From 7a180f4aa32414703fc6c502b35e39b663a6d79e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ktyl Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:02:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] wip: nonbinary masculinity --- nonbinary-masculinity.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 nonbinary-masculinity.md diff --git a/nonbinary-masculinity.md b/nonbinary-masculinity.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6a0b0c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/nonbinary-masculinity.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Nonbinary Masculinity + +I've often been told that I've a masculine brain. +I'm not completely sold on the idea that brains can be masculine, or that if they could be, that mine is, but I am willing to entertain it for a moment. +I think this is because of tendency to be analytical, and/or my affinity for traditionally "masculine" interests, such as maths, science or engineering. +This is a fair observation - I do like those things! +However, I don't feel terribly masculine. + +I'm comfortable with the body I inhabit, but as time has gone by the label of 'man' has seemed to fit less and less well. +It's not that a definitely _am_ something else, at least there's nothing I've found yet that seems to fit better, but just a lack of fitting with whatever it is that a man is. +I'm not completely sure why this is. +My experience and reasons have changed over time, and I expect they will continue to do so forevermore. +I've recently had a couple of thoughts for relating my feelings about gender to the wider world which I'd like to explore. + +## Gender Roles for the 21st Century + +man/woman are traditions which i don't think are working