After a quarter of a million hits here (thanks to all!), it may be time to take a look at another term which I have seen a lot of but never really looked into it's real meaning.
The term is "gender queer" and here is one definition from the Urban Dictionary:
"Genderqueer is most
commonly used to describe a person who feels that his/her gender
identity does not fit into the socially constructed "norms" associated
with his/her biological sex.
Genderqueer is an identity that falls anywhere between man/boy/male and woman/girl/female on the spectrum of gender identities."
Example: "Mary doesn't feel that s/he fits the mold of any one particular gender; therefore, Mary identifies as genderqueer".
And another:
"Any position in a wide variety of gender identities, spanning the spectrum between male and female. A person who is Genderqueer is not transgendered, though the option is open to transition. Being genderqueer has no bearing on sexual identity or orientation."
Example: "Eli might have a woman's body, but ze doesn't feel like a woman or a man. Eli is genderqueer."
At the risk of starting another worthless war on words here and launching yet another term (which is new to me at least)-I definitely will revisit the term in the future!
Friday, April 6, 2012
Jenna Goes "Primetime"!

From "TalkTV World"
"Transgender beauty contestant Jenna Talackova speaks exclusively to Barbara Walters in her first interview since making international headlines for being disqualified from 2012 Miss Universe Canada competition because she was not a "naturally born female". Just days after the disqualification of Talackova, who was born a male but had sexual reassignment surgery at age 19, the Trump Organization, which owns the Miss Universe pageants, said it would not attempt to keep Talackova out of the competition. The exclusive interview will air on "20/20" on FRIDAY, APRIL 6 (10-11pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network. On Monday, April 9 Talackova will appear live on "Good Morning America" (7:00 am - 9:00 a.m. ET) and on "The View."(11:00 a.m. ET)."
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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