My Gender Identity Video

gender identity:

the totality of physical and behavioral traits that are designated by a culture as masculine or feminine (Merriam-Webster)

If you think about it, nearly everything we say or do is

gendered.

Who am I?

Am I…

A female + a student + middle class + white +

not religious + heterosexual + a traveler + an

employee + a twin + a Nebraskan + an

American + a reader + a daughter + a friend +

reserved + 5’7” tall + giving + dislikes dresses

+ dislikes makeup + favorite color is blue + a

cat lover + trustworthy + a hard worker + a

TOMS wearer + believe in equal rights + self-

conscious + a questioner + wears glasses +

wants to make a difference + me.

Not exactly…

How about…

A female x a student x middle class x white x

not religious x heterosexual x a traveler x an

employee x a twin x a Nebraskan x an

American x a reader x a daughter x a friend x

reserved x 5’7” tall x giving x dislikes dresses

x dislikes makeup x favorite color is blue x a

cat lover x trustworthy x a hard worker x a

TOMS wearer x believe in equal rights x self-

conscious x a questioner x wears glasses x

wants to make a difference x me.

See the difference?

My identity is more than just the sum of its parts.

A female x a student x middle class x white x

not religious x heterosexual x a traveler x an

employee x a twin x a Nebraskan x an

American x a reader x a daughter x a friend x

reserved x 5’7” tall x giving x dislikes dresses

x dislikes makeup x favorite color is blue x a

cat lover x trustworthy x a hard worker x a

TOMS wearer x believe in equal rights x self-

conscious x a questioner x wears glasses x

wants to make a difference x me.

If you start to remove pieces of my identity, the rest does

not remain the same.

A cake without the eggs, is no longer a cake.

Just because I am a female, and my parents dressed me

in pink when I was born,

mean that I have to like pink, or dresses, or

makeup, or high heels, or gossip, or getting my nails or hair done, or whatever it is that girls are “supposed” to

do.

DOESN’T

I am doing business in a “man’s world.”

I can explore new places,

Climb mountains (literally),

and make my life whatever I want it to be.

Our gender identity is shaped by and largely defines how we

are perceived by society.

I am…

A female x a student x middle class x white x

not religious x heterosexual x a traveler x an

employee x a twin x a Nebraskan x an

American x a reader x a daughter x a friend x

reserved x 5’7” tall x giving x dislikes dresses x

dislikes makeup x favorite color is blue x a cat

lover x trustworthy x a hard worker x a TOMS

wearer x believe in equal rights x self-conscious

x a questioner x wears glasses x wants to make

a difference x me.

How do you know me?

I am who I am.

I just ask that you please not judge me too quickly, before you get to know the real me.