![]() ![]() Heterosexuality refers to sexual and/or romantic attraction to or between people of the opposite sexes assigned at birth. Endosex refers to people whose sex characteristics meet medical and social norms for typically ‘male’ or ‘female’ bodies, which is the antonym to intersex. Cisgender is in reference to a person who’s sex assigned at birth matches their gender. Defining terminologyīefore we delve into this important topic, let’s take a moment to define some key terms. For the purposes of this article, I will be focusing primarily on nine common microaggressions experienced by non-binary people in the therapy setting. For example, b eing misgendered is just one of many microaggressions that occur in therapy sessions with gender expansive clients. However, this is an aspect of mental health that is under-researched and is often overlooked in the graduate training of therapists, both masters and doctoral.īecause many clinicians lack in-depth training with regards to working with gender expansive people, many clients encounter harm in session. Many clients have questions and self-doubt about who they are with respect to their gender identity and/or gender expression. As a result, many folx are exploring their gender identity and expression more than ever before. During the pandemic, I have witnessed many people for the first time in their lives take a break from performing gender in a way society deems acceptable. As a non-binary, genderqueer, and trans femme therapist myself, I have encountered my own fair share of microaggressions related to gender identity. ![]()
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