A broader spectrum

I increasingly want to get away from the idea of communities or umbrellas and want to instead think in terms of permutations of behaviour. If a behaviour is possible it will exist and the best we try to do is identify commonalities and put them into groupings. That each attempt was not entirely successful should not surprise. True, I am a big fan of Harry Benjamin, but recognize that what even he tried to do had its flaws.

I want to think about individuals as the unique self-contained compartments they are and who do what they need to improve their lives. We are brought into the world with genetic inclinations and are then impacted by a formation which may not align with them. No matter what, we are generally taught to assimilate.

For years I have researched this topic and while there are clear patterns among certain people, there are simply too many variables at play. Hence, I want to move beyond thinking about a gender variance spectrum and focus more broadly on a human spectrum with all of the permutations it entails.

Maybe at first we want to group ourselves to feel less alone but then we realize that, the more we dig below the surface, the more divergence we find.