At the HR Inclusion Tour, I shared my story as a gender-fluid parent to a neurodivergent child, and why inclusion must start with safe spaces and a commitment that outlives initiatives.
Yes, labels are used for a reason, not only medical, but to mark someone as different. People often dislike differences, as they can disrupt the system. To maintain safety, we label and compartmentalize individuals, thereby preserving the status quo and avoiding challenges to it. Consequently, anomalies are often viewed as outliers.
What's helpful in your narrative is that you give a few distinct examples that people can relate to. Not to challenge people or the status quo, but to help frame identity in the context of a strict society of SG. People need that help without being threatened. Conversely, outliers need the same, and ironically, it's not seen.
I see a similar analogy of white privilege or any other race that isn't a minority. Those who have it don't often see it.
It doesn't mean one has to raise a Black Lives Matter flag; it does make me aware of how to live with others.
Yes, labels are used for a reason, not only medical, but to mark someone as different. People often dislike differences, as they can disrupt the system. To maintain safety, we label and compartmentalize individuals, thereby preserving the status quo and avoiding challenges to it. Consequently, anomalies are often viewed as outliers.
What's helpful in your narrative is that you give a few distinct examples that people can relate to. Not to challenge people or the status quo, but to help frame identity in the context of a strict society of SG. People need that help without being threatened. Conversely, outliers need the same, and ironically, it's not seen.
I see a similar analogy of white privilege or any other race that isn't a minority. Those who have it don't often see it.
It doesn't mean one has to raise a Black Lives Matter flag; it does make me aware of how to live with others.