Category Archives: Gender Identity

Self and Determination – Me and my Gender

Posted on 8 March 2009 by

This is gonna get complicated, and I’m not gonna get to the bottom of this right now, but I’ve been thinking about writing about this for a while, and recent events have made it more relevant so I shall have … Continue reading →

Posted in Abnormality, gender, Gender Identity, Genderfuck, Mild Mania, Politics, Ramble | 10 Comments

Gimme Some Sass – Gender Funk

Posted on 24 June 2007 by

So, be warned, this may not be my most forward thinking post, but I’ve been thinking about the contradictions inherent in myself recently, and thought writing about them, whilst posting some relevant videos might be something I could do on … Continue reading →

Posted in Aggression, Analysis, Androgynism, Body Image, Boundaries, Changing the World, Chauvinism, Commodication, Confusion, Consumerism, Critique, Culture, Dancing, Debate, DJing, Electronica, Empathy, Equality, Everything, Femininity, Feminism, Gah, gender, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Play, Gender Roles, Genderfuck, Glamour, Humps, Identity, Ideology, Individuality, Language, life, Mild Mania, Music, Objectification, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Perspective, Politics, Problems, Punk, Ramble, Rant, Rude, Self Image, Self Obsession, Self-Identity, Sex, Sexuality, Sexy, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts, Transgender, Women | 6 Comments

Idea Compost – The Androgyne Spirituality of the Berdache

Posted on 14 May 2007 by

Edit: Just did some further reading and the preferred term for Berdache is Two Spirit (Berdache is etymologically Spanish in origin and has negative connotations…however, I don’t want to say ‘Spirituality of the Two Spirit’ as it’s repetitive. More information … Continue reading →

Posted in Androgynism, Berdache, Culture, Curioisity, Equality, Everything, Fantasy, Femininity, Feminism, Fun, Gah, gender, Gender Identity, Gender Play, Gender Roles, Humps, Ideas, Identity, Individuality, Inequality, Learning, life, Objectification, Open Minded, People, Perception, Personal Growth, Play, Possibility, Ramble, Random, Self-Identity, Sexism, Sexuality, Sexy, Strange, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Third Gender, Transgender, Women, Writing | 4 Comments

Ideal Role Exhibition – A Message for Men?

Posted on 19 April 2007 by

So, I was thinking. As a man, I exist in the dominant societal role. I am in a position of strength, and the way society expects me to act is dominant, controlling, powerful and strong. Basically, it means that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, Dream, Equality, Feminism, gender, Gender Identity, Humanity, People, Society, Thoughts | 6 Comments

My Appearance could eat your Constitution for Breakfast – Some thoughts on Gaming and Gender

Posted on 16 April 2007 by

I’ve been reading a lot this evening.  A lot of stuff about pop culture, gaming and stereotyping, little bits on political correctness and all that jazz. It’s been interesting. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to work out what … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gaming, Geekery, gender, Gender Identity, Gender in Video Games, Gender Roles, Identity, Mild Mania, Misogyny, Nonsense, PC Games, PCRPG, Ramble, RPG, Stereotypes | 8 Comments

Dress to Impress

Posted on 12 March 2007 by

So, I was following a bizarre trail through the webterworld and stumbled upon a thought provoking post or two by a fellow wordpress wanderer (wonderer?). It made me think about how little I’ve talked about gender recently…and how much I … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothes, Freedom, gender, Gender Identity, Sexuality, Stereotypes | 21 Comments

Odd Porn Spam – Too Much Information

Posted on 3 February 2007 by

hair everywhere said 10 minutes ago:I haven’t been up to much these days. Such is life. I’ve just been letting everything happen without me these days, but I don’t care. That was it. It cropped up in my ‘My comments’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Everything, Feminism, gender, Gender Identity, Idiot, Incoherent, Inequality, Le Petit Mort, Learning, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Nudity, Offensive, Orgasm, Personal, Politics, Porn, Rant, Reality, Self-Hate, Sex, Sexism, Spam, Swings and Roundabouts, Thoughts, Time Bomb, Wanker, Weird, Werid, Wordpress | 14 Comments

