Literal Gender Performativity
Performativity of gender – a stylized repetition of acts, behaviors and mannerisms that is to mime...
Read MoreCategory: Gender Hegemony
Sisters and Cis-ters Against Genders Inequality
“I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit,” read one sign carried by an older woman...
Read More
Nobody Can Drag Me Down
When we hear the term ‘drag’ in todays culture, we are thinking of the kinds of people on RuPaul’s...
Read More
My New Normal
Growing up as an African-American, middle-class, heterosexual, cis female, I personally did not...
Read More
Social Media & Its Influence
Sex is the biological characteristics of woman and men while gender is a socially constructed...
Read More
BUFFER ZONE
People are scared of things that they do not understand, and it is takes more effort to achieve an understanding than it does to dismiss, marginalize or oppress.
Read More
What Follows as Drag Takes Center Stage?
Recently, my roommates and I have been watching RuPaul’s Drag Race religiously. A friend of...
Read More
…and the rest is drag.
Introduction “You’re born naked and the rest is drag” is a quotation from the famous drag queen,...
Read More
The Trouble with Gendered Toys
One of my earliest memories is of dismembering Barbies. I had a box full of dolls, some inherited...
Read More
Social Media’s Positive and Negative Effects on Gender
Today in the U.S., the use of technology and social media is at an all-time high. From Facebook to...
Read More
A New Kind of Bond: Queer and in Drag
Womanizer. Action hero. Manly man. James Bond is an iconic character, originating in...
Read More
Digital Communication and Gender Definitions
Digital Communication When talking about new technology, the most standout component today is...
Read More