Question

1. Pick a celebrity who does not fit the strict binary system of being a man or a woman. Then, use concepts such as gender dysphoria, homophobia, and transphobia to discuss the struggles faced by the celebrity. How did researching the celebrity enhance your own understanding on gender identities?

Answer 1

Gender binary (also known as gender binarism, binarism, or genderism), is the classification of gender into two distinct, opposite, and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine, whether by social system or cultural belief.

In this binary model, sex, gender, and sexuality may be assumed by default to align, with aspects of one's gender inherently linked to one's genetic or gamete-based sex, or with one's sex assigned at birth. For example, when a male is born, gender binarism may assume the male will be masculine in appearance, character traits, and behavior, including having a heterosexual attraction to females.

An example of celebrity who does not fit the strict binary system of being a man or a woman is Karan johar .

Gender dysphoria is the condition of feeling one's emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one's biological sex.

Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality .

Transphobia is dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people.

The above mentioned celebrity has faced many struggles to make him acceptable by others in the society due to his gender binary system of being a man or women . It helped me to understand the different gender identities which are prevalent in the society .