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21 August, 20153 June, 2015

Deathnaming and misgendering are dehumanising, period

Posted in gender by s.e. smith

At around the time of Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover, I got a lot of questions from editors about how to refer to her — one consequence of being in the media and outspoken about trans issues is that I tend to be viewed as a go-to resource, as though there’s only one right way to cover […]

24 November, 20144 September, 2014

Why I Don’t Gender People

Posted in gender by s.e. smith

One thing that fascinates me about WisCon is a key difference between moderators that might seem subtle to someone who isn’t paying attention. During Q&As or audience commentaries, they handle picking people in two very different ways. Let’s say, theoretically, that a person with a red dress stands up or raises a hand to ask a […]