#beyond binaries

"During my second year of college, Robyn Ochs came to speak on Beyond the Binaries, asking questions about how we identify, what our lived experiences were, and where those overlap or hold contradiction. I walked away feeling more myself than ever before. I watched as the whole room – representing each other’s data anonymously – ebbed and flowed in waves across various identities on a continuum laid out across the floor, fundamentally deconstructing everything I was taught to understand about identity. I walked away with hope for new possibilities, and a deeper connection with the space I held for myself. Contradiction, paradox, and both/ands were all felt and understood in new ways – all dangerous concepts in a world built on binaries, hierarchy, and either/or thinking."

The power of information and framing!

I did my "Beyond Binaries" program yesterday at Ohio University. Isabel Nissley, a first-year journalism student, interviewed me and did a nice write-up of the event

scottishbinet.org/gathering”

Ta konec tedna gostujemo v Pragi pri naših prijateljih_cah Queer & Trans Youth CZ / Transparent CZ​, s katerimi ustvarjamo Beyond Binaries​, feminističen projekt na preseku biseksualnosti, nebinarnosti in vseh ostalih "vmesnih" identitet. Konec maja Beyond Binaries prihaja v Ljubljano, zato se pripravite na pester aktivističen in kulturni program tudi na domačem terenu!

"The New York City Department of Education has introduced new guidelines to help schools respect transgender students and meet whatever unique needs they might have. The guidelines recommend that schools respect trans students’ gender identities and make facilities and activities as inclusive as possible."