Thursday, March 31, 2011.
Sorting Labels 3: Queer Labels
Furthermore, the LGBT movement has come up with the label “queer,” and what its meaning is beats me. There are definitions, lots of them, but I can’t find any logic behind any of them. I, of course, could be missing some understanding here, but if I’m going to sort this label with the others as a stand-alone “Q” I just can’t figure it out, even though I have tried really hard.   more »

Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
Sorting Labels 2: Trans… Labels
If we continue investigating these lifestyle banners more toward the margins of society, we enter the territory of something called “trans-,” a label established by the LGB“T” movement not long ago. It’s the “transgender community” that claims the right to the “T.” When and even whether these very diverse organizations work together or against each other is hard to say.   more »

Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
Sorting Labels 1: Homosexual Labels
In Western culture today, sexuality and sexual orientation have become the launching point for discussions on gender. Gender is also discussed among women’s rights activists, but then often more in terms of discrimination. Lately something called the transgender community has emerged, making gender issues even more difficult to sort and understand.   more »

Monday, March 28, 2011.
Sorting Labels / Introduction
Both consciously and unconsciously we group people into categories, labeling them according to their looks and behavior. For many reasons we seem to need to organize people this way.
Whether our labels are appropriate or not, do the labels themselves really matter?   more »