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If you look up \u201cgender-based violence” in Wikipedia (not the most reliable source admittedly, but it will do for now), you will find that it means:<\/p>\n
Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), are violent acts primarily or exclusively committed against women or girls. Such violence is often considered a form of hate crime, committed against women or girls specifically because they are female, and can take many forms.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Anglican Church of Canada has a definition that is a little more\u2026. modern. Along with some other denominations, it has published a small volume<\/a> of \u201c16 devotions inspired by the annual 16 days of activism against gender-based violence\u201d, <\/em>\u00a0all based on the Magnificat. Sort of.<\/p>\n
I suspect you are unaware of the fact that if you na\u00efvely refer to members of your Christian fellowship as \u201cbrothers and sisters\u201d, you will have committed an act of violence against non-binary individuals. Consider yourself warned. I myself am analogue through and through, so I suppose I fall into that category and am entitled to feel suitably aggrieved. \u201cSame-sex marriage\u201d<\/em> is also a no-no. I knew it wouldn\u2019t last:<\/p>\n
In our efforts to \u201cpreserve unity\u201d or \u201cmaintain relationships\u201d, we commit an act of violence against the communities who are most vulnerable, who are most trying to find a place of belonging in a system that invalidates their very identities and existence. When we welcome our \u201cbrothers and sisters\u201d, we erase nonbinary people such as myself. When we refer to \u201csame-sex marriage\u201d, we ignore the diversity of the queer3 and trans community. When we turn a blind eye to the direct, indirect, and systemic forms of queerphobia and transphobia, we commit violence against God\u2019s beloved children. We are directly responsible for the fact that trans and queer individuals do not consider churches to be a place where they can belong.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And let\u2019s not forget that every-growing alphabetic menagerie, 2SLGBTQQIA:<\/p>\n
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls heard the testimonies of Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people that oppression against them is primarily based on colonialism, racism, and gender, with other factors, such as education, income, and ability, sometimes coming into play. In particular, families and survivors consistently referred to four general ways that maintain colonial violence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
We are informed by Rev. Susan C. Johnson that 2SLGBTQQIA1 stands for: two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual. She is a bishop no less, so this information must be reliable, although I would suggest she add another “S” for people like me who are Skeptical.<\/p>\n
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If you look up \u201cgender-based violence” in Wikipedia (not the most reliable source admittedly, but it will do for now), you will find that it means: Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence … Continue reading