Thomas Hoskyns Leonard Blog: MY NOTES ON GENDER RECOGNITION --Tom Leonard

TERFs like J.K. Rowling should be educated to realise that what is a pastime for them

can be a matter of life and death for transgender people

My ex-partner Nicola

HERE ARE MY PERSONAL NOTES, FOLLOWING THE RE-INTRODUCTION

OF THE GENDER RECOGNITION BILL IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT.

I HOPE THAT THE VARIOUS TERF MSPs WILL READ THEM:

(A) Any person whether born female, male, or third gender(intersex), has the unalienable right

to be identified by Society as of their chosen gender whatever that may be, and to be treated

equitably e.g. in work, family, housing, and religious situations (whether they have chosen to transition

to a gender presentation of their choice or not)

(B) Any person should be able to declare their gender without further ado.

transgender people e.g by objecting to gender identities, is likely to cause the

transgender people considerable psychological harm (to the point of deep

depression or suicidal ideation) , and should therefore be regarded as committing a

criminal offence.

(D)TERFs should be educated to realize that what is a pastime for them can be a

matter of life and death for transgender people

(E) Any religious or educational institution or political organisation should be required by

law to be totally accepting and supportive of transgender people and their gender choices.

(G) All genders should be treated equally in terms of employment, wages, salaries,

benefits and pensions,

GENDER ROLES AMONG THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA

There is reference to gender variant people being accepted in Kalapuya culture. A Kalapuya spiritual person named Ci'mxin is recalled by John B. Hudson in his interviews from the Kalapuya Texts:

They would say "He is a man (in body), he has changed to a woman (in dress and manner of life). But he is not a woman (in body). It is his spirit-power it is said that has told him, You become woman. You are always to wear your (woman's) dress just like women. That is the way you must always do."^[24]

Inuit[edit]

Arvilingjuarmiut[edit]

The Arvilingjuarmiut, also known as Netsilik, are Inuit who live mainly in Kugaaruk and Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada. They follow the tradition of kipijuituq, which refers to instances where predominantly biologically male infants are raised as females. Often the decision for an infant to become Kipijuituq is left to the grandparents based on the reactions of the infant in the womb.^[26] Children would later go on to choose their respective genders in their pubescent years once they have undergone a rite of passage that includes hunting animals.^[26] Similar in concept is sipiniq from the Igloolik and Nunavik areas.^[27]

Aranu’tiq[edit]

Aranu’tiq is a fluid category among the Chugach, an Alutiiq people from Alaska, that neither conforms to masculine or feminine categories.^[28] Gender expression is fluid and children typically dress in a combination of both masculine and feminine clothing.^[28] Newborn babies are not regarded as new humans but rather as tarnina or inuusia which refers to their soul, personality, shade and are named after an older deceased relative as a way of reincarnation as the relationship between the child and others would go on to match those of the deceased.^[29]

Navajo[edit]

The third gender role of nádleehi (meaning "one who is transformed" or "one who changes"), beyond contemporary Anglo-American definition limits of gender, is part of the Navajo Nation society, a "two-spirit" cultural role. The renowned 19th century Navajo artist Hosteen Klah (1849–1896) is an example.^[30]^[31]^[32]

SIPINIQ