Gender is not a spectrum (2016)

> I would be happy with this implication, because despite possessing female biology and calling myself a woman, I do not consider myself a two-dimensional gender stereotype. I am not an ideal manifestation of the essence of womanhood, and so I am non-binary. Just like everybody else. However, those who describe themselves as non-binary are unlikely to be satisfied with this conclusion, as their identity as ‘non-binary person’ depends upon the existence of a much larger group of so-called binary ‘cisgender’ people, people who are incapable of being outside the arbitrary masculine/feminine genders dictated by society.

I believe this is a generational phenomenon. Each generation of social activists needs to fight for something new, otherwise they wouldn't be progressive. Logically, the author is right: we're all non-binary, so the self-identification as non binary seems to make no sense. However, emotionally it is valid: it is the very recognition that one has various characteristics ascribed to both genders that makes one feel as non-binary. It's quite different from ordinary "cis" people who are non-binary without realizing that. I believe the older generation of feminists understands that, but is not willing to emotionally accept it as valid.

Couldn't get past "which for simplicity we can call the radical feminist view," in the third paragraph. Truly cringe-worthy to read in today's context (at least the cultural context I live in).