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Commentary :: Gender & Sexuality

What Kind of Person Are You?

Find out with this fun and simple quiz!
I took this and it was fun. Try it out...

1. Have you ever worn the clothes of “the opposite sex”?

A. No way!
B. Hey, it was a costume party, okay?
C. What sex would be opposite of me?

2. Are there things you can do in the world because of your gender that others can’t do because of theirs?

A. Yes, but that’s just the way the world is.
B. Yeah, but they get paid well for doing what they can do.
C. I used to think so.
D. I never let a little thing like gender get in my way.

3. Are there things you can not do in the world because of your gender that others can?

A. No. Well, maybe I can’t have a baby, but who wants to? Ha ha ha!
B. Well, duh. Of course
C. I can do anything I set my mind to.
4. Has someone else ever accused you of being not really a man, or not really a woman?

A. No.
B. Yes.
C. No, but I’ve felt that myself.
D. Yes, and I’ve had to agree with them.

5. You’re in the middle of the sidewalk, in broad daylight and your lover kisses you hard and long on the mouth. Do you:

A. Kiss back and lose yourself in the moment?
B. Start to panic about who might be watching and what might happen to you?

6. You receive an invitation to a concert. The top of the invitation reads, “All Genders Welcome.” Do you:

A. Wonder why they phrased it like that?
B. Get nervous about who or what might show up.
C. Feel defensive.
D. Feel included.

7. Have you ever been mistaken for being a member of a gender other than that which you think you’re presenting?

A. No.
B. Yes.
C. Yes, but not as frequently as before.
D. I intentionally try to confuse people.

8. Have you ever agonized over your appearance to the point of canceling a social obligation because you felt you didn’t look right or wouldn’t fit in?

A. No.
B. Yes, I’ve agonized, but I haven’t cancelled.
C. It doesn’t have to be some social obligation; sometimes it’s just easier not to leave the house.
D. Yes.

9. Have you ever been discriminated against, harassed, or attacked because of your gender presentation?

A. No.
B. No, I’ve been careful.
C. Yes, and it happens to women every hour of the day.
D. Yes.

10. Is acceptance by or membership in some men’s or women’s organization important to you?

A. Not really.
B. Yes.
C. Yes, but I don’t hold out much hope for that.
D. No, we’re starting our own.

11. Which of the following most nearly matches your definition for the word transgender?

A. It’s some disorder that results in men cutting off their penises. B. Being born in the wrong body, or having the wrong sex for your gender. C. Changing from one gender to another, or just looking like you’ve done that.
D. Transgressing gender, breaking the rules of gender in any way at all.

12. When the kind of person that normally turns you off begins to flirt heavily with you, you

A. Hit the person.
B. Leave.
C. See if there’s anything about it you can enjoy as long as it’s only flirting.
D. Are genuinely flattered.

13. When was the last time you were aware of something about your gender that was holding you back in the world?

A. I can’t recall a time like that.
B. Do you want that in minutes or seconds?
C. Do you mean the times I did something about it, or the times it overwhelmed me?
D. It was just before I changed my gender the last time.

14. How many genders do you really think there are?

A. Two.
B. Well, there are two sexes. Is that what you mean?
C. I’m going to guess there are lots of genders and two sexes.
D. When do you want me to stop counting?

15. Do you feel it’s possible for someone to change hir gender?

A. No. And what does “hir” mean, Flake-o?
B. I think people can try, but no. Not really, no.
C. Yes, with proper supervision, surgery, and hormones. I think so.
D. Any day, every day, as many times as they like.

16. If someone tells you they’re neither a man nor a woman, and you find out they mean it, you think to yourself

A. This person is either kidding or is really, really sick.
B. The poor, brave dear!
C. I found another one at last!

17. If you meet someone who you think is one gender, but you find out used to be another, you think

A. Is this some costume party?
B. The poor, brave dear!
C. Wow, and I didn’t even know.
D. Yeah yeah, but can you do a good Elvis?

18. If you see someone on the street whose gender is unclear, do you

A. Dismiss that person as a freak?
B. Try to figure out if it’s a man or a woman?
C. Mentally give them a makeover so they can pass better as one or the other?
D. Ask them for fashion tips.

19. Is the male/female dichotomy something natural?

A. Well, duh! Of course.
B. It’s probably a combination of nature and nurture.
C. Probably, but there are a lot of exceptions walking around!
D. There’s a male/female dichotomy?

20. Do you have a “type” of person you regularly fall for?

A. Definitely, yes.
B. I try to keep my mind open about this sort of thing, but I usually fall for one type.
C. I seem to fall for lots of “types” of people, but usually they’re all the same gender.
D. I fall for people I connect with and who connect with me.

21. If you fell in love with a woman who used to be a man, you would be

A. Concerned how well she would pass in public.
B. Wondering why you couldn’t have met her before her change.
C. Nervous as hell.
D. Curious, curious, curious.

22. If you fell in love with a man who used to be a woman, you would be

A. Convinced that he’s really a woman and you’re not really queer.
B. Nervous as hell.
C. Curious, curious, curious.

23. Who’s ultimately responsible for birth control?

A. Women
B. Men
C. Me

24. Which one of the following statements most nearly matches your idea of gender?

A. Gender simply is. If you don’t like yours, get over it.
B. I’ve been working at making it my own.
C. I think there’s a lot about gender we don’t know about yet.
D. Gender is what happens when I get dressed in the morning.

25. Has there been any time when you’ve felt you have no gender?

A. No, I’m never really aware of my gender anyway.
B. No, I’m very aware of my gender nearly all the time.
C. Maybe sometimes when I’m alone or I’m in some situation where gender doesn’t matter.
D. Lots of genders, no genders. What’s the difference?

