#genderdiversity — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #genderdiversity, aggregated by home.social.
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A Map of Gender-Diverse Cultures
This text and the language in the corresponding map was updated in consultation with a world gender expert in October, 2023.
"Throughout recorded history and since time immemorial, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders. Terms such as #transgender, gay, or bisexual are Western constructs that often assume three things: that there are only two sexes (male/female), as many as three sexualities (gay/straight/bisexual), and only two #genders (man/woman).
"Even after the end of the modern era and as the #colonial period wanes, hundreds of distinct #Indigenous societies around the globe still retain their own long-established traditions for third, fourth, fifth, or more genders. The subject of #TwoSpirits, Fred Martinez, for example, was not a boy who wanted to be a girl, but both a boy and a girl — an identity his Navajo culture recognized and revered as #nádleehí. Meanwhile, Hina of Kumu Hina is part of a #NativeHawaiian culture that has traditionally revered and respected #mahu, those who embody both male and female spirit. It’s not uncommon for third gender people to perform critical spiritual and religious functions in their communities.
"Among many Indigenous societies, two prominent features often distinguish the lives and social roles of third gender persons from those of cisgender persons or contemporary transgender persons in non-Indigenous societies. The first is that many Indigenous terms for third gender people contain both the word for 'man' and 'woman' in their construction, and that #ThirdGender people are seen as embodying both of those genders in diverse ways. The second is that the history of many third genders is in the community role of religious specialists, which also takes diverse forms, depending on the beliefs of diverse cultures. While not all third gender persons are defined in these terms, across our species, this phenomenon of the third gender religious specialist, healer, or spiritual worker has been part of our #CollectiveIdentity and human experience since time immemorial.
"Since the beginning of the 21st century, we’ve seen tremendous expansion of the role that transgender, #GenderDiverse, and third gender people have in society, following the tenuous establishment of civil rights for #gay and #lesbian people in many nations and increased access to #genderaffirming care in the transgender community. Many Indigenous transgender people who also identify as third gender are familiar to large audiences via their participation in popular media or social media activism. Third gender people, like the Japanese-Samoan, #Faafafine artist Yuki Kihara, now participate in major global cultural events and function not just as representatives of their gender-based community, but of their nation. Kihara had both a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and represented New Zealand at the 2021 Venice Biennale. [For more: '#LGBTQIA+ Pride and Two-Spirit People' in Smithsonian Voices.]
"In the 21st century, many third gender people choose to take advantage of #GenderAffirmingCare, and identify, in addition to being third gender, as transgender. As access to gender-affirming care parallels healthcare access, and both third gender and Indigenous persons are often marginalized economically, it is not as readily available to many Indigenous transgender people, and within Indigenous cultures, medical transition is often seen as separate or secondary to social transition.
"Within #Western societies, despite centuries of suppression, there are still traces of a past when third or fourth or more genders were recognized within many cultures and societies. In rare cases, they presently exist. An example of this would be the #burrnesha of Albania, women who give up their social role as women to live as men. Likewise, within Jewish culture and law, as many as eight genders have been historically recognized, and in diverse ways.
"Take a tour with this world map, and learn how many cultures see gender diversity."
Learn more:
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/content/two-spirits_map-html/#PBS #GenderDiversity #CulturalTraditions #Genders #ThreeGenders #ThirdGender #FiveGenders #Gender #GBLTQ #Genders
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#HintonburgON - #Ottawa #TransLibrary
"The Ottawa Trans Library is a library and community space for trans and gender non-conforming folks. It consists of a lending library on #trans and #GenderIssues and by trans and #GenderDiverse authors and a small #OttawaTransArchives. Visit the OTL at 1104 Somerset St. West in Hintonburg.
Hours are:
Saturday 12 pm to 5pm
Monday, and Thursday 3 pm to 7 pm
Wednesday 12 pm to 5 pmIn addition to regular hours, the OTL holds events at other times. For complete info, visit the library site at https://ottawatranslibrary.ca/.
You can also check out the front page appearance in the Ottawa Citizen.
The lending library consists of books by trans authors, as well as historical, important and interesting works on trans issues and people. I am also interested in acquiring transphobic titles. If you have a collection of trans books or periodicals gathering dust in your basement that you would consider #deaccessioning (that’s a respectful term for 'getting rid of'), please get in touch with me. We will also be building the collection through purchase.
The library has four separate sitting areas, a free coffee and tea station and free WiFi, of course. You don’t need to borrow a book. Meet your friends or talk to the librarian. A safe space with no pressure or judgments. There is only one rule: be respectful of others."
FMI:
https://transottawa.ca/ottawa-trans-library/Article from the Ottawa Citizen from 2022:
'A non-judgmental space': Ottawa Trans Library offers good reads and a place to gather
There's only one rule: Be respectful of others.
