Discussion about this post

User's avatar
M Kathleen's avatar

I also had a deconversion experience. I agree that the isms are tied up in patriarchy. What I witnessed in evangelical churches was the trafficking in guilt to persuade individuals to distrust their intuition. I think this is particularly harmful for girls who need this instinct for protection and sometimes for protection against the teachings of said church. I continue to observe and experience that a confident, boundary setting women challenges the authority structure, particularly if the woman is supportive of other women.

Expand full comment
Nathan Philip's avatar

I love your point about saying the buck stops here with patriarchy for my family. I hope to become a parent someday and encourage my children to challenge the gender binary: patriarchy. I aim to have never-gendered children from day one starting with their names and baby announcement colors. I can see that your work does truly address a root problem in today’s society that’s corrupting everything it touches with its narrative that we can’t become a more sex-integrated society and that males and females are too different for our shared humanity to unify us. I can’t thank you enough for the work that you’re doing.

Expand full comment
7 more comments...

No posts