Agender
Book Title: Agender
Why are you volunteering:
I've always learned best from dialogue. A common refrain these days is that people should "educate themselves" and not burden members of a minority group with their questions. While I agree with this sentiment, it's important to remember that all of us are sources of information. I am comfortable describing my experience and identity as an agender person, and I think many people will want to have a conversation without fear of overstepping.
Questions to ask:
- How did you realize that you are agender?
- What does being agender mean to you?
- How has your life changed since telling others that you are agender?
Agender: Definition
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "agender" refers to people who don’t identify themselves with any particular gender. This can mean being genderless, lacking gender, or having a null gender. However, people also use "agender" to mean identifying as gender-neutral or having an undefinable gender.
Like many words we use to describe gender, "agender" is a relatively new word. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the identity is new, or that agender people didn’t exist before we had the language we do now to identify them.
The first documented use of the word "agender" was actually on the Internet! It was born in the year 2000.
Resources
Nonbinary by
What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary.The powerful first-person narratives of this collection show us a world where gender exists along a spectrum, a web, a multidimensional space. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships. From Suzi, who wonders whether she'll ever "feel" like a woman after living fifty years as a man; to Aubri, who grew up in a cash-strapped fundamentalist household; to Sand, who must reconcile the dual roles of trans advocate and therapist, the writers' conceptions of gender are inextricably intertwined with broader systemic issues. Labeled gender outlaws, gender rebels, genderqueer, or simply human, the voices in Nonbinary illustrate what life could be if we allowed the rigid categories of "man" and "woman" to loosen and bend. They speak to everyone who has questioned gender or has paused to wonder, What does it mean to be a man or a woman--and why do we care so much?
ISBN: 9780231546102Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Nonbinary Gender Identities by
Nonbinary gender identities are those that fall outside the traditional binary of “man” and “woman.” These include genderfluid, androgynous, genderqueer, and a multitude of other identity terms, some of which overlap. Although there have always been people who identify outside the gender binary, only recently have they gained popular media attention. Despite some visibility, however, nonbinary gender identities are poorly understood by the general public.
ISBN: 9781442275515Publication Date: 2017-12-08
Agender: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender by ISBN: 9781483384283Publication Date: 2017-07-25
Who Are You? by
"What do you like? How do you feel? Who are you? This brightly illustrated children's book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged 5+. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression and our identity. An interactive three-layered wheel included in the book is a simple, yet powerful, tool to clearly demonstrate the difference between our body, how we express ourselves through our clothes and hobbies, and our gender identity. Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, a short page-by-page guide for adults at the back of the book further explains the key concepts and identifies useful discussion points. This is a one-of-a-kind resource for understanding and celebrating the gender diversity that surrounds us"-
Call Number: Curriculum Collection (6th Floor) HQ1075 .P47 2017ISBN: 9781785927287Publication Date: 2016-12-21
- Persons of Nonbinary Gender — Awareness, Visibility, and Health Disparities (The New England journal of Medicine) byPublication Date: 2018-12-20
- Rethinking gender: The nonbinary approach (American journal of health-system pharmacy) byPublication Date: 2018-11-15
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