#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule! #SafeSpaces #TransLibraries #Ontario #GenderDiversity #BuildingCommunity
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The Silent Engine: Why Your Most Impactful Women Are Hiding in Plain Sight
HI The million-dollar cost of the loudest voice in the room I recently sat in a board meeting and watched something fascinating—and a little bit dangerous. For forty minutes, one person dominated the room. They had the "presence," the volume, and the confidence. But in the corner, a woman sat quietly, observing. When she finally spoke, she didn't just join the conversation—she dismantled a structural risk the rest of us had missed. In three minutes, her "quiet impact" saved the project millions. It made me think: How many "Silent Engines" are currently sitting in your meetings, unheard? I’ve just published a new article exploring why we consistently mistake volume for value, and the devastating "Potential vs. Proof" gap that keeps our most impactful women from the leadership table. In this piece, I share: The cautionary tale of a "loud" executive whose ego-driven projects cost an organization millions. The Q.U.I.E.T. Framework to help you identify high-performers who don't shout about their wins. A downloadable Interview Guide to help you bypass charisma and hire for true competence. You can read the article here. I’d love to hear your thoughts—have you ever seen a "Silent Engine" save the day? Best wishes Liz P.S. I’ve included a 1-page "Quiet Impact" Interview Guide in the post. It’s a game-changer for your next hiring round! -
A revolution built on the promise of equality has left many behind.
In Bangladesh, LGBTQI+ communities face increasing violence, political exclusion, and fear in the aftermath of the 2024 uprising. This in-depth feature by Trishia Nashtaran examines what has changed—and what remains at stake.
Read on @globalvoices :
By Trishia Nashtaran for Global Voices
#Bangladesh #LGBTQI #HumanRights #GenderDiversity #SouthAsia #GlobalVoices
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CW: NZPol submission on the Definitions of Woman and Man Bill
I may not have achieved much else today but I have managed to move my submission on the odious Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill from in-brain-draft where it has been stewing all week to actually submitted. I may have been a little snarkier than is strictly productive, but I can only suppress so much indignation.
#NZPol #GenderDiversity #TransRights #HumanRights #EqualRights
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Ethikrats wurden Entscheidungsprozesse zu sozialen und somato‑medizinischen Transitionen im Minderjährigenbereich diskutiert. Ein Schwerpunkt lag auf diskriminierungssensibler Haltung, Schutz vor Minderheitenstress und der Reflexion eigener Unsicherheiten.
Durch interaktive Methoden erhielten die Teilnehmenden einen praxisnahen Überblick und konkrete Orientierung für Beratung, KJP und Psychotherapie.
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#TransHealth #DGKJP #Selbstbestimmung #GenderDiversity #KJP -
“For so long, I was just Josh, alter ego or not, feminine or masculine.
Suddenly, what was once beautifully complex yet intuitive to me broke down when
judged by the supposed facts of life. I am… suddenly became You are…” - Joshua
Valentine, Simply JoshRead the full article: http://transactual.org.uk/blog/category/features
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“For so long, I was just Josh, alter ego or not, feminine or masculine. Suddenly, what was once beautifully complex yet intuitive to me broke down when judged by the supposed facts of life. I am… suddenly became You are…” - Joshua Valentine, Simply Josh
Read the full article: http://transactual.org.uk/blog/category/features
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“Intersex people are individuals with sex characteristics which do not fit the typical binary views of male or female bodies... Consequently, many people, like the author, only find out later in life or not at all that they are intersex.”- Lexi Breen, Gender diversity in individuals with intersex variations
Read the full article: http://transactual.org.uk/blog/category/features
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Ich jetzt meine Beziehungsberatungs-Website übersetzt und freue mich über Anfragen und Weiterverbreitung
I have translated my relationship counseling website, look forward to enquiries and would be happy for people to spread the word
• Deutsch: katharina-debus.de/beziehungsb…
• English: katharina-debus.de/relationshi…Ich biete Beziehungsberatung in Berlin und online für alle Geschlechterkonstellationen und alle einvernehmlichen Lebensweisen, Beziehungsmodelle und Sexualitäten. Wichtig ist mir, nicht mit Schablonen einer ‚guten‘ oder ‚richtigen‘ Beziehung zu arbeiten – weder entlang gesamtgesellschaftlicher Normalitätsvorstellungen noch entlang von Community-Normen –, sondern Umgangsweisen zu entwickeln, die zu den beteiligten Menschen passen. Mein Ziel ist die Unterstützung hin zu Beziehungen, die allen Beteiligten guttun und auch mit Herausforderungen umgehen können. Dabei arbeite ich vielfaltsorientiert, diskriminierungsreflektiert und herrschaftskritisch/machtkritisch.
I offer relationship counseling in Berlin and online for all gender constellations and all consensual relationship models and sexualities. Rather than working with templates of ‘good’ or ‘right’ relationships—either based on societal or community norms—I aim to support you to co-create approaches that correspond to your individual wishes, needs, and boundaries. My goal is to assist in fostering relationships that are beneficial to all involved and can also handle challenges. In this process, I appreciate diversity and strive to take into account and mitigate effects of discrimination, inequality and power imbalances on relationships.
