Alot of the reasons why the male/female -- the binary, in general, was for men specifically like white men and colonizers, to assert dominance and control over people who were lesser than them or predominantly women and women of color is that they could marry them, own them, and enslave them. So, these containers were a sort of act of violence on people; that being said, claiming and reclaiming the labels can be an act of liberation.  ~Reid PopeReid Pope (they/them) is a comedian, playwright, and Jew (despite the ironic last name) who’s been featured in PAPER, Vulture, and Boys With Plants Magazine. They do stand-up around NYC and serve as the Head Writer and Executive Producer of Late Stage Live: a trans-led monthly late-night comedy news show on Brooklyn public access.

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