The use of the word "e" to refer to eself may derive from Spivak's
gender-neutral pronouns - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronouns
cheers
leigh (Fr HekAL)
On 22/02/2014 12:24 PM, Magliocco, Sabina wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Fascinating discussion; in California, at least, there has been quite a bit of tension in the Pagan community in the last several years around issues of transwomen attending women-only rites. Some organizers and attendees, mostly those of the Second Wave feminist stripe, perceived this as a violation of women's space by individuals whom they saw as having male privilege. There has been a strong reaction of support for transwomen and other TG persons from the queer Pagan community. Interestingly, I have not heard of this issue arising for transmen who attend men-only rituals.
>
> One question that perhaps someone can help me with. Last weekend at Pantheacon, I spoke with a person who identified as "meta-gender" and used the pronoun "e" to refer to eself. What exactly is "meta-gender?" I haven't run across this one yet, and I don't see it on Pitch's list from the new Facebook designations.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Best,
> Sabina
> (A cis-gender bisexual woman in a lesbian relationship)
>
>
>
> Sabina Magliocco
> Professor
> Department of Anthropology
> California State University - Northridge
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> Aloha,
>
> A few additional comments:
>
> 1.) For U.S. members, Facebook has added a large number of
> possible gender identifiers (58) that may be self-selected. An
> article at Slate suggests that these offer at least 18 broad gender
> categories.
>
> This is a far more elaborated categorization than I have seen before.
>
> 2.) In regard to protocols of terminology, I have a sense that there's
> a lot of changes going on here. I'd say that descriptive clarity is the
> ideal for academic usage, but that, often, we just do the best we can
> with our terms.
>
> 3.) Modern Paganism is certainly responsive to its socio-cultural
> environment
> and influenced by it. Transgender as an outlook and as folks has, in my
> experience, stirred up plenty of controversy and conflict. Even among
> Pagan Trads and Pagan folks who advocate diversity and tolerance. It's
> a highly charged concern.
>
> Transgender in Modern Paganism, it seems to me, provides a good
> example of how we frame things in terms of purity and danger. As well
> as how, when circumstances of gender or gender identity alter, what
> was pure becomes dangerous. Or vice versa.
>
> 4.) In regard to the categorization offered in the Slate article, I'd say
> that I more or less behave as a cisgender male of middle years and
> experience. But that, intellectually, I push myself a little to think in
> terms of pangender. My appreciation of today's Paganism and magical
> endeavors suggests that this is the most fruitful outlook for making
> sense of things and getting some practice done.
>
> From Slate:
>
> Confused by All the New Facebook Genders? Here's What They Mean.
>
> http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/02/21/gender_facebook_now_has_56_categories_to_choose_from_including_cisgender.html
>
> Musing Gender Can Be A Comfort, A Challenge, A Confusion, A Terror, A
> Theogen--Magic! Rose,
>
> Pitch
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