X Years Ago Today
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sorcyressOne year ago today, it was 2008, and I was (shocking nobody who's ever had an extended conversation with me ever) interested in gender and sexuality.
I also believe I originally meant to post up some thoughts on that poll, ages and ages ago, and then got distracted. At the very least, go fill it out for me if you haven't, okay? Or, if you want to do the really quick and dirty version in the comments of this post...
You list as [gender(s)]:
Explain:
You are attracted to people of [gender(s)]:
Explain:
You consider yourself [poly/mono/etc]:
Explain:
You are currently in relatinships best described as [none/mono/poly/complicated/etc]:
Explain:
And, bonus question, since I forgot it in the original poll:
Your preferred pronoun is:
Seriously. This kind of thing fascinates the hell out of me. Babble1 about gender and sexuality and stuff like that in the comments, please!
~Sor
MOOP!
1: No, really, Har, Dodger, etc. I like hearing people's thoughts, especially about this. I am encouraging long comments, damnit. Don't let yourself be limited by the thought that I'm going to be overwhelmed --if you're that worried, just toss a one line summery at the bottom for ease of skimming. I promise to read the whole thing though.
I also believe I originally meant to post up some thoughts on that poll, ages and ages ago, and then got distracted. At the very least, go fill it out for me if you haven't, okay? Or, if you want to do the really quick and dirty version in the comments of this post...
You list as [gender(s)]:
Explain:
You are attracted to people of [gender(s)]:
Explain:
You consider yourself [poly/mono/etc]:
Explain:
You are currently in relatinships best described as [none/mono/poly/complicated/etc]:
Explain:
And, bonus question, since I forgot it in the original poll:
Your preferred pronoun is:
Seriously. This kind of thing fascinates the hell out of me. Babble1 about gender and sexuality and stuff like that in the comments, please!
~Sor
MOOP!
1: No, really, Har, Dodger, etc. I like hearing people's thoughts, especially about this. I am encouraging long comments, damnit. Don't let yourself be limited by the thought that I'm going to be overwhelmed --if you're that worried, just toss a one line summery at the bottom for ease of skimming. I promise to read the whole thing though.
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Re: opinion contradicted by evidence
on 2009-01-31 02:54 pm (UTC)Somewhere I started making a list, but I've no idea where it is at the moment, so this is just off the top of my head:
The basics - physical gender, sometimes confusingly called "sex": chromosome configuration (XX/XY/other), genital configuration (not always clear-cut), chest configuration (including functionality of mammary glands), amount of subcutaneous fat, skeletal shape (hip size being the most obvious detail, but there are others), hormone levels, facial and non-pubic body hair amounts, physical strength (especially upper-body).
Behavioral characteristics: "girlyness" (e.g. liking flowers, ponies, kitten) vs. "manlyness" (e.g. liking motorcycles, trucks, guns), passivity vs. aggression, emotional vs. analytical, cooperation vs. confrontation, empathy vs. control, nurturing vs. self-interest...
Attractions: the main two dimensions here are whether you're attracted to men and whether you're attracted to women. (There's a high degree of inverse correlation, and most male-bodied people are attracted to women only, but I should think that the obvious exceptions to this rule alone would prove my point.)
I could go on, but that's the stuff that's easier to explain.