I’d call it ciscolonial, the targeted destruction of gender expression outside of the very narrow cishet umbrella was a conscious effort by colonizers to destroy cultures where gender had different types of expression. Just like when they’d destroy religious icons and forbid speaking uncolonized languages, gender expression was just another tool of colonial control.
I’d call it ciscolonial, the targeted destruction of gender expression outside of the very narrow cishet umbrella was a conscious effort by colonizers to destroy cultures where gender had different types of expression. Just like when they’d destroy religious icons and forbid speaking uncolonized languages, gender expression was just another tool of colonial control.
That’s a good way to put it.