#Beziehungsberatung #RelationshipCounseling #paarberatung #Paartherapie #couples-counseling #couples-therapy #bedürfnisorientiert #GeschlechtlicheVielfalt #SexuelleVielfalt #RomantischeVielfalt #queerinklusiv #queersensibel #queer #Beziehungsvielfalt #genderdiversity #sexualdiversity #romanticdiversity #relationshipdiversity #vielfaltsorientiert #Polyamorie #polyamory #ethischeNichtmonogamie #EthicalNonMonogamy #kink-aware #kinksensibel #kinkinklusiv #kinkinclusive #infektionsschutzsensibel #CovidCautious #diskriminierungssensibel #transinklusiv #geschlechterreflektiert #herrschaftskritisch #machtkritisch
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und Klinikberichte zeigen, dass bis zu 40 % der trans Jugendlichen ohne ärztliche Aufsicht selbstmedikamentieren (DIY). Verbotspolitik und Restriktionen treiben die Jugendlichen in den Suizid oder in gefährliche Schattenmedizin.
Quelle: Sunday Times, „Children taking DIY cross-sex hormones before going to gender clinics“, 7. Dezember 2025.
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#TransRights #HealthcareJustice #Depathologisierung #QueerActivism #GenderDiversity #HumanRights #StopRestrictivePolicies #TransYouthMatter #lgbtiq -
Wir sprechen über Empowerment, Beratung, Sichtbarkeit und den Kampf gegen Diskriminierung – zum Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR).
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#TransEdition #TDoR #TransDayOfRemembrance #QueerVoices #TransRights #StopDiscrimination #QueerEmpowerment #VisibilityMatters #TransCommunity #QueerActivism #Hamburg #Braunschweig #QNN #ragazza #GenderDiversity #TransBeratung #QueerSolidarity #Inclusion #LGBTQIAhttps://www.mixcloud.com/WolfgangHH/pink-channel-trans-edition-29112025/
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When I was 13, I lost my bat mitzvah photos. This was fine.
https://gender-defiant.ghost.io/two-kinds-of-stealth/
#parents #protecttranskids #allyship #lgbtq #transgender #translaw #transhealthcare #transrights #genderqueer #pride #transjoy #genderdiversity #judaism #jewishness #sheminiatzeret #stealth
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"With these resolutions, PEN International and its writers commit to continue using words as acts of conscience, to inspire and take action, and to safeguard the dignity of all living things.” - Burhan Sonmez, President @PENInternational
✒️🔥https://www.pen-international.org/news/pen-internationals-resolutions-2025
#PENInternational #Writers #Resolutions
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THE DOCTOR IS SO IN!
JJ’s gender care in Mexico City is a revelation, thanks to community.
https://gender-defiant.ghost.io/the-doctor-is-so-in/
#parents #protecttranskids #allyship #lgbtq #transgender #translaw #transhealthcare #transrights #genderqueer #pride #transjoy #genderdiversity
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Are you, or do you know, a high school or college student in tech? Check out the National Center for Women & Information Technology's Aspirations in Computing award:
https://www.aspirations.org/get-involved/spread-the-word-about-ncwit-aic-awards
#computing #GenderDiversity #WomenInTech #tech #WomenInComputing #WomenInStem #education #ComputerScience #CSEd
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Is trans panic not for you? Why not try trans joy? Trans confidence? Trans happiness!
https://gender-defiant.ghost.io/euphoria-all-around/
https://gender-defiant.ghost.io
#parents #protecttranskids #allyship #lgbtq #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #translaw #transhealthcare #transrights #genderqueer #pride #genderexpansiveparenting #transjoy #genderdiversity #transjoy #transconfidence #transhappiness #gendereuphoria @LauraKBuzz
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The Cass Review was not only dismissive of trans identities, but it infantilised #autistic people, suggesting we don’t know our own minds until our 20s.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/does-neurodivergence-explain-gender-diversity-in-young-people-7c68d394744c?sk=804ecbb67176c988d8388bb66f61ec67#LGBTQ #GenderDiversity #Neurodivergence #Transgender #CassReview
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Join Ely Pride to protest the recent Supreme Court ruling that the term Female relates only to gender assigned at birth. This is a huge step backwards for trans rights, safety and inclusion.
We will be meeting Monday 28th April at 7pm on Market Square, Ely#SupportingTransCommunity #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransLives #TransVisibility #NonBinaryPride #GenderNonConforming #StandWithTrans #CelebrateTransJoy #GenderDiversity #TransIsBeautiful #EqualityForAllGenders #SupportTransArtists
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If you are looking for a "[identifier here] (any gender, perferably [normative gender here]-presenting)" don't add "for diversity reasons" but "for diverse semblance".
Thats all. Thanks.