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Foundation: What is Gender Expression?
Barbie is Releasing an Androgynous David
Bowie-Inspired Doll
My Shadow is Pink: Short Film by Scott
Let's Talk About Gender Expression
Vihart: On Gender
Video Talk: How Do You Express Your Gender?
Gender Policing: Dangerous
Butches and Studs
Expression vs Gender Identity
Info: Sex and Gender
Video Talk: Gender Identity vs Gender Expression
Gender Spectrum: Understanding Gender
Androgynous: Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus,
Laura Jane Grace
Radical Notion: Complete Gender Dictionary
Queer Kid Stuff: Gender Expression
Video: Kate Borstein Speaks About Gender
Teaching Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Expression, and
Gender Identity
Info: Gender Identity
Freedom to Be Yourself
Info: Sexual Identity
What is Sex and Gender?
refers to the biological and physiological
characteristics that define men and women. "Gender"
refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors,
activities, and attributes that a given society
considers appropriate for men and women.
Gender is a sociological
definition of women and men and is not the same as sex.
Gender is determined by the conception of tasks,
functions and roles attributed to women and men in
society and in public and private life.
What is Gender Expression?
"Gender expression"
(or "gender intensity" or gender presentation") refers to the ways in which we each manifest masculinity
or femininity. It is usually an extension of our "gender
identity," our innate sense of being male or female.
Each of us expresses (or presents) a particular gender every day, by
the way we style our hair, select our clothing, or even
the way we stand. Our appearance, attire, grooming, speech, behavior,
movement, gestures, mannerisms, and other factors signal that we feel (and
wish to be understood) as masculine or feminine, or as a
man or a woman.
For some of us, our
gender expression may not match our biological sex. That
is, while other people see us as being male or female,
we may or may not fit their expectations of masculinity
or femininity because of the way we look, act, or dress.
People whose gender
expression is not what we might expect represent many
different backgrounds. Their age, sex, race, ethnicity,
or sexual orientation has no bearing on their gender
[Source: Gill Foundation]
Video Fun: Expressing Myself My Way
Gender Expression
Maggie Szabo: Don't Give Up
Video Talk: Gender Expression is Complicated
Courtney Act Answers Kids' Questions
About Gender
PBS Video: Origin of Gender
Nongirly: Gutsy, Goofy, Geeky, Glorious
New York Magazine: Where the Bois Are
Authentic Representation: Gender Expression
Info: Sexual
Tom Boy: Destiny Rogers Music Video
High School Senior Left Out of Yearbook for Looking Too
Butch and Femme
"Butch" and "femme" are
terms used in the lesbian and gay subculture to ascribe
or acknowledge a masculine (butch) or feminine (femme)
identity with its associated
traits, behaviors,
styles, and self-perceptions for both men and women. The
terms are used as a descriptor of one's appearance or
mannerisms and not for one's desire or identity.
The terms originated in
lesbian communities. This concept has been a handy way
to organize gender expression within sexual
"Butch" and "femme" are
terms used to describe a person's gender expression,
interactive performance, or public presentation. And it
is important to remember that one's gender expression
does not always match one's gender.
Femme (fem, gurl, grl) usually
describes a person whose public presentation is more
feminine, female, effeminate, girly, womanly, ladylike,
soft, and tender. Also: Feminine of Center.
Butch (stud, dyke, stone,
masc) usually
describes someone whose presentation is more masculine,
male, manly, macho, boyish, hard, and aggressive. Also:
Masculine of Center.
can be applied to a
masculine woman (young dyke, soft butch) or a feminine
man (young gay man, twink).
Queer 101: What is Gender Expression?
Expression vs Gender Identity
Definition of the Word "Twink"
Info: Preferred Gender Pronouns
Real Truth About Butch and Femme
Video: What Does Femme Mean?
He's Feminine and I'm 'Masculine: We're
In Love
Real Meaning of
the Word "Butch"
To further emphasize the
notion of a spectrum, there is also the term, "futch,"
which denotes a combination or mix or halfway point
between "butch" and "femme." Both men and women may
prefer to express themselves in an androgynous (andro)
way, which might be viewed as
more gender neutral.
Another term used to express a combination or mixture is
"stem," which is the mash-up of "stud" and "femme."
For women, this is usually the same thing as "tomboy."
Femme and butch
should not to be confused with "bottom" (submissive,
passive, receiver, catcher) and "top" (dominant, domme,
dom, giver, pitcher). Tops can be butch or femme as
bottoms can be butch or femme.
For both men and women,
there is no predictable dating pattern: femmes date
femmes, femmes date butches, butches date butches.
Femmephobia in Gay
Non-Binary Wiki: Meaning of the Term Boi
Autostraddle: Butch Please
Courtney Act Answers Kids' Questions
About Gender
History of the Word "Femme"
Butches and Studs
Info: Sexual
Wikipedia: Butch
and Femme
Daily Dot: Femme Invisibility
New York Magazine: Where the Bois Are
"Stop assuming that a
woman is straight because she's wearing lipstick and
high heels."
-Mary Emily O'Hara, Daily Dot
In describing lesbians
(gay women), most people recognize a spectrum of
identity ranging from "femme" (heels, miniskirts, full
makeup, purses, perfect nails) to "butch" (t-shirt,
jeans, short hair, not into fussing with hairspray and
lip gloss).
One version of the
spectrum provides labels that begin with "high femme" to
"butchy femme" to "soft butch" to "stone butch."
On the femme end of the
spectrum, lesbians are sometimes described as "lipstick
lesbians." On the butch (stud) end of the spectrum,
lesbians typically express themselves in a more tomboy
or masculine way ("chapstick lesbians").
One lesbian identified
herself as "crunchy," which probably means she is a
little bit hippie, bohemian, and natural (flannel
shirts, overalls, cargo shorts, Birkenstocks). The
spectrum of femininity is as wide in the queer community
as it is among all women.
A femme (fem) is the
feminine one in a lesbian relationship. Femmes do not
usually pass as lesbians or queer unless they are with a
butch partner, because they conform to traditional
standards of femininity. Otherwise, you usual can't tell
that a femme lesbian is gay unless she wears some type
of LGBTQ insignia. In a couple, she is typically more
feminine and usually the girlier one in the
Jess Steven: Struggles of Being a Femme Lesbian
Charli XCX: Boys
Nongirly: Gutsy, Goofy, Geeky, Glorious
Female Gaze: Gender
How Has Your Gender
Expression Evolved?
Real Meaning of
the Word "Butch"
PBS Video: Origin of Gender
Info: LGBTQ Stereotypes
Video: Femme Q & A
"I am not ladylike, nor
am I manly. I am something else altogether. There are so
many different ways to be beautiful."
-Michael Cunningham
In using the femme-butch
spectrum to describe gay men, people might observe the
more effeminate, flamboyant, campy, girly traits at one
end (femme) and the more stoutly, manly, masculine
traits at the other end (butch).
On the femme side, gay
men might be more stylish and meticulously groomed, and
referred to as a "twink" or an "otter." Meanwhile, on
the butch side, a gay man might be more rustic and
brawny and referred to as a "hunk" or a "stud" or a
Gay men might appear
completely straight in appearance, grooming, and
mannerisms and express themselves as conventionally
masculine. They might appear as a biker or lumberjack
type and express themselves in a hypermasculine way.
They might appear as fastidious and ostentatious and
express themselves in an effeminate way. The spectrum of
masculinity is as wide in the queer community as it is
among all men.
Guide to Dating Butch Women
TED Talk: Masculine Women, Feminine Men
Chinese Debate: Sissies
vs. Macho Men
Info: Fashion and Clothing
Gender Policing: Dangerous
Urban Dictionary: Femme
What Does "Boi" Mean?
Boi (plural: bois) is
a slang term within the LGBTQ community (and the
butch/femme community) to refer to a person's gender
identity or gender expression. It can be applied to a
masculine woman or a feminine man.
Boi can be used to refer to a boyish lesbian (young
dyke, soft butch). It has also been used to refer to a younger
bisexual or gay man who may have effeminate
characteristics (twink). It can be used to refer to a young
trans man, or a trans man who is in the earlier stages
of FTM transitioning. It also describes a submissive
butch in the BDSM community. The term can also be used
by anyone who wishes to distinguish themselves from
heterosexual or heteronormative identities.