26. Have you ever questioned the nature of gender itself?

A. No, it’s not polite to questions Mother Nature.
B. I question the nature of my own gender, but gender itself? No.
C. I question gender, but I get the spooky feeling I’m not supposed to do that.
D. The nature of gender? Isn’t that an oxymoron?

27. If you woke up one morning and discovered you were neither a man nor a woman, you would

A. Kill myself, or stay in hiding the rest of my life
B. Try to pass as best I could as if nothing had happened
C. Yawn and get dressed

28. Do you have what might be considered a mental disorder?

A. No
B. I don’t know or am not sure
C. Yes

29. Do you dress with some awareness for your safety?

A. No
B. Depends on where I’m going
C. Yes

30. Do you dress with some awareness of compensating for some flaw in your appearance?

A. No, never
B. Sometimes
C. Yes, frequently

31. Is there some situation that you know of where your fundamental human rights are not protected under the law?

A. No
B. Maybe in some far off place, where war rules the day
C. Yes, I feel affected by that a lot

32. Are there people toward whom you definitely feel superior?

A. Yes
B. Well, only the handicapped, and children or those with mental illness
C. No

33. Are there people you don’t wish to associate with, primarily because of how they would make you look?

A. Yes, and I don’t associate with them
B. Yes, but I allow myself to be seen with them
C. No

34. Which of these statements about power would you most agree with

A. Power should be wielded only by the responsible
B. Power, in the wrong hands, is dangerous
C. Power should be shared on a consensual basis

35. When someone you think does not have a similar identity to you tries to claim the identity you have, you would probably

A. Simply refuse their claim
B. Try to find out why they think they have that claim
C. Try to find out why they think they have that claim, and why you thought they shouldn't

36. Without having met someone personally, are there ways you know you’re better than someone, just by the way they look or dress or behave?

A. Well, of course
B. If they’re poor or something, but I try to be compassionate
C. No

37. Is there something that you own that makes you feel more important that someone else?

A. Yes
B. Yes, but I don’t let that affect how I deal with that person
C. No

38. Do you commonly refer to some other people in terms of their not being something you are (nonwhites, underprivileged, disabled)?

A. Yes
B. Yes, but when I do I don’t mean that I’m better
C. No

39. Do you ever find it difficult to verbally distinguish different people of another ethnic background?

A. Yes, they all look alike
B. Sometimes, but it’s because how we normally describe people doesn’t focus on the right things
C. No, each individual has distinct characteristics I can identify

40. If you hear that some group is trying to get a new word or words into the language by which they might identify themselves, you might

A. Feel they’re being nit-picky and then refuse to use the new word
B. Use it to their face, and the old words to everyone else
C. Adopt the new word and use it

41. If you hear that some under-represented group to which you don’t belong is legislating for laws that would name them specifically in laws that already exist, you would most likely

A. Fight them on the grounds that they want special rights
B. Assure them that the law could be interpreted to include them
C. Do what you can to support them

42. Did you grow up believing that you were entitled to a certain good standard of living, which was within your grasp if only you worked for it?

A. Yes, and it’s true
B. Yes, but I think the world’s changed since then
C. No

43. Do you find yourself interrupting others’ conversations for one of these reasons?

A. I only interrupt when the other person isn’t making sense or is saying something less important than what I have to say
B. Whenever I do, I feel I’m being a bit pushy or impolite
C. I try not to interrupt another unless interrupting is part of the social or cultural convention of the group

44. Do you ever find yourself dominating the conversation in a group?

A. Yes, but I’m really the expert in many areas
B. I try not to, but often other people don’t have as much to say as I do C. No

45. You might describe the general nature of your relationships as

A. Monogamous, faithful
B. Monogamous, unfaithful
C. I’m not really into commitment
D. Polyamorous

46. For who and what you are, do others consider you generally to be “within your place or station” in the culture?

A. Yes
B. I try
C. No

47. Do you pass up wearing something you like because others might not approve?

A. Yes, but not because of somebody’s disapproval, rather because it wouldn’t be proper
B. Yes, frequently
C. No

48. Do you generally feel safe walking alone on the streets of a city?

A. Yes
B. It depends on the neighborhood or the time of day
C. No

49. Do others ever take you for a gender other than the one you were assigned at birth?

A. Gross!
B. Not really
C. Sometimes, but not frequently
D. Yes, frequently

50. What’s the first thing you want to know about a baby when it is born

A. If it’s a boy
B. Whether it’s a boy or a girl
C. If it’s healthy and how mom’s doing

Scoring (We all like to score, right?)

Give yourself 5 points for every A

Give yourself 3 points for every B

Give yourself 1 point for every C

Sorry, no points for D, E, or F

Freak (0 – 63)

Whoa! This stuff must seem like kid’s play for you. Either that or water in the desert, huh?

Outlaw(64 – 126)

You’ve been working not only on yourself, but the subject of this game itself for some time, huh? We’re willing to bet things are still a bit scary and a bit serious for you in your life. Relax and let yourself go.

Novice (127 – 190)

Gee, it’s like you have one hand in respectability and the other hand someplace else. You’re not always taken for “normal,” are you? You probably get an infrequent but regular bout of the gender willies from time to time. Fret not. You’ve got a very rewarding journey ahead. Have fun along the way!

Well Socialized (191 – 250)

Hiya Mr. Man, Ms. Lady! I’m guessing you’re not here to learn anything about yourself, are you? You’ve got it all figured out already—the way the world is, the way it should be. Maybe taking this questionnaire opened your eyes a bit to the way it is for other people.
 
 

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