gender identity

A woman with black hair and blue eyes stares intently at a tree of pink cherry blossoms, as her body -- dressed in a navy robe -- is positioned in what appears to be a dueling stance. The scene occurs on a mountain range, beneath a green sky beneath in thick grey clouds, rendered in a lithograph-like texture.

How Blue Eye Samurai Creates a Phenomenal Female-Presenting Heroine

Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley

How "Blue Eye Samurai" crafts an underrated but legitimately impactful and beautiful showcase in character-development.…

March 12, 2024

Three people stand against a backdrop of the open sky, dressed in black graduation gowns. The audience can clearly see their hair -- short and curly in buns on the far left, brown-blonde in the center, black and braided at the right -- and their caps, festooned with various pride flags representing different identities, such as trans or nonbinary.

Why College is the Perfect Time to Experiment with Gender

Archie Wagner, University of Iowa

College is the perfect time for gender experimentation thanks to all of the resources and opportunities it provides.…

February 26, 2024

Demi Lovato’s New Pronouns Reveal LGBTQ+ Acceptance Is Conditional

Kylie Clifton, Loyola Marymount University

Demi Lovato recently adopted she/her pronouns in addition to their they/them pronouns. The public response wasn’t just disappointing, but highly revealing.…

September 5, 2022

illustration of animations coming out as aro-ace

Jaiden Animations Comes Out as ‘Aro-Ace’ and Why That’s a Huge Deal

Karina Rojas, University of Texas at San Antonio

The YouTuber announced that she is asexual aromantic, which will hopefully spread awareness of lesser-known orientations.…

April 7, 2022

HBO’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ Has No Labels for Identity

Haven Worley, University of Rochester

The show is authentically unapologetic in its portrayal of gender identity as it explores the complicated reality of conservative American views.…

January 9, 2021

A girl coming out amid a rainbow and stars.

Coming Out Is Not an Obligation

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

For some, figuring out how to tell the world who they are is a wonderful, liberating step, but it may not be the right choice for all.…

July 21, 2020

An intersex person standing in a purple circle.

It’s Plain and Simple: Intersex Discrimination Is Sexist, Not ‘Intersexist’

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Sexism conjures up ideas of women being victimized. Mistakenly, the term is never used to describe discrimination against intersex people.…

July 7, 2020

In an article about gender, a photo a child looking out the back window of a bus

How To Answer Kids’ Questions About Gender

Asha MacKay, Wellesley College

Children are socialized with assumptions about gender. How should you respond to their unknowingly insensitive questions?…

May 21, 2020

Nonbinary People Are Gaining Recognition Throughout Hollywood and Social Media

Kaitlin Romriell, Southern New Hampshire University

Gender identities that live outside the binaries are beginning to be more widely recognized in society.…

July 6, 2019

South Dakota Senator Sponsors a Ban on Gender-Identity Education

Gabriella Evans, Northern Arizona University

Rather than learn about gender identity, South Dakota Sen. Phil Jensen wants students to focus on ‘reading, writing and arithmetic.’…

February 12, 2018

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Brandi Loving, St. Mary's University

With so many people revolutionizing their own pronoun and gender identity, will the constant changes hinder more than they help?…

November 21, 2017

What’s in a Gender Neutral Name?

Grace Hancock, Florida State University

Gender-neutral names are becoming more common, a trend that could potentially save millions of lives.…

August 18, 2017

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