Reference the uploaded material, write an op-ed persuading the older generation (which may contain older more conservative views of gender and diversity), explaining the perspective of your friend Jamie, who is female identifying queer teenager in a Singapore (and Asian) context. Using literary techniques, without exceeding the 500 word count (without counting citations), creatively explain how you empathise with “Grandpa’s” perspective too while trying to persuade him to change his perspective through helping him explain the discrimination and psychological challenges that ‘Jamie’ faces because of the binary gender and sexuality lens prescribed by society today. The writing should approach the topic to be less of one with a political agenda, but a humanistic approach to persuade the audience.
By doing so, help the general public develop an understanding of:
– Transgenderism and non-binary identities
– Hegemonic Masculinities
– Femininities and Feminism
– Intersectionality
– Gendered mobility and class
– Discriminatory laws
– How they can actively help the situation
