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@daffodil
Haven't stopped thinking about the concept of misandrogyny since I surmised and discovered it some days ago in this article

You should read the article but to pique your interest here's a brief snippet / summary of what it means:

"Where misogyny enforces the patriarchal gender hierarchy, misandrogyny is a system of mechanisms that together police and enforce the gender binary of a patriarchal order. The gender binary is constituted by norms that preclude the existence of persons who aren’t consistently ā€˜read’ either as a man (and only a man) or as a woman (and only a woman). Misandrogyny thus polices and enforces exactly the nonexistence of people who are neither women (only) nor men (only). […] While misogyny pushes women down into their subordinate place, misandrogyny pushes [gender non-binary and non-conforming] folks out of existence—either by pushing its targets out of literal or social existence or by pushing them into binary gender positions."


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@daffodil

The paper cited by the article was not accessible at the time I posted a link to the article, but now it is!

You can read this more in depth and academically rigorous paper on misandrogyny and how it works here

It is an intersectional analysis of the systems of misandrogyny, written by the same author as the article, and enumerates three mechanisms which perpetuate it: Assignment, Assimilation, and Annihilation

It's an enlightening read not just for trans nonbinary people like myself, but all kinds of people who are any combination of gender nonconforming, cis, binary, transgender, racialized, etc.

Let me know if you read it! Share with anyone you think could benefit from this analysis!


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