Sarah Dopp: Difference between revisions

| pronouns=she/her<ref name="doppFAQ">{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Gender and Sexuality in Doppland |author=Sarah Dopp |work=Dopp Juice Archive |date=13 December 2009 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://www.sarahdopp.com/blog/2009/frequently-asked-questions-about-gender-and-sexuality-in-doppland/#more-1176}}</ref>

'''Sarah Dopp''' is a [[genderqueer]] [[bisexual]]<ref name="Queer">{{Cite web |title=Queer. |author=Sarah Dopp |work=Dopp Juice Archive |date=9 February 2008 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://www.sarahdopp.com/blog/2008/queer/}}</ref> woman known for building the [[Genderfork]] online community ("a supportive community for the expression of [[identities]] across the [[gender spectrum]]") starting in 2007<ref name="forkFAQ">{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about Genderfork |author= |work=Genderfork |date= |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://genderfork.com/faq/}}</ref> and the [[Genderplayful]] marketplace ("an online marketplace for [[gender variant|gender-variant]] folks to sell clothing to one another") in 2011.<ref name="sara_2011">{{Cite web |title=2011: It didn't kill us. |author=Sarah Dopp |work=Dopp Juice Archive |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://www.sarahdopp.com/blog/2011/it-didnt-kill-us/}}</ref>

"I identify as [[queer]]. The word resonates with me and seems to describe both my gender and my sexuality, which are two separate things. I understand that a lot of people are still uncomfortable with that word, though, so I try to be flexible. You can call me bisexual or androgynous, and I'll believe you understand who I am. If you live in a world where there are only two categories for gender or sexuality, you can put me in whichever one feels most comfortable to you. I usually won't argue."<ref name="Rayne1">{{Cite web |title=Gender and Sexual Identity Development – part 1 |author=Dr. Karen Rayne |work=karenrayne.com |date=20 March 2008 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= http://karenrayne.com/2008/03/20/gender-and-sexual-identity-development-part-1/}}</ref>

"I think [[Orientation|sexualities]] (along with genders) are as unique as personalities. Categories make it easier to make assumptions and generalizations about people, but that's only useful when you're trying to paint broad strokes. When it comes to loving people, you have to listen to how they feel and what they want as individuals, no matter who they are."<ref name="eden">{{Cite web |title=Interview with Sarah Dopp |author= |work=edenfantasys.com |date=12 January 2009 |access-date=25 April 2020 |url= https://www.edenfantasys.com/interviews/the-internet-allows-more-communication-than-ever-how-does-the-safety-of-anonymity-influence-our-rela/?pnid=73319474}}</ref>