinity Western University, a Christian university in B.C., stirred up more controversy recently when they invited Dr. Mark Yarhouse to speak at their campuses. The professor’s work is based on the belief that sexual identity can be changed. Guy...

Tag: gender identity

Not a girl: Exploring my gender identity

Sam Smith's non-binary identity deserves respect

Dialogue is important, but not at the expense of non-binary communities

Trinity Western speaker reinforces prejudice

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