A neoclassical narrative
If one looks at the past writing , even by clinicians about trans gender people there has been a want or need to classify, clarify and divide trans people into groups , often with a value judgement attached to this classification, whether this the previously accepted classification as 'primary' and 'secondary' transsexuals or the highly disputed categories of 'homosexual transsexual' and 'autogynephile' as proposed by Ray Blanchard and widely ignored by reputable clinical sources and the International consensus but robustely defended by Blanchard and a few other dissident voices who cannot see it's obvious flaws.
With this came the classical narrative of the primary transsexual, someone :-
This classical narrative utter utter rubbish and ironically contributes to the way in which the so called 'secondary trans sexual is prevented from realisiing their identity, especially in the case of people whose education was under the pernicious effect of Section 28, where gender identity much like sexual orientation became taboo subjects in schools and inherently homophobic and transphobic staff set societal norms made discussion impossible never mind coming out ...
So why is this post entitled 'A neoclassical narrative', those who follow me elsewhere will know that I take ballet class and have been known to perform in both contemporary and ballet dance pieces ...
Neoclassical ballet may be described as follows - "What is left is the dance itself, sophisticated but sleekly modern, retaining the pointe shoe aesthetic, " describing Balanchine, the more abstract work of people like MacMillan or even , despite narrative nature their work much of the output of Northern Ballet including pieces choreographed by Kenny Tindall - especially something like Shape of Sound.
so what is the relevance of this to my narrative of being a transgender woman ... aside from being a transgender woman who is at times a dance artist...
" what is left is the dance, sophisticated and sleek... "
I've always been trans just for a long long time i never had the words to express it ... then in a dark place of survival i didn't have time or energy to think about my identity, what made me so unhappy... I had a face to show a mask to wear - mask to hide , a mask to give hope , a mask to divert ...
my life , the gaps and lack of understanding of things makes so much more sense and less gap fuilled when viewed through the lens i know hold , the lens of a lesbian who happens to have a transgender history ...
With this came the classical narrative of the primary transsexual, someone :-
- who has always known they were trans and has clearly expressed this before puberty
- is 'heterosexual' after transition
- has profound and focused physical dysphoria around their genitals
- is stereotypically a member of their acquired gender in behaviours
This classical narrative utter utter rubbish and ironically contributes to the way in which the so called 'secondary trans sexual is prevented from realisiing their identity, especially in the case of people whose education was under the pernicious effect of Section 28, where gender identity much like sexual orientation became taboo subjects in schools and inherently homophobic and transphobic staff set societal norms made discussion impossible never mind coming out ...
So why is this post entitled 'A neoclassical narrative', those who follow me elsewhere will know that I take ballet class and have been known to perform in both contemporary and ballet dance pieces ...
Neoclassical ballet may be described as follows - "What is left is the dance itself, sophisticated but sleekly modern, retaining the pointe shoe aesthetic, " describing Balanchine, the more abstract work of people like MacMillan or even , despite narrative nature their work much of the output of Northern Ballet including pieces choreographed by Kenny Tindall - especially something like Shape of Sound.
so what is the relevance of this to my narrative of being a transgender woman ... aside from being a transgender woman who is at times a dance artist...
" what is left is the dance, sophisticated and sleek... "
I've always been trans just for a long long time i never had the words to express it ... then in a dark place of survival i didn't have time or energy to think about my identity, what made me so unhappy... I had a face to show a mask to wear - mask to hide , a mask to give hope , a mask to divert ...
my life , the gaps and lack of understanding of things makes so much more sense and less gap fuilled when viewed through the lens i know hold , the lens of a lesbian who happens to have a transgender history ...
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