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Is It Really Fundamental to Ask What’s Your Gender?
Why you should never answer to this private question
These days, Italian teens are exploring new genders fitting specifically their realities. Probably, because they only watch American series and movies, coming to learn about infinite series of genders, opening up to a new consciousness of themselves. I don’t know for sure. I’m only guessing.
What I wonder is why it’s happening just now, all of a sudden. We always regarded traditions enough to dismiss so-called new trasgressive customs. We are in the land of the Pope, after all.
In the States, I followed a seminar 20 years ago, for my MA in English Literature, about Gender Realities, specifically related to male versus female perspectives in literature; no LGBTQs, yet.
On Medium, I read articles about gender recognition and I’ve got the idea that one of the major concerns LGBTQ+ writers are facing is having to confront their community or public about their feelings and live with positive or negative feedback that it be.
I really don’t see the point of going around declaring your gender: that’s your private stuff, not mine, not anybody’s else. I don’t do it. I’m not the least interested to know how you identify yourself and whom you love. In case, I just like to…
