Reading 2

how does the social construction of gender work in the real world?

a person who doesn’t ‘do gender appropriately’ isn’t in a third category but the one that their identity matches the most with

a point was made by devor saying that women who blend in to the ‘women’ gender even if they refuse to publicly display femininity, weren’t challenging patriarchal gender roles'

what is an example of lucal’s experience being considered a man?

their identity gets questioned, especially when they use credit cards or cheques, since people have difficulty believing that she is who she is due to the way she presents herself and how it goes against social norms

how is using women’s only spaces difficult for lucal?

because they get misgendered so women might think they are a man

what is a consequence of lucal being seen as a man?

they might have to defend themselves using physical aggression

how does kind of flowing between genders feed into the construct of gender?

gender is a product of interaction, the flowing from one gender to the next or being in the in-between doesn’t necessarily always work as our society is constructed for people to stick to one gender identity. This fluidity challenges rigid definitions and highlights the complexity of personal identity.