Boi may also refer to someone assigned female at birth,
who generally does not identify as, or only partially
identifies as feminine, female, a girl, or a woman. Some
bois are trans or intersex people. Some bois are
genderqueer/nonbinary, or might identify as cisgender or transgender
persons, and yet practice genderfuck (gender bending) in which they
do not fit in either masculine or feminine binary gender
presentation. Bois may prefer a range of pronouns,
including "he", "she", or nonbinary and gender-neutral
pronouns such as "they."
Similarly, terms like zoi, goi, shoi, and zeeshe are now
common descriptors in the transgender community.
Video Story: I Thought I Was Gay
Spectrum: Understanding Gender
PBS Video: Drag and Gender Expression
Real Meaning of the Word "Butch"
Info: Gender
How Has Your Gender
Expression Evolved?
Radical Notion: Complete Gender Dictionary
Video: Types of Genders
Don't Give Up by Maggie Szabo
Gender Identity vs Gender
Women can be masculine
without wanting to be a man.
Men can be feminine without wanting to be a woman.
I've let my hair grow out
so long that I have to put it in pigtails when I ride my
bike so it doesn't get caught in my helmet straps. I'm
wearing my girlfriend's tiny turquoise athletic shorts.
My legs are closely shaved, and I'm sitting curled up on
the couch with a game of Candy Crush on my phone to my
right and a sleeping cat to my left.
I sound like a girl,
right? I'm not. Why? Because I don't identify as one.
And although it really is as simple as that, I
understand where some people have trouble: "If you
express yourself in this way," they wonder, "then
doesn't that imply that that is how you identify?" But
the truth is, well, no.
Although gender identity
and gender expression can be related, the point is that
they don't have to be. So what's the difference?
Femme: Bisexual Perspective
Video: What It Means to be Butch
Ursula K. LeGuin: On Being a Man
Femmephobia in Gay
Real Meaning of the Word "Butch"
Gender Identity is
Gender identity is, quite
simply, the gender with which you identify. It's the
word (or words) that you could use to decide yourself
that simply make sense to you.
Gender identity is
whether you're the lady or the tramp (or neither). It's
the all-encompassing feelings you have about which
gender(s) you are or are not. It's what you would be
perceived as if you were able to choose how everyone
perceived you.
Gender identity is
internal, deeply-rooted, and a central part of many
people's senses of self.
For example, I identify
as masculine-of-center. If I were to say "I am a woman,"
it would feel as ridiculous as if I were saying "I am a
Gender expression, on the
other hand, is what everyone around us can see. Gender
expression is the way in which you express your gender.
Sometimes these expressions go along with socially
sanctioned ideas of what is appropriate. For example, we
live in a society that deems dresses appropriate for
women, but not for men. But sometimes they don't.
You may identify as a
woman and dress in a traditionally feminine way. You may
identify as a woman and dress in a traditionally
masculine way. The point is that the two aren't
necessarily related. The way that someone
expresses their gender is not necessarily a clue as to
how they identify their gender.
Vihart: On Gender
Info: Sex and Gender
Many people never get
challenged on their gender identity. We see a curvy
person with long hair in a dress, and when she says her
name is Mary and uses female pronouns to refer to
herself, we don't bat an eye. But some people,
usually trans people, get their gender identities
questioned all the time.
People are so programmed
that high voices only belong to women that when they
hear my voice, they assume I am not the person I say I
am. As you can imagine, this is frustrating on a good
day and awful on a bad one.
Have you ever had a
co-worker get your name slightly wrong? Like your name
is Francine and they keep calling you Francesca? And you
didn't correct them at first and now you feel like you
can't, but it pisses you off every single time it
happens? Like, seriously I've worked with you for four
months, learn my damn name?
Have you ever had a
family member who aggressively teases you for doing
something "cross-gender" like the mom in Bend it Like
Beckham who thinks her daughter can't get a
boyfriend because she loves soccer too much?
Androgynous: Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace
Video Talk: Gender Expression is Complicated
Ursula K LeGuin: On Being a Man
Being trans, especially
if all your gender markers don't quite line up (like if
you're a man with long hair and breasts or a 6'4" woman
with a five o' clock shadow), is like the situations I
mentioned above only multiplied by a factor of a
People are constantly
telling you what you look like is wrong, how you think
of yourself is wrong, the pronouns you use are wrong,
even the name you go by is wrong. It is an inundation of
patronizing comments that all mean "I know you better
than you know yourself."
Trans and genderqueer
people are as complex and varied in their gender
expression as non-trans people.
We'd never tell Angelina
Jolie that she's not a woman because she shaved her head
or Hugh Jackman that he's not a man because he owns a
tiny coat-wearing dog. So why do we police trans
people's identities based on their aesthetic choices or
the way their bodies look?
I'm taller than Danny
DeVito. Does that make him less of a man than me? Ellen
Page has less body fat and slimmer hips than I do. Is
she less of a woman?
He's Feminine and I'm Masculine: We're In
Info: Gay Stereotypes
PBS Video: Drag and Gender Expression
Gender as a Constellation
Even if you are not
transgender, chances are there's something about you (or
lots of things about you) that don't fit perfectly into
a pre-destined gender mold. That's the beauty of being
human – that when a baby is born, we have no idea
whether it will like chocolate, or sing beautifully, or
become a champion boxer.
We tend to think of as
gender as a fixed quality, but really it's more of a
constellation of traits. Think about the men you know.
Does each one love cars? Do they all have beards?
Probably not, unless you're from a NASCAR family of
course. Each man has a constellation of gender
characteristics that together add up to "man."
Trans people also have
gender constellations, a whole cloud of characteristics
related to their gender.
The ratios of
traditionally masculine to traditionally feminine
qualities may be different than you're used to, but that
does not make a trans person's gender any less real or
valid. Trans people might appear to have a more
confusing gender than you or most of the people you
know, but in reality we are all just a sum of our likes,
dislikes, values, and habits. We're all a delightful
mish-mash of weirdly specific qualities.
If you are genuinely
confused when presented with someone who has an unusual
set of gendered characteristics and you're not sure what
to do or how to interact with them, just ask them.
Use general rules of
engagement. If you don't know them, grilling them on
their gender is likely not a good idea, but many trans
people will be delighted to answer your questions, so
long as they are posed respectfully.
They will tell you what
pronouns they use, and any other information they feel
is relevant or useful, and then you can interact with
them just as you would anyone else, by bonding over
shared interest or politely ignoring each other.
It's pretty normal to be
shocked, or surprised, or even uncomfortable when you
come across someone breaking gender barriers. We're all
socialized to think of gender as a fixed, unchanging,
biologically imparted quality. But a little critical
thinking reveals that this is a falsehood, and a little
open mindedness gives you access to a world of freedom
with regards to gender.
Gender "creativity" is
getting less and less stigmatized, so there's more art
and fashion and media than ever that showcases people
with non-traditional gender presentations. Check it out!
And if it feels right to you, experiment with your own
gender presentation.
[Source: Everyday
Feminism, 2017]
Nongirly: Gutsy, Goofy, Geeky, Glorious
Freedom to Be Yourself
Authentic Representation: Gender Expression
Ursula K. LeGuin: Gender Insights
I am a
man. Now you may think I've made some kind of silly
mistake about gender, or maybe that I'm trying to fool
you, because of my feminine first name, and I own three
bras, and I've been pregnant five times, and other
things like that that you might have noticed, little
details. But details don't matter.
I predate
the invention of women by decades. Well, if you insist
on pedantic accuracy, women have been invented several
times in widely varying localities, but the inventors
just didn't know how to sell the product. Their
distribution techniques were rudimentary and their
market research was nil, and so of course the concept
just didn't get off the ground. Even with a genius
behind it an invention has to find its market, and it
seemed like for a long time the idea of women just
didn't make it to the bottom line. Models like the
Austen and the Brontë were too complicated, and people
just laughed at the Suffragette, and the Woolf was way
too far ahead of its time.
But, take my word for it, I am a man.
