Miley Cyrus Is Not Alone: 9 Other Stars Making Gender Fluidity Mainstream“Cyrus and Caitlyn Je

Miley Cyrus Is Not Alone: 9 Other Stars Making Gender Fluidity Mainstream“Cyrus and Caitlyn Jenner may be the celebs-du-jour challenging our gender assumptions, but there are others you should know about.Caitlyn Jenner’s recent turn as a Vanity Fair cover girl not only made her into a trans icon, it turned the topic of gender identity into a mainstream talking point. And just a few months prior, Miley Cyrus declared that she considered herself neither a “girl or a boy.” Each of these revelations helped demonstrate how gender is often complex and sometimes unfixed; that the sexes assigned to us at birth by virtue of our genitalia may not always match our internal gender identities.What’s more, those identities may not fall under the headers of “man” or “woman,” but can be even more malleable and fluid. There are an infinite number of gender identities — a spectrum that runs from masculine to feminine, boy to girl — that sit in the space between. There are plenty of ways to express this idea: Gender fluid. Non-gender conforming. Gender queer. The idea of gender fucking, or intentionally blurring the socially constructed (and artificial) boundaries of gender, has existed in outsider culture (particularly art, music and performance scenes) for eons.There are, for the first time, a number of people in the public eye who unashamedly identify across the spectrum of gender. Their public acknowledgement of their identities will not only help raise awareness, it could very likely help save lives.Here’s a look at a few other folks who are transforming the discussion around gender identity.”See the full list hereGrimes photo via Instagram -- source link

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