Reflecting on the just-passed holiday season, slightly over a week ago on Christmas day, I failed Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's test by not eating at a Chinese restaurant. Instead, my husband and I stayed home. With him in the kitchen cooking a delightful dinner, I took the day off from researching corporate law and watched whatever programming our cable TV provided.
And that programming contained a seemingly disturbing amount of "manliness," whatever that means.
Decades of published research demonstrate negative consequences that flow from reinforcing sex and gender-conforming ("cisgender") roles and behavior. Worse, gender nonconformity is a risk factor for harassment, bullying, suicide, and other violent acts. Black or Latino males expressing varying degrees of femininity particularly have been subjected to gender-based killings.
For example, "50 Under 30" examined the killing of 50 non-cisgender people who ranged in age from 13 to 30. The research detailed how people such as Gwen Araujo were targeted and killed,...
And that programming contained a seemingly disturbing amount of "manliness," whatever that means.
Decades of published research demonstrate negative consequences that flow from reinforcing sex and gender-conforming ("cisgender") roles and behavior. Worse, gender nonconformity is a risk factor for harassment, bullying, suicide, and other violent acts. Black or Latino males expressing varying degrees of femininity particularly have been subjected to gender-based killings.
For example, "50 Under 30" examined the killing of 50 non-cisgender people who ranged in age from 13 to 30. The research detailed how people such as Gwen Araujo were targeted and killed,...
- 1/2/2012
- by David Groshoff
- Aol TV.
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