Social norms vary in different locations. Even though trans people are generally accepted in the United States, there is still intolerance. Janet Mock went through her transition in different cities in the U.S., where masculinity was favored, and femininity was seen as fake. Even though Janet experience adversity, her story can inspire and guide trans people today.
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Our society implements the gender binary with sex markers and sex identification. This implementation is used with restrooms, identification documents like passports and driver's licenses, and prisons leading to the enforcement of gender normativity in our society and exclusion of individuals that society deems to be pushing the gender boundaries.
Pictured is We’wha, a Zuni Native American Two-spirit male.1 In Native American culture, most tribes recognize 5 genders. These 5 genders are: male, female, Two-spirit male, Two-spirit female, and transgendered.