That's who I am. I am the generic he. And I'm
perfectly willing to admit that I may be in fact a kind
of second-rate or imitation man, a Pretend-a-Him. As a
him, I am to a genuine male him as a microwaved fish
stick is to a whole grilled Chinook salmon. I admit it,
I am actually a very poor imitation or substitute man. I am
shaped wrong. You
could see it when I tried to wear those army surplus
clothes with ammunition pockets that were trendy and I
looked like a hen in a pillowcase.
Ursula K. LeGuin, Author]
Foundation: What is Gender Expression?
Video Talk: Gender Expression is Complicated
Expression vs Gender Identity
Info: Preferred Gender Pronouns
Info: Drag
and Cross Dressing
Video Talk: How Do You Express Your Gender?
History of the Word "Femme"
Glee Video: If I Were a Boy
Queer Kid Stuff: Gender Expression
Androgynous: Joan Jett, Miley Cyrus, Laura Jane Grace
He's Feminine and I'm Masculine: We're In
Third Gender
gender or third sex is a non-binary designation in which
individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by
society, as neither man nor woman. It also describes a
social category present in those societies that
recognize three or more genders. The term third is
usually understood to mean "other." Some anthropologists
and sociologists have described not only third genders,
but also fourth, fifth, and "some" genders.
Apart from biological/anatomical sex, the state of
personally identifying as, or being identified by
society as, a man, a woman, or other, is usually also
defined by the individual's gender identity and gender
role in the particular culture in which they live. Not
all cultures have strictly defined gender roles.
Info: Two Spirit
Wikipedia: Third Gender
USA Today: California Legally Recognizes Third Gender
Daily Wire: California Offers Non-Binary Option
different cultures, a third or fourth gender may
represent very different things. To the Indigenous Māhū
of Hawaii, it is an intermediate state between man and
woman, or to be a "person of indeterminate gender". The
traditional Dineh of the Southwestern US acknowledge
four genders: feminine woman, masculine woman, feminine
man, masculine man. The term "third gender" has also
been used to describe Hijras of India, Bangladesh and
Pakistan, Fa'afafine of
Polynesia, and sworn virgins of the Balkans.
While found in a number of non-Western cultures,
concepts of "third" and "fourth" gender roles
are still somewhat new to mainstream western culture and
conceptual thought. The concept is most likely to be
embraced in the modern LGBTQ or queer subcultures, or in
ethnic minority cultures that exist within larger
Western communities such as the North American
Indigenous cultures that have roles for Two Spirit
people. While mainstream western scholars, notably
anthropologists who have tried to write about Native
American and South Asian "gender variant" people, have
often sought to understand the term "third gender"
solely in the language of the modern LGBTQ community,
other scholars especially Indigenous scholars, stress
that their lack of cultural understanding and context
has led to widespread misrepresentation of third gender
Freedom to Be Yourself
Gender Expression
Authentic Representation: Gender Expression
Nongirly: Gutsy, Goofy, Geeky, Glorious
Video Fun: Expressing Myself My Way
Appearance and Mannerisms
Gender expression refers
to the way that a person uses appearance, mannerisms and
other personal traits to communicate their gender.
Gender expression can be any combination of masculine,
feminine and androgynous traits.
Unlike sex
characteristics which cannot be changed without medical
intervention, gender expression usually refers to traits
which can be changed voluntarily, at least to some
degree. Traits which contribute to gender expression can
include clothing and accessories, hairstyle, make-up,
removal or growth of body hair, development of
musculature through exercise, stance and manner of
walking, and manner of talking. The name, pronouns and
titles you ask others to use in reference to you may
also be considered a part of your gender expression.
Gender expression can
also include using clothing, make-up and other methods
to change the appearance of sex characteristics.
Examples of these methods include padding, binding,
packing and tucking.
A person of any gender
identity can choose to express their personal experience
of gender through any combination of traits, although
some traits are stereotypically associated with certain
identities. Some people, especially those who identify
as agender, neutrois and intergender may wish to avoid
all traits associated with gender, which can be
difficult to do in a society based on the gender binary.
It is important to notice
that one's gender expression does not always match their
[Source: Gender Wiki]
Spectrum: Understanding Gender
Let's Talk About Gender Expression
Radical Notion: Complete Gender Dictionary
TED Talk: Masculine Women, Feminine Men
Documentary: The Gender Spectrum
Societal Expectations
Gender expression can be
defined as the way we show our gender to the world
around us. Societal expectations of gender expression
are reinforced in almost every area of life. Even very
young children are clear about the gendered choices that
boys and girls are "supposed to" make in relation to
toys, colors, clothes, games and activities.
Girls whose gender
expression is seen as somewhat masculine are often
considered tomboys. Depending on the context and the
degree to which they transgress norms, tomboys might be
seen positively, neutrally or negatively. For example, a
girl who identifies as a gamer geek, cuts her hair short
and wears clothing perceived as masculine may be labeled
as a "cute tomboy" or met with words intended to hurt,
such as dyke or freak.
Positive or neutral
labels are harder to come by for boys whose sex and
gender expression are seen as incongruent. Common words
used to describe such boys tend to be delivered with
negative (sometimes hateful) intentions, words like
sissy and faggot. There also is little room
for boys to expand their gender expression. Just wearing
a scarf or walking in a stereotypically feminine way can
lead to abuse from peers, educators or family members.
[Source: Teaching
Girl in the Kinks Shirt by Matt Nathanson
PBS Video: Origin of Gender
Video: Types of Genders
Queer Kid Stuff: Gender Expression
Nongirly: Gutsy, Goofy, Geeky, Glorious
Video Fun: Gender Roles and Stereotypes
Unisex is an
adjective that refers to things that are not
sex-specific. Being suitable for any sex. Sexual or
gender neutral. Sexually androgynous, ambiguous, or
fluid. It can also be another term for
gender-blindness or intergender.
The term "unisex" was coined in the 1960s and was used fairly
informally. Although the prefix uni- is from the
Latin unus meaning one, the term seems to have been
influenced by words such as united and universal where
the uni- prefix takes on the sense of shared
(or mixed). In this sense, unisex can be seen as meaning shared by sexes.
The uni- prefix is similar in this sense to the
co- prefix, as in co-educational.
Unisex can be defined
as something that is designed for, suitable for, and used
by both sexes. Not distinguishing between male and
female. Undifferentiated as to sex; as in unisex
clothes, hairstyles, toys, and other products.
of unisex include androgynous, genderless, agender, and
unisexual. Words Related to unisex include ambisexual,
intersexual, asexual, epicene, neuter, neutral, sexless,
and unsexed.
My Shadow is Pink: Short Film by Scott
Info: Sexual
How to Dress Gay
Info: Preferred Gender Pronouns
Hair stylists and beauty salons that serve both men and
women are often referred to as unisex. This is also
typical of other services and products that had
traditionally been separated by sexes, such as clothing
shops or beauty products. A facility that is usually sex
segregated but is not so designated may be referred to
as unisex, such as a public restroom. Unisex clothing
includes garments like t-shirts; versions of other
garments may be tailored for the different fits
depending on one's sex, such as jeans. The sharing of a
pool, beach or other water or recreational facility by
swimmers and others of various sexes is commonly
referred to as mixed bathing.
gender-blind (or unisex) person is someone who adheres
to not distinguishing people by gender. Gender blind
people generally advocate gender neutrality in society,
such as activities undertaken and services provided
without regard to the gender of those who participate.
In education, business, law, and other fields, gender
blindness or sex blindness is the practice of
disregarding gender as a significant factor in
interactions between people.
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a
gender-neutral name, or an androgynous name) is a given
name that can be used by a person regardless of their
sex. Unisex names are common in the English speaking
world, especially in the United States.
Unisex names can be used as a source of humor, such as
Julia Sweeney's sexually ambiguous character "Pat" on
Saturday Night Live. A running joke on the TV show
Scrubs is that almost every woman J.D. sleeps with has a
unisex name (Jordan, Alex, Danni, Elliot, Jamie, Kim).
