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After the Show Notes on Gender from Dr. Brian Goff: (Full episode on gender at www.BeyondWellWithSHeilaHamilton.com)
Gender identity is defined as a person’s perception of their own gender, be it male, female, a blend of both or neither. For many, their perception of gender is the same as the sex assigned them at birth. However, gender is a complex concept tied to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
The word we use to describe a thing we are observing is not actually the thing we are observing. Words are descriptions. So too the words we use to describe all aspects of ourselves. These words - these labels - are still important as they can either resonate with our perceptions or grate against them.
Ari talks candidly and insightfully about their very personal process of coming to a place where “nonbinary” was the most resonant description of their gender experience. For Ari, being
nonbinary (i.e., seeing themselves as neither male nor female) allowed them to make their own rules of how they move within the world and form their own idea of feminine or masculine.
Ari’s father, Paul Mathae, joins the conversation to discuss his ongoing adjustment to seeing his
child in terms that acknowledge the validity of Ari’s relationship with gender. He reflects on this journey both from a place of love and from a 40-year history of being in the evangelical
Christian church.
#gender #non-binary #feminine #masculine #families #self-identification #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #genderfluidity
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On Understanding Gender through Love and Acceptance. “It can be really hard to have conversations like these where you don't know everything, where you are still learning and especially with people you really care about, people you want in your life, you want to respect, and you want to support. And sometimes you're still learning how to do that. " Ari Mathae
Of all of the teachers I've had on #gender, our Beyond Well intern, Ari Mathae has been the most persuasive. Ari is non-binary, and their dad, Paul is an evangelical Christian. We talk with Ari and Paul about understanding gender through a framework of love and acceptance.
#gender #non-binary #cis-gender #identity #sexuality #religion #families #mentalhealth
Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton: Ep.25- Ari Mathae and their dad, Paul.
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From Ari Mathae: "As I've come out, first as pansexual a couple of years ago and recently as nonbinary, I've had a lot of conversations with my friends and family and coworkers about ge...