Gender ideology is a phrase we have seen appear in media, political debates, and maybe it even got to be a topic of conversation at your dinner table. In this episode, Dr. Alex tackles the question of whether there is a gender ideology at play currently and, if so, how do we define it, and how does it impact our day-to-day lives?

*Spoiler: this episode is about cisgenderism as a the dominant gender ideology in dominant culture.*

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A couple of articles in the media about some of the topics touched on:

Fausto-Sterling, A. (2018). Why sex is not binary. The New York Times, 25.

Fuentes, A. (2023). Here’s Why Human Sex Is Not Binary. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-why-human-sex-is-not-binary/

Heggie, V. (2015). Nature and sex redefined – we have never been binary

https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2015/feb/19/nature-sex-redefined-we-have-never-been-binary

A few references!

Ainsworth, C. (2015). Sex redefined. Nature, 518(7539), 288.

Ansara, Y. G., & Hegarty, P. (2012). Cisgenderism in psychology: Pathologising and misgendering children from 1999 to 2008. Psychology & Sexuality, 3(2), 137-160.

Ansara, Y. G., & Hegarty, P. (2014). Methodologies of misgendering: Recommendations for reducing cisgenderism in psychological research. Feminism & Psychology, 24(2), 259-270.

Ashley, Florence has several relevant articles and most of their writings online at: https://www.florenceashley.com/academic-publications.html

Barker, M.J. & Iantaffi, A. (2019). Life Isn’t Binary. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

binaohan, b. (2014). Decolonizing trans/gender 101. Biyuti Publishing.

Blumer, M. L., Gavriel Ansara, Y., & Watson, C. M. (2013). Cisgenderism in family therapy: How everyday clinical practices can delegitimize people's gender self-designations. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 24(4), 267-285.

Fine, C. (2010). Delusions of gender: How our minds, society, and neurosexism create difference. WW Norton & Company.

Iantaffi, A. (2015). Gender and Sexual Legitimacy. Current Sexual Health Reports, 7(2), 103-107.

Iantaffi, A. (2021). Gender Trauma. Healing cultural, social, and historical gendered trauma. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Iantaffi, A. & Barker, M.J. (2018). How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Iantaffi, A., Barker, M.J., van Anders, S., Scheele, J. (2019). Mapping Your Sexuality: from sexual orientation to sexual configuration theory. Zine available to download at: www.alex.iantaffi.com The original paper and this zine translated in various languages

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