How Trans and Nonbinary Students Are Changing the Nature of Gender in the 21st Century

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Author(s): Genny Beemyn (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 22
Source title: LGBTQIA Students in Higher Education: Approaches to Student Identity and Policy
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kaity Prieto (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA)and Andrew Herridge (The University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2853-8.ch003

Keywords: Higher Education / Information Science Reference / LGBTQ+ Studies / Medicine & Healthcare

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In the last decade, there has been a profound generational shift in how gender is lived and viewed. While there has been a steady rise in the number of young people openly identifying as trans and nonbinary since the early 2000s, the degree to which students today are coming out as trans and nonbinary is unprecedented. Most are identifying as nonbinary, and by challenging the female/male gender dichotomy, they are bringing about major changes in laws, language, and popular culture. These changes, in turn, are encouraging more young people to feel comfortable identifying as nonbinary and leading to even greater societal shifts. This chapter examines the growing number of trans and nonbinary students; how they identify, including the gender labels and pronouns that they are using for themselves; and the effects that nonbinary young people are having on society. The main source is data from the Common App, the online admissions form used by more than 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States.

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