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Dr. Pj Vishnu bharadwaja COUNCIL CHAIR CORAGE, SIMSA
Understanding identityHello guys I am a doctor, student , educator ,trainer ,photographer , singer and a traveler. These are all various layers of identities one chooses to express their passion and skill. This is how world identifies you, by what you do and it’s completely the accepted norm but why then do they shun away when the choice of expression is beyond binary in romance and sexuality? According to CSE curriculum there are 3 layers of identity : 1- Anatomical 2-Romantic 3-Sexual Anatomically there are several conditions where genitals are malformed or under developed or even co exist wherein both male and female parts are seen but none of these stand alone as defining point of your gender. Romantic and sexual nature is not always limited to opposite sex. If you ask the current generation about their partner choice, most women don’t prefer an alpha male or dominant attitude but prefer someone who can support the family and provide care -
which was typically considered a feminine quality. Hence it is important not to box up gender based on societal roles. Our work on gender and identity isn’t just limited to LGBTQ+ but relevant to every one . A chance to introspect and break conventional mindset barriers towards not associating roles based on gender but on feasibilitythe future of innovation. There will always be certain predefined perspectives based on gender which limit the ideology and out of the box thinking ability. It is upto us to breakfree from them.
