There are plenty of individuals who have constructed their own gender identity. There are even subcultures that have done it -- the butch/femme lesbians, for instance, particularly the stone butches. It's interesting to see how constructions of sexual orientation and gender identity have changed over time. But when people are shut out of a mainstream and not offered another viable option, some of them will make up something.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Oh, come now!
Date: 2014-02-27 08:16 am (UTC)There are plenty of individuals who have constructed their own gender identity. There are even subcultures that have done it -- the butch/femme lesbians, for instance, particularly the stone butches. It's interesting to see how constructions of sexual orientation and gender identity have changed over time. But when people are shut out of a mainstream and not offered another viable option, some of them will make up something.