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You could compare to Samoa’s “fa'afafine”. Gender non-conformance exists in most cultures. The western analysis of gender non-conformance results in what we cal
by jl6 5y ago
You could compare to Samoa’s “fa'afafine”. Gender non-conformance exists in most cultures. The western analysis of gender non-conformance results in what we call “trans”, but other cultures have had, and continue to have, different approaches.
- watwut 5y agoNo. Being gender non-conforming and being trans are two massively different things. I am gender non-comforming in. I am not trans at all. Whenever I read about trans, I can't relate to it and their feelings, issues etc are puzzle to me. I can relate to what other gender non-conforming people say perfectly fine. Also, seems to me that being gender non conforming is much much less issue then being trans. To the point it is not much issue while being trans seems to sux.
- jl6 5y agoI agree 100% they are not the same thing and I’m explicitly trying to call out that what we call trans is a western lens on GNC and other lenses are available across the world.
- watwut 5y agoI was reacting to "The western analysis of gender non-conformance results in what we call “trans”". My point was, it does not. "Western" people nor Western analysis confuses me with trans.