Similarly, the sex of the baby Jamie in Malcolm in the
Middle was purposely kept ambiguous when first
introduced at the end of the show's fourth season to
build suspense. In Gilmore Girls, Rory is bothered by
the discovery that her boyfriend Logan's workmate Bobby,
is female. Rory had assumed Bobby was male and it is
only upon their first meeting that Rory discovers
Bobby's gender.
Unisex names include:
Alex, Andy (Andi), Ashley, Aubrey, Blair, Cameron, Carson,
Carol (Carrol), Charlie, Chris (Kris), Dakota,
Drew, Elliot (Elliott), Eve (Yve), Frankie, Jamie, Jean (Gene), Jerry (Jeri), Jesse (Jessie),
Joe (Jo), Jordan, Kelly (Kelli), Kim, Kit, Lee (Leigh), Leslie (Lesley),
Mason, Madison, Mickey, Morgan, Pat, Randy (Randi), Ricky (Ricki,
Robin, Riley, Shane, Sidney (Sydney), Stevie, Tommy (Tommie), Taylor,
Terry (Terri), Tony (Toni), Val.
History of Lesbian Fashion
Video Talk: Gender Identity vs Gender Expression
Info: Gender
Radical Notion: Complete Gender Dictionary
Gender Rights
Within the trans
community, there is a misconception by some that
antidiscrimination protections based on gender identity
are about transsexual people, while antidiscrimination
protections based on gender expression are about
crossdressers. The oversimplifying, boiling down of the
term gender expression to apply to a narrow subset of
trans people strips out the broad concept of what the
term gender expression actually is, and its
ramifications towards lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights.
Gender identity and
gender expression are terms for two fully separate
concepts. From a legal perspective for transsexual
people, as well as for transgender people who don't
identify as transsexual people, these are very related
terms. And, these terms really can be two peas in a
single pod, but at the same time these two terms are
definitely not a single pea in a single pod.
For pretty much everyone
else in broad society gender expression still applies. It's just that their gender identities matches the
societal sex and gender norms for their assigned birth
sex of male or female.
So what do the terms
gender identity and gender expression mean?
According to the GLAAD Media Reference Guide:
Gender Identity: One's
internal, personal sense of being a man or a woman (or a
boy or a girl). For transgender people, their
birth-assigned sex and their own internal sense of
gender identity do not match.
Gender Expression:
External manifestation of one's gender identity, usually
expressed through masculine, feminine or
gender-variant behavior, clothing, haircut, voice or
body characteristics.
Sex and Gender Defined
Orientation Defined
Gender Identity
Queer Defined
Gay Stereotypes
and Cross Dressing
Gender Pronouns
The GLAAD Media Reference
Guide then adds this regarding transgender people: Typically, transgender
people seek to make their gender expression match their
gender identity, rather than their birth-assigned sex.
This is how the GLAAD
Media Reference Guide defines transgender: An umbrella
term for people whose gender identity and/or gender
expression differs from the sex they were assigned at
birth. The term may include but is not limited to:
transsexuals, cross-dressers and other gender-variant
people. Transgender people may identify as
female-to-male (FTM) or male-to-female (MTF). Use the
descriptive term (transgender, transsexual,
cross-dresser, FTM or MTF) preferred by the individual.
Transgender people may or may not decide to alter their
bodies hormonally and/or surgically.
Transsexual and
genderqueer people (people who live as a gender that
doesn't match the sex they were assigned at birth) may
seek to make their gender expression match their gender
identity. Crossdressers and drag performers are part
time expressers of gender that doesn't match their
birth-assigned sex. But these folk aren't seeking to
make their gender expression match their gender
identity, they are only sometimes expressing gender that
doesn't match their gender identity.
Charli XCX: Boys
Female Gaze: Gender
Video Fun: Expressing Myself My Way
Ursula K LeGuin: On Being a Man
Tom Boy: Destiny Rogers Music Video
Autostraddle: Butch Please
But for the majority of
society members who don't identify as transgender,
gender expression still applies. Pretty much everyone
who functions within society expresses gender, or is
perceived as expressing gender. For the majority of
societal members, gender expression conforms within the
range of gender norms for the sex they were assigned at
Even genderqueer,
androgynous, and intergender identified people are
expressing gender. They're just expressing it in a
gender neutral manner.
And males who express
gender with what is perceived in our culture as more
feminine expression, and females who express gender with
what is perceived in our culture as more masculine
expression. These folk are perceived to be gay or
lesbian, whether or not these folk actually are actually
gay or lesbian.
Radical Notion: Complete Gender Dictionary
Glee Video: If I Were a Boy
Queer 101: What is Gender Expression?
There is a reason why
male-to-female trans women who are victims of hate
violence aren't usually referred to by the
anti-transgender pejorative "she-male" by their
attackers, but instead are usually referred to by the
antigay pejorative, "fag." And, that reason is that
people who are perceived to be male, who have what is
perceived to feminine gender expression, are perceived
to be gay.
I would say that housing,
employment, and especially public accommodation
antidiscrimination protections based on sexual
orientation and gender identity are protections for
people whose expression of gender is perceived to be
non-conforming to societal sex and gender norms.
One important concept to
remember regarding gender identity and gender expression
is that gender is expressed on some level by pretty much
all of us in our broad society. When gender expression
doesn't conform to societal sex and gender norms is when
that antidiscrimination protections for LGBTQ community
become legally important.
The other, key concept
regarding gender identity and gender expression is that
gender expression is the glue (the commonality) that
should bind trans community together.
It's also a glue that
should bind LGBTQ community members together.
Significant numbers of LGBTQ community members are
indirectly perceived by people outside of LGBTQ
community as gender nonconformists, and that indirect
perception of gender nonconformity is the why and how
they are perceived to be LGBTQ.
And too, that perception
by people outside of LGBTQ community that gender
nonconformity is an identifier of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer people has civil rights
Gender expression isn't
gender identity, and vice versa. These two terms really
do represent two separate concepts. And gender
expression? It's a broad concept. Gender expression
isn't just a transgender term that functions as code
wording for crossdressers.
[Source: Autumn Sandeen,
Pam's House Blend]
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Gender Identity
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Authentic Representation: Gender Expression
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Since the release of his web series on Netflix, Sacred Games, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been flying high on success. Sacred Games is India's first Netflix original and is an adaptation based on Vikram Chandra's 2006 thriller novel of the same name.
After appearing on more than 100,000 searches, Sacred Games became the first critically acclaimed Indian Netflix original series and was hugely welcomed by the masses of all age groups.
Chris Hemsworth And Dhaka:
In recent news, the very versatile actor was offered a role by Chris Hemsworth aka Thor, in his Netflix debut film 'Dhaka' – a film set in India and to be shot in India and Thailand.
Dhaka is a joint venture by the killer duo – Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. The thriller film is reported to be produced by their independent production house, AGBO. Stunt co-ordinator, Sam Hargrave, is also directing the film as his directorial debut. After the grand success of the much awaited 'Avengers: Infinity War', the Russo Brothers are all set for this next big film.
Related: What Does Unemployment Do To TV and Movie Actors In India?
The movie Dhaka centers around Chris Hemsworth's character, being on a mission to rescue a kidnapped Indian boy in Dhaka.
The script for Dhaka is written by Joe Russo, and a report from Deadline notes, "Physically brave but emotional coward, the man has to come to terms with his identity and sense of self", as the nature of Hemsworth's character.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Rejects Dhaka:
There's no doubt why multi-talented actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was approached to be a part of the project. Given his record of phenomenal performances, he has easily become one of the most sought-after actors.
In 2017, Nawaz won the IIFA and Filmfare awards for his performance in Sridevi starer 'Mom'.
But, he turned down the offer for Dhaka. With appreciations coming in from all over the world, for his fantastic portrayal of gangster Ganesh Gaitonde, the actor has a lot of project proposals lining up.
The news came as a shocker to me and numerous Nawaz fans in India. This is primarily because it rarely ever happens that a Bollywood actor, turns down a Hollywood connection, especially such an ambitious Hollywood project.
Upcoming Movies Of Nawazuddin Siddiqui:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is currently occupied with his next film Manto, where he plays the lead role of the Indo-Pakistani Urdu writer, Saadat Hasan Manto.
