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[–]Spikygrasspod 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yep, 'passing' and 'conforming' are gender performances, not gender identity (sorry! there are about five definitions of "gender"). Gender identity is innate, so they say. In ordinary TRA speak, gender identity is an innate 'sense'. Though 'sense' here obscures whether this mental state is more like a physical sensation, a belief, or a wish. In more rarified academic discussions, gender identity is sometimes defined in terms of 'norm relevancy'. In plain English, it means people perceive gender norms appropriate to the opposite sex as actually applying to them. So a male has a deep feeling that norms of femininity somehow apply to him, regardless of whether or not he conforms with them. Just like women know that norms of femininity apply to them, even if they resist. This might be the intellectual basis of claims that trans women don't experience male socialisation because they interpret it as not applying to them. 'Norm relevancy' is what Jenkins goes for in "Amelioration and Inclusion". It's ultimately incoherent. If you're interested, Bogardus responds with a pretty comprehensive take-down in "some internal problems with revisionary gender concepts".

[–]anonymale 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

norm relevancy

That's my next social media username right there.