What is the world coming to? – Kids Today

Posted on 31 January 2007 by

It’s time to act like I’m older and more prudish than I actually am. Though I do mean it. Basically there was an article in the Education Guardian yesterday about young kids and porn. There’s a lot of stuff in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Controversy, Critique, Culture, Debate, Equal Rights, Everything, Family, Feminism, Fucked up, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Identity, Ideology, Imagination, Inequality, Internet, Media, Mild Mania, Morality, News, Nostalgia, Observations, Perception, Ramble, Rant, Storytelling, Swings and Roundabouts | 23 Comments

Tired and Ill but still thinking too much – Lies and Fantasies and Raising Children

Posted on 27 December 2006 by

So, this is being written while I’ve got something resembling a cold. Also my guts are churning and my head is screwed. I may not be on top form. However, I am also trapped in work and this is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abnormality, Anti-Capitalism, Bum, Capitalism, Consumerism, Controversy, Conversation, Critique, Culture, Curioisity, Diary?, Education, Emotional, Environment, Ethics, Everything, Evolution, Family, Gender Identity, Ill, Incoherent, Learning, Lies, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Politics, Possible Lies, Raising Children, Ramble, Scientific Endeavour, Stupid, Subversion, Swings and Roundabouts, Tired, Weirdness, Yuletide | 11 Comments

Did I shoot Andy Warhol?

Posted on 22 December 2006 by

Of course, I didn’t shoot Andy Warhol, at least not in this life. But I’ll get back to that later. First, a warning. This is going to be another of my long rambling rambles. I am not going to restrain … Continue reading →

Posted in Andy Warhol, Art, Assault, Bigotry, Controversy, Critique, Culture, Debate, Diary?, Dreams, Equal Rights, Ethics, Everything, Feminism, Gender Equality, Gender Identity, Gender Roles, Identity, Incoherent, Inequality, Matmos, Mild Mania, Mood swings, Morality, Motivation, Observations, Personal, Personal Growth, Philosophy, Politeness, Politics, Ramble, Rant, Real-Time, Sahil, Sexism, Swings and Roundabouts, Thanks, Uncategorized, Vaginal Tract, Valerie Solanas | 14 Comments

Gender in Half Life 2: Episode One – Will Alyx ever get her hands dirty?

Posted on 10 November 2006 by

So this is half silly I know, but only half silly. As I was playing through Half-Life 2: Episode One (which incidentally, was brilliant, the game still looks gorgeous and runs smoothly, expanding the narrative and raising a few questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Chainmail Bikinis, Chauvinism, Critique, Culture, Equal Rights, Ethics, Feminism, Games, Geekery, Gender Identity, Gender in Video Games, Gender Roles, Half Life 2, Inequality, Nudity, Observations, PC Games, Politics, RPG, Sahil, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sexism, Storytelling | 9 Comments

Controversy and Short Stories

Posted on 1 November 2006 by

So, firrst of all the novel’s started off, not a great start, but a start nonetheless. Actually, I’m quite happy with it so far. I’m just very much unsure of where to start of the main piece. I’m gonna keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Being a 'writer', Bigotry, Critique, Culture, Debate, Ethics, Feminism, Free Speech, Gender Identity, Inequality, Morality, Pain, Politics, Sexism, Short Stories, Writing | 6 Comments

Pain, Gender, and Transformation in Comics

Posted on 21 October 2006 by

Just a quick link to a fantastic article elsewhere on the interweb about public and private pain in relation to gender and identity, particularly using comics as the focus. Really incredible article, Well written and waking me up to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Gender Identity, Literature, Pain, Transgender, Wonder Woman, Writing | 3 Comments

The Right Wing doesn’t support Freedom of Speech – Oh Wait a Second, We Knew That

Posted on 19 October 2006 by

So, I discovered this last night and got so pissed off that I thought I’d better wait until the morning to discuss this. Basically, in a previous post I commented on two posts, one excellent and one godawful. Anyway, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bigotry, Blogging, Censorship, Debate, Equal Rights, Feminism, Free Speech, Gender Identity, Homosexuality, Inequality, Politics, Sexism, Uncategorized, Wordpress | 13 Comments

Variety is Everything

Posted on 17 October 2006 by

So, just checked out the ‘top ten posts’ thing on my control panel or something (sorry that so far all of this blog has been about blogging and not anything else, this isn’t my intention..i’m jsut trying to get myself … Continue reading →

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