The film follows the turbulent years in the life of the famed writer and is directed by Nandita Das. Manto releases on 21st September 2018 and is all set to be showcased at the second edition of Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018.
The 'Gangs of Wasseypur' actor is also set to make his Tamil debut and share the screen with Thalaivar aka superstar Rajinikanth.
Looking back on all the great movies that Nawaz has given us, there's no doubt that Dhaka would have been a great venture to see him in.
However, the actor plans to fulfill all his present commitments first, before taking on any new projects. And even after handling so many films and promotions and web series, he manages to give bang-on performances every single time.
Kabhi Kabhi lagta woh-ich bhagwan hai!
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The Ministers of Health meeting of the CPLP (Community of Portuguese Language Countries) in Brasilia on 26 October unanimously approved the Declaration on the adoption of the RFI in two major networks in the CPLP – and, by extension, to all national institutions. Africa also has several CPLP member countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé e Principe, and so this will spread the use of RFI reporting to additional countries.
For the Portuguese version click the following link: 20171026_PR8_IVRMS_IEI_vfinal.
For an English translated version, click this link: 20171026_CPLP_RFI_EN AC (1).


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We are the Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA), a trade body representing the very best suppliers of goods and services to the events industry. With a focus on Health & Safety, education, business development and driving excellence and shared best practice, ESSA and our members sit at the centre of the events community both in the UK and overseas. On a day to day basis, we support our members with the provision of business essentials such as access to unlimited legal and HR advice, H&S support, insurance advice and a number of money saving group discounts. Having established ourselves over the last 10+ years (merger of BECA & AEC 2007), with our members we are the collective voice of the supplier and services sector.
Unique Position
We occupy a unique position amongst key industry stake holders by being part of the Events Industry Alliance. This alliance with the Association of Event Organisers and the Association of Event Venues gives ESSA and our members the opportunity to influence key initiatives and changes that can have a direct impact upon the whole sector. It also enables members access to several cross association working groups, networking events, conferences and forums, industry research and also benefiting from the impact of the 'Use an ESSA Member' campaign that targets organisers, venues and end users of the benefit of working with an ESSA member.
Our Purpose
To represent the event supplier and services community by delivering value to our members in order to support their continuous improvement and success. Create a sector that gains its strength from unity.
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Photo credits: The U.S. National Archives
The "Sojourner Truth 22" stamp was first issued by the United States Postal Service on February 4, 1986.
Truth was one of the most inspirational and widely known African-Americans of the 19th century. She was born a slave as Isabella Bomefree (also spelled "Baumfree") in November of 1797 in New York.
She received her freedom in 1828. In the 1830s, she became involved in evangelical movements. In 1843, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth and began traveling and preaching the gospel.
Her autobiography, "The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave" was published in 1850. Her speeches against slavery and women's suffrage drew large crowds. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln received her at the White House.
From 1864 to 1868, she worked with the National Freedmen's Relief Association to advise former slaves as they started new lives.
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US Feds to End Private Prisons
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One of the eye-opening shocks I experienced after I was thrown in contempt was that nothing was what it seemed. Numerous suicides occurred but the press did not [...]Read More
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On 27th December 2014, CAT-2014 result was out and lakhs of aspirants were desperately waiting for their result but after the notification of result-out, CAT website was down due to large amount of traffic.
|CAT-2014 Website crashed
CAT 2014 convenor Dr Rohit Kapoor told a National Daily that 16 candidates including a girl had scored 100 percentile this year. "While we are still to confirm how many of those who scored 100 percentile are from IITs, atleast 3-4 must be from these institutes."
Candidates who appeared for CAT 2014 can check and download the CAT 2014 Result by following the guidelines and signing in with their CAT 2014 User ID. The site may take sometime to open and display the result due to the heavy rush. Candidates are requested to show some patience.
We wish candidates All The Best for the Result.
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WordPress is an on the web, open-source programming that you can use to make a site. It's one of the simplest and most impressive substance the board frameworks for sites and online journals accessible today, and it's also allowed to download and introduce. You are looking for a WordPress developer, you can hire a dedicated WordPress programmer here. This article will show you everything.
Note that there are 2 "types" of WordPress, WordPress.org, and WordPress.com. Here are the differences between the 2:
- WordPress.org – WordPress.org is free programming accessible for download, and it tends to be introduced on any WordPress facilitating organization.
- WordPress.com – WordPress.com is a facilitated arrangement.
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In this article, we'll, for the most part, be zeroing in on WordPress.org measurements; however, there are some WordPress.com details included too. If you need a more point-by-point breakdown on the differences between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, look at our article, WordPress.com versus WordPress.org – Is One Really Better Than the Other?
Presently, how about we get into these wonderful WordPress details!
WordPress is intended for nothing!
WordPress is free programming that you can undoubtedly download from wordpress.org and use. Notwithstanding, you need to pay for the web facilitating to utilize it on the web, which may cost you a couple of dollars.
Some recognized organizations of the world utilize WordPress.
The locales you continue to surf in your everyday life, say, CNN, Forbes, Vogue, MTV News, The Rolling Stones, Facebook, NASA, run on WordPress.
1-Used for Digital Signage Systems
WordPress isn't utilized rigorously for sites. It's utilized for computerized signage frameworks too. Advanced signage frameworks are show gadgets, for example, fluid gem shows (LCDs), that show visual substance. Retail locations frequently use them to show ads, while different organizations use them for introductions during gatherings. With WordPress, you can make and deal with the visual substance shown in an advanced signage framework. It requires more work than building a customary site; however, you can utilize WordPress for an advanced signage framework.
2-Two Versions Available
WordPress is accessible in two essential renditions: facilitated and self-facilitated. The facilitated rendition is accessible at wordpress.com, though oneself facilitated variant is accessible at wordpress.org. The two adaptations offer a comparative interface with large numbers of similar altering highlights. Oneself facilitated variant, however, is not so much prohibitive but rather more customizable than the facilitated rendition. You'll need to have WordPress yourself by introducing it on your site; however, the facilitated adaptation offers a complete encounter.
3. WordPress is intended for nothing!
WordPress is free programming that you can undoubtedly download from wordpress.org and use. Be that as it may, you need to pay for the web facilitating to utilize it on the web, which may cost you a couple of dollars. We suggest web facilitating facilitators like SiteGround and Bluehost.
4. WordPress posts, topics, and modules
WordPressers posted 660 million WordPress posts in the year 2015, which brought about 665 million remarks. Consistently, a normal of 1,808,219 posts are distributed, which is immense! Individuals downloaded 123,498,018 free subjects from wordpress.org in 2014 though the normal rate for the superior topic is $40. WordPress modules, then again, have a total download up to 1 billion times. There are a lot of subjects and modules producing associations where you can purchase or download them like ThemeForest, Code Themes, Elegant Themes, and so forth.
5. 73 Percent of WordPress Sites Are Vulnerable to Attack
WordPress is great for new clients, as there are unlimited discussions and tutorials accessible to respond to questions/resolve inquiries. Essentially, it's a top choice with originators for its smooth-out usability, simplifying it to team up and guarantee your topic upholds protection.
Shockingly, this load of factors quiet clients into a misguided feeling of safety. The help is so open it drives many to neglect to consider that nothing on the web is invulnerable.
6. Risen out of b2/catalog
WordPress arose from a previous substance, the board framework (CMS) known as b2/catalog. Additionally known essentially as b2, b2/catalog was a publishing content to a blog CMS composed principally in Hypertext Prepreprocess (PHP) code. In 2003, designers Matthew Mullenweg and Mike Little made WordPress as a fork of b2/catalog. While b2/catalog shut down presently, its fundamental ideas live on as WordPress.
7. More than 50,000 Plugins
WordPress has one of the biggest module assortments of all CMSs. There are, as of now, more than 50,000 modules intended for WordPress. Modules, obviously, are programming documents that acquaint new elements with the WordPress environment. They offer a quicker and simpler approach to customize your site. Maybe then altering your topic's code to add another element, you can look for a module. With more than 50,000 of them, there's likely a module for your ideal element.
