Why We Need More Than Three Genders

http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/12/12/250012887/why-we-need-more-than-three-genders

I found this story the other day via NPR titled "Why We Need More Than Three Genders". I really really love it. I think it paints a good picture of this topic... Some of the main points the author makes that I think are important are 1) "I would like to make clear right at the start that breaking out of a male-female gender dichotomy isn't some 21st century liberal-progressive agenda, as it is sometimes painted." I think this is a really important note when speaking about this topic... the idea of more than one gender is historically and globally relevant 2) that maybe 3 genders is not enough, changing our perceptions and definitions of gender what is truly important 3) "The transgender community is rich and vital. The full slate of options within it isn't captured by just considering those who transition male-to-female or female-to-male."My favorite part of the article is the last few sentences which truly speaks to the real issue of gender diversity: "We can be unafraid to move not only beyond male-female dichotomies, but also beyond an insistence on any hard-and-fast fixed categories. What, after all, is there to fear? We are all human; we all live and love."