Gender is not a 1D spectrum (note to self)
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Gender is often described as a spectrum between male and female, I explore this for me.

A personal take on how I experience gender.

EDIT - more context would have helped as

I’m not trying to propose some simplified mathematical fits all graph here.

I’m struggling, having been out as non binary for about 5 years, with the idea that trans woman might be a better introductory starting point label for me. I understand gender as complex - far more complex than a 2 line graph sketch - but drew the graph to hone in on MY experience with fluidity. I was interested in my strength/clarity of feeling at different points.

  • Sasha [They/Them]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Gender is expressed as an N dimensional vector in the tangent space at a point on a larger N dimensional pseudo-Riemannian gender manifold.

    Travelling on a path through this manifold can act to rotate your gender identity once you arrive at a new point so be careful where you step, some paths are known to crack eggs.

    Mapping the manifold onto a 2D socially constructed gender Cartesian plane introduces singular points and so is considered a dangerous and largely useless construction.