Remember that you shouldn't utilize too numerous modules. WordPress doesn't put a breaking point on the number of modules you can introduce on your site. Regardless, introducing too numerous modules can cause issues. A portion of the modules might struggle with one another — or they might struggle with your topic — bringing about broken components. Utilizing too numerous modules can likewise make your site slow. Modules burn-through assets while running. The more modules you use, the more assets they'll eat up, which could prompt a more slow site.
WordPress isn't without rivalry. There are different stages and CMSs that you can use to fabricate a site. WordPress, in any case, is normally the best generally decision. It's free, simple to introduce, available using an internet browser, and offers every one of the essential tools for building an effective site.
8. WooCommerce is the Most Popular Ecommerce Platform
WooCommerce, the free WordPress web-based business module, is the web's most famous internet business stage, at present controlling over 3.8 million destinations. WooCommerce is utilized by more than 11% of all sites utilizing a CMS.
You can see a few instances of destinations running WooCommerce here.
Internet business destinations overall are proceeding to increment in numbers as the pattern for web-based shopping proceeds (almost certainly empowered fairly by the COVID-19 pandemic). Shopify is, as of now, the second most famous internet business stage after WooCommerce, and the two stages are developing consistently.
9. WordPress significant turns of events
There have been 27 significant improvements since WordPress was started. It requires 152 days to deliver the significant form. In addition, ongoing details show that 22% of the WordPress locales are on the most recent rendition, 81.1% are on variant above 4. x, and 18.1% are under 3. x
10 . WordPress can be introduced in dialects other than English
You don't need to stress if English isn't your first language because WordPress offers 56 language interpretations. You can pick your essential language while WordPress is establishing or from the settings page for your dashboard.
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Generic Use Case for PloneProxy
We try to explain the basic use case for the leocornus.django.ploneproxy
Django framework could provide all of them.
user can login to a internet Plone site through a Internet proxy server.
the cookies on proxy server level will be expired within 30 minutes.
after user login, user could log out.
if user forgot his/her pasword, he/she could find it back by run a reset password wizard
i18n, support at least English and French
Providing the following URI:
- /login
- /mail_password
- /password_reset
- /captcha
- login form
- password reset wizard / process: mail password reset link with a unique token, which will expire in a certain period of time.
Basic Idea
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user authentication will go through login_form
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First UK P-8A Poseidon starts test flights
The UK's first Poseidon MRA Mk1 (P-8A) maritime patrol aircraft has completed its first flight, marking another milestone ahead of delivery in early 2020.
Following this first test flight, the aircraft will transfer from Boeing Commercial Airplanes to Boeing Defense, Space and Security to be fitted out with the Poseidon-specific military systems.
The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to the Royal Air Force, initially at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, in October 2019 and is due to arrive in the UK in early-Spring 2020.
"The first cadre of RAF engineers and aircrew have been trained on the P-8A Poseidon which marks the resurgence of the RAF's long-range maritime patrol capability. The Poseidon MRA Mk 1 will enhance the UK's maritime patrol capability with advanced, state-of-the-art, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare sensors," Air Commodore Richard Barrow, Senior Responsible Owner for the Poseidon Programme, said.
Poseidon ZP801 will also carry the name Pride of Moray. This name celebrates the Maritime Patrol Aircraft heritage of Moray as well as looking forward to the Poseidon's future home in RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland.
The RAF will procure a total of nine Poseidon aircraft which will be based at RAF Lossiemouth from the second half of 2020.


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Forex has evolved immensely in the last one and half decade, and today anyone can trade easily. In fact, the people with a full time job are also considering the forex trading as a robust second income option.
With the ease of trading online and availability of a plethora of platforms like ETX capital, people can start it anytime and make colossal money by doing it wisely.
If you are still wondering that what is spread betting, or forex trading, and what benefits you can get by becoming an online forex trader, here are the top 6 benefits which you should know about.
Forex trading is not difficult to start. You can use a small capital as an investment, and don't need to take bigger risks initially. While you may be required to put a deposit of about $10,000 to start trading the stocks, but you can trade the currencies using an investment as low as $100. For the beginners, this is one of the most significant benefits.
Technological Advancement
Another benefit of the forex trading is the technological advancement. When you trade for other items like stocks, the brokers provide you the platforms which were developed years ago, and have become orthodox in many aspects. But, when you trade forex, you will get technical advanced forums and the newest platforms.
Apart from the technically advanced trading platforms, you also get access to a plethora of third party software which offer useful extensions.
Forex is among the most liquid markets in the world. Since, there has been a constant demand and supply of the money, the market is open 24 hours a day. This implies that you don't have to adjust your schedule for the opening hours of the market, you can trade at any time of the day or night.
During the normal market conditions, you can easily trade out your positions, as there is always near constant demand and supply.
Leverage is one of the significant benefits of forex. You can use Leverage as a vital weapon in the forex trading, and while employing the Leverage, traders can sell or buy up to 500 times more funds than they actually possess. This way, it is easier to generate highly substantial gains without even requiring a large capital at your disposal.
Short Trades
Selling the currencies without requiring to acquire them physically is one of the main benefits offered by Forex trading. The underlying philosophy is to buy low and sell high, but, with forex, you can do the opposite also, sell high and buy low. Thus, you can make profits on both upward and downward trends.
While it is always possible to short futures and stocks, it's really complicated to do so. But, when you are trading currencies, you can simply sell your assets with just one click if you observe that trend is downward.
Unrestricted Demo Account
Unlike the other providers of the trading or financial services, the Forex brokers allow you to preview the services and use a practice account to test your knowledge, designed strategies and other techniques. Thus, initially you can trade the paper money while getting the experience of the real market conditions. The best part is that, there is no restriction on this practice account, and you can trade for as long as you want.
With all these benefits, forex is certainly one of the best current trading platforms which you can use to generate a second steady stream of income at low risk. You can trade anytime, and thus, you won't have to make any compromises in your primary job.


text: An advantage of choosing to use plastic or resin when it comes to light and lighting fixtures would be that it is a more cost-effective option. This is because metal is usually more expensive than plastic, so you are saving money, and not only that, because plastic can be very versatile in what it creates, you can buy from a range of items. Here at ideas4lighting our range includes, wall lanterns, ceiling lamps, tables lamps and so much more!


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(WXYZ) — The Detroit Lions and quarterback Matthew Stafford have agreed to mutually part ways, with the team planning to trade him during the offseason, league sources confirm to 7 Action News.
Related: Report: Lions, Matthew Stafford mutually agree to part ways
The 32-year-old has been with Detroit for the past 12 seasons and was the first overall draft pick in 2009.
Related: Fans express sadness at news of Lions looking to trade Stafford, speculate on next team
During his time in Detroit, Stafford broke several records in both the NFL and for the Lions. Below you'll find some of his records.
NFL records
– Fastest player to reach 15,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000 and 40,000 career passing yards - 53 games, 71 games, 90 games, 109 games and 147 games
– One of 5 players with a 5,000-yard passing season in 2011 - 5,038 yards
– Most game-winning drives in a single season - 8 in 2016
Detroit Lions records
– Most career passing yards - 45,109 yards
– Most career pass completions - 3,898 completions
– Most career passing touchdowns - 282 touchdowns
– Most career game-winning drives - 34
– Most consecutive completed passes in a game - 14


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After eleven episodes, the curtain has finally closed on the story of the Heike clan. Although it was a short affair, Heike Monogatari was able to deliver a phenomenal experience from start to finish. However, the final act of the show took it to new heights by fleshing out its discourse on life's impermanence through its direction. The final three episodes showcased what its vibrant directorial team was capable of, making them some of my favourite episodes of anime from this year. Let's take a look back at some of the technical aspects that caught my eye in this three-episode stretch.
Episode Nine: 'Heike Flowing'
Storyboard / Episode Direction: Ryouhei Takeshita (竹下良平)
I was completely unprepared for Ryouhei Takeshita's episode. Although the episodes before this one made large strides to give us an understanding of how the Heike clan was undermining itself from within, Episode Nine began to display the group's downfall in its visual language whenever it had the chance. Unlike the more orderly or symmetrical compositions found in episodes storyboarded & directed by Naoko Yamada (山田尚子) or Ai Yukimura (雪村 愛), Takeshita makes use of canted angles to set a much more chaotic tone for the story. Diagonal lines, created by the environment the characters are in, play a massive role in some of the most important parts of this episode; the battle between Atsumori and Kumagai is a testament to this, as they work to reinforce the tension between the two opposing sides at war. One can read into this even further and connect it with the story's ongoing discussion on determinism. The embedded divisions within Takeshita's compositions definitely left me questioning whether the battle with the Genji, the death of Atsumori and the fall of the Heike clan were fated to occur or whether they could have been avoided.
Similar to series director Yamada, Takeshita's attempts to emulate the look of a real camera lens and all the quirks that come with it. Jujutsu Kaisen's ninth episode as well as the opening sequence for My Senpai Is Annoying (which were storyboarded & directed by him) felt almost like taste tests for 'Heike Flowing' because of their shared use of a shallow depth of field. By focusing intensely on a subject, Takeshita is able to signpost who and what was of utmost importance to the viewer. The moments preceding the clash do a great job of focusing intensely on Atsumori & his horse in order to make us aware of the significance of the encounter with Kumagai at the beach. This approach is also taken when attempting to show who is of lesser importance; scenes capturing various Heike members and their associates fleeing to the port of Hakozaki give us an insight into the clan's fading political influence. By relegating those who were classed as 'nobles' to the blurry realm of the background, one can infer that the power of the Heike has been largely undermined, if not completely dismantled already. The lack of separation between the people and the murky environment around them makes it clear that the Heike's grip is at an all-time low; this shot dilutes their on-screen presence by portraying them as a homogenous, faceless mass of people, rather than the distinguished set of individuals that they were depicted as in previous episodes. It's easy to overlook the camera lens' significance in an animated work but Takeshita reminded me that small things like depth of field are worth paying attention to and can significantly enhance some of the narrative's ideas.
Episode Ten: 'Dan-no-ura'
Storyboard / Episode Direction: Fūga Yamashiro (山代風我)
Assistant Episode Direction: Takakazu Nagatomo (長友孝和) & Shuta Kobe (神戸秀太)
'Connected' would be the word I would use to describe the essence of this episode. Yamashiro constantly uses clever methods to connect multiple locations together, strengthening the idea we are all unified as humans by our mortality. One of my favourite examples of this can be found at the end of the first half which transitions from Koremori, who is bidding farewell to the world, to Biwa who is burdened with watching his death through her eye. Outside of their contributions to the narrative, these transitions are also very useful on a practical level. By the camera pulling outwards from the water and then coming out of the reflection of Biwa's eye, Yamashiro makes it easy for us to understand the connection between both locations, clearing up any confusion about the events that are unfolding. These smooth transitions are used when shifting from the present to the past too. Koremori's teardrop bridges his current feeling of dread (as he ponders the fall of his clan) and his prior experience of dread on the battlefield. I could go on about these transitions for ages but what exactly makes them important to the anime? In my opinion, it makes our viewing experience a much more pleasant one. Heike Monogatari has a lot to say for an eleven-episode series, let alone its final act; by linking ideas together like this, the anime's commentary on the impermanent nature of life and what gels humans together becomes a little bit easier to understand.
I am constantly taken aback by the work that Fūga Yamashiro is able to produce, especially when I remember that he has just begun his career as a director and storyboard artist. This episode only made me even more excited to watch Masaaki Yuasa's (湯浅政明) INU-OH since Yamashiro was credited as Assistant Director for the film. It is also quite convenient that the film is somewhat related to the original epic that the Heike Monogatari anime series is based upon.
Episode Eleven: 'The Impermanence of Worldly Things'
Storyboard: Moko-chan (モコちゃん) & Naoko Yamada (山田尚子)
Episode Direction: Naoko Yamada (山田尚子)
Assistant Episode Direction: Takakazu Nagatomo (長友孝和) & Ai Yukimura (雪村 愛)
After watching both episodes nine and ten, I was quite nervous about whether the finale would be able to offer an experience of the same calibre. However, my fears were alleviated upon watching it. This episode features many of the integral members of the directorial team and it honestly does a good job of reflecting that as it incorporates the sensibilities of all of the creatives credited. With that being said, 'The Impermanence of Worldly Things' is very much a Yamada-style piece. Just like Episode One, both storyboarded & directed by her) the periphery of the frame is taken advantage of as much as possible; it serves as a handy tool for communicating the growing isolation that Tokuko & Biwa are feeling as the Heike clan continues to crumble before them.
The lighting in this episode plays a crucial role in communicating some of the anime's parting messages. The warm lighting found in previous episodes manages to find its way into this one too. Just like Episode Ten and Episode Seven (storyboarded by Nagatomo & directed by Yukimura), the warmer tones are reserved for addressing the theme of death, evoking images of fire and 'hell' which supposedly awaits the clan members in the afterlife. The sun is setting on an era of political dominance for the Heike clan and the lighting only helps to reinforce this. In contrast, the second half is defined by its green tones, speaking to the idea that death may not be the 'end' for humans and that opportunities to grow can be found after periods of hardship. I really love how Tokuko's skin is graced by the green lighting ever so slightly, likening her growth to the healthy plants around her. Her resilience as well as her ability to continue living after the death of her entire family is admirable and the lighting only reflects this.
To me, the best and most creative anime are more than just immersive experiences but reflections of their staff's unique visions. This is even more important for an anime like Heike Monogatari which depicts the life of many people and navigates the notion that suffering is experienced by everybody in some shape or form. To capture the broad array of personalities and lived experiences present in this rich story, it is only right to allow different creatives to come at the show differently – this is what makes the final three episodes and the entire anime a huge success in my opinion.
Outside of the story itself, this anime was such an exciting weekly experience since every episode came with a surprising set of credits to dive into. Heike Monogatari was the first series directed by Naoko Yamada outside of the walls of Kyoto Animation, inevitably leading to a unique collection of staff coming together to bring this story to life. I particularly admire the decision made to bring younger creatives on board and I hope both this article and the anime can make at least a section of the western anime community more aware of the up-and-coming artists who are rising up in the industry. The future for this entire directorial team looks very bright, but the question of where Yamada and these staff go from here is still a bit of a mystery.
Writer's Note: If you're still craving for more Heike Monogatari analysis, I recently finished making a series of podcast episodes on the anime's direction. All of them can be found in this playlist.
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Reissues and releases + National Album Day
The Beatles / Let It Be CD, Vinyl
The Beatles' 1970 album Let It Be is reissued as a 5LP or 4CD+blu-ray box set. Both packages include a new stereo remix; sessions/alternates/rehearsals; the 1969 Glyn Johns Mix; and a Let It Be EP. The latter adds a blu-ray with 5.1 and Dolby Atmos.
The Beatles / Get Back Book
As well as the music box set, The Beatles release a new book called The Beatles: Get Back. The 240-page hardcover book tells the story of Let It Be, in the band's own words, by presenting transcribed conversations drawn from over 120 recorded hours of the band's studio sessions, as edited by John Harris.
OMD / Architecture & Morality: The Singles CD, Vinyl
To mark the records's 40th anniversary, OMD release the three singles from 1981's Architecture & Morality together on one album, along with associated tracks: unreleased demos, studio sessions and live performances.
Paul Weller / Days of Speed and Illumination Vinyl
Craft Recordings offer a vinyl reissue of Days of Speed, Paul Weller's live album from 2001. Illumination, his studio album from 2002, was also supposed to be out this week, but is delayed until 19 November.
Dido / No Angel Vinyl
Dido's debut album, 1999/2001's No Angel is released as a special coloured vinyl LP for this year's 'National Album Day' (which is this Saturday).
Debbie Gibson / Out of the Blue CD, DVD
Cherry Red reissue Debbie Gibson's 1987 debut album as a 3CD+DVD deluxe set. The album features the hits 'Foolish Beat', 'Shake Your Love' and 'Only In My Dreams'.
Garbage / Garbage and Version 2.0 reissues CD, Vinyl
Garbage's first two albums were reissued (again) in August, although BMG have saved this pink coloured vinyl edition of their debut for this week's National Album Day.
Primal Scream / Screamadelica Vinyl
After some delays, Primal Scream's Demolica is released this week. It features 16 demos of songs recorded for Screamadelica.
Donna Summer / I'm A Rainbow: Recovered & Recoloured CD, Vinyl
Donna Summer's 'lost' album, I'm A Rainbow, has been refashioned and remixed into something new. Announced what seems like a lifetime ago (actually in June) it's finally out this week as a 2LP clear vinyl pressing and on CD.
Al Stewart / Time Passages (box set)
Esoteric continue with their impressive Al Stewart reissue programme. This 3CD+DVD limited edition box set of Al's 1978 album Time Passages features the album newly remastered by Alan Parsons, single edits, an album session out-take, four demo tracks recorded in Los Angeles in August 1977 and for the first time the complete concert recorded at the studios of WKQK-FM in Chicago in October 1978. The DVD (NTSC/region 0) features a 96/24 5.1 surround mix and a hi-res stereo version of the album. Comes with a 68-page book, posters and postcards.
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So for Woman Crush Wednesday this week I have chosen one of my favorite people on the internet Felicia Day, if you don't know who she is then you haven't been paying enough attention. Shes an actress, gamer, author and the most beautiful, smart, funny geeky lady on the internet. (but that's just my opinion)
I love her style and how she embraces her weirdness, she's so wonderfully quirky and sometimes awkward and has allowed girls like me to be exactly who we are. She's honestly someone who has made me feel OK with being slightly awkward and unafraid to talk about the things I love, even if they seem trivial to most. to see her at work check out her company's YouTube channel Geek and Sundry ——> https://www.youtube.com/user/geekandsundry and while your there take a look at The Flog ——> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8D3EFFBB747B9769 a place where Felicia takes herself, more often than not, completely out of her comfort zone and tries things so we don't have to.


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Students to return to UW System campuses but with pandemic precautions
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) – The UW System announced the intention for students and faculty to return to campus for the upcoming fall semester with recommendations on how its 13 university branches should adjust amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The UW System laid out several recommendations, including having in-person instruction to fewer than 50 students online for classes of more than 50 students, encourage or require face coverings, social distancing measures, contingency plans for a potential outbreak and encouragement for campuses to end the fall semester before Thanksgiving.
The recommendations announced this week prioritize as much in-person instruction as possible. Most colleges in Wisconsin and around the country were forced to quickly adapt to the circumstances of the pandemic during the past spring semester.
Mike Haen is a graduate student at UW-Madison working toward his PhD within the English Department at the university and also instructs undergraduates. Haen believes that while the rapid switch from in-class instruction to online instruction had steep learning curves for both students and faculty during the spring semester, it better prepared them than if they were to go into the 2020-2021 academic year without any prior experience of what an online-heavy world looks like.
"I think we've built up a better understanding of what works and what maybe doesn't," Haen said. "I think for the student experience, you're able to create a classroom community a little bit more in a face-to-face setting than sort of an online space."
Haen said the UW System recommendations are making the best of a difficult situation for all stakeholders involved.
"I think it was the best way of sort of finding the middle ground," Haen said. "I think doing full online courses could have really negatively impacted particularly undergraduate students' feelings about the value of the education that they were receiving."
UW-Whitewater was the first university within the system to announce its intention to bring students back for the fall.
"The decision builds confidence with our public, letting them know that we are doing what's necessary in order to move us forward," UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dr. Dwight Watson told CBS 58 in an interview.
Dr. Watson said being proactive about the decision to bring back students and faculty in the fall has helped spur the conversation around the issues that need to be addressed to make the return a safe success.
"Right now what we're doing is slotting each one of those topics into action plans and we're meeting daily to move forward the actions [for re-entry] in the fall."
The UW System is working with all its campuses to address ongoing concerns, but ultimately it leaves the decisions up to each campus's leadership.
"These conversations will continue as we continue to learn more, either from public health officials, from the health officials that our campuses are in, from our faculty and employees," UW System VP of Administration Rob Cramer said. "We'll continue to update and revise the guidelines and that's part of the importance of having the chancellors and the campuses really making the final decisions."
Cramer added the importance of the UW System bringing students back for in-person instruction beyond the impact within the campus.
"It's going to be important to have our campuses really help the communities restart economically and educationally this fall. And we're excited about it but we also want to make sure we take those appropriate measures and steps."
Cramer said the UW System is working with the NCAA and organizations like the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to address how best to phase in athletics to campus for the safety of athletes, staff and spectators.
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- Develop mental health programming.
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- Provide education on the use and care of PPE.
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- Create guidelines for residence hall operations including cleaning, front desk operations, and common spaces.
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Has $24 Million Diamond Embedded In Forehead
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Rapper Lil Uzi Vert has achieved something few people thought he would - or would even want to. And what was this feat? Well, he's implanted a $24 million pink diamond into his forehead, as you can see below:
He flagged earlier this week that he was preparing to embed the precious stone into his head and many thought he was joking.
It's a reasonable assumption - it's one thing to spend that amount of money on a precious stone, and another to have it attached to your face. Well, it looks like it wasn't a joke after all.
Posting a video to his Instagram, Lil Uzi Vert proudly showed off his new facial jewellery and viewers were left flabbergasted.
One person commented on the video, joking: "Thanos is on his way bruh."
Continuing the Avengers gag, another said: "My guy wearing the last infinity stone."
A third fan simply wrote: "I'm lost for words."
Some people also tried to say the rapper's new bling wasn't in the centre of his forehead, something Lil Uzi Vert sought to clarify.
"It's actually in the middle," he wrote on Twitter. "When the swelling goes down I'll get a short bar so it won't move. Y'all keep talking 'bout it's off 'cause of the long bar in it so it can move, cause of the swelling."
The rapper said all his luxury cars and his house haven't been able to offset the extraordinary $24m price tag commanded by the gemstone.
The 'Free Uzi' artist told his Twitter followers: "I've been paying for a natural pink diamond from Elliot for years now.
"This one stone cost so much I've been paying for it since 2017. That was the first time I saw a real natural pink diamond... A lot of M's in my face."
Unsurprisingly, the diamond is the most expensive thing he's ever bought and he says he will 'never do it again'. Funny that.
When asked by a fan why the hell he wouldn't just immortalise the stone in a piece of jewellery, he wrote in response: "If I lose the ring yeah U will make fun of me more than putting it in my forehead ha ha jokes on you ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... And yes I do have insurance."
Look, he's not wrong there and it certainly would allow everyone who walked past him to see the expensive piece of rock.
Lil Uzi got the near 11-carat diamond from Elliot Eliantte, who is known for selling precious stones to the rich and famous.
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Kingston Mills
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MetLife leases 2.95 lakh sq ft office space in Noida
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During H1 2020, gross absorption in Delhi-NCR fell 27% YOY to 3.2 million sq feet. Majority of the leasing activity was led by NOIDA that accounted for 56% of the total leasing in the region said Colliers International in it's latest report.
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Tesla is raising the price of the Full Self-Driving version of Autopilot – again
Expect to pay another $1,000 after August 16.
In his usual fashion, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to announce a new change to Tesla's pricing. Now, the cost of the Full Self-Driving (FSD) part of Tesla's Autopilot is increasing by $1,000 on August 16. That will make the total cost of the feature $7,000.
That's a pretty steep price increase for a feature that doesn't completely do what it advertises yet. Is Tesla running a sneaky crowdfunding campaign for the development costs of FSD?
Tesla is raising the price of Full Self-Driving by another $1,000
As stated by Musk himself earlier this year, this is the second of presumably many price increases for the FSD feature. Back in May, the cost increased again by $1,000; from $5,000 to the current price of $6,000.
- The feature can't drive your car by itself just yet, so it's more of an aspirational title than something based in fact
- Currently, it can Summon your car from where it's parked, and Navigate on Autopilot which can handle the driving once you enter a destination into the Navigation
- The base level of Autopilot comes as standard on Tesla's vehicles and has driver assistance features, adaptive cruise control, and lane steering
- At this rate, the price of FSD will be inching closer to $10,000 by the end of the year
Tesla first started charging for FSD three years ago, and those customers are still waiting for the feature to be fully operational. Early adopter woes or clever marketing stunt – you decide.
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