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Created; November 29th, 2025.
Web Zine continuation of gender norms in our society. Many quotes, pictures, and videos added in. Have fun clicking through and stay aware of the current issue.

Keep scrolling to meet the author and maybe even sign the guestbook wink wink

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Meet The Author

V. Turner is genderfluid and uses any pronouns.

Why did you choose Gender Issues?

I was raised with a family that was strict on what was for boys and girls despite us constantly breaking these norms. So I stopped taking them seriously and spent my childhood challenging what it meant to be a girl. When we were given the subject Gender Issues to learn about in my 'Ideas and Expressions' class, I already knew i wanted to talk about it for my final project since gender has always been a prominent subject in my life.

Fun Fact

"This is my first published website :D!"

A Poem "I wish I was a boy" written by me.

"I wish I was a boy!"
A poem written by V. Turner
11/29/2025
I wish I was a boy.
They get to play outside with their friends and go over to sleepovers with them.
Yet when I ask to do the same I'm just told no.

I wish I was a boy.
I went to carry a chair for a teacher when she asked us to clean up. My parents say i'm strong yet here i am, in trouble in the hallway, being told that "im not strong enough and could get a hernia." I don't even know what that means. How come I'm strong but never strong enough?

I wish I was a boy.
Maybe then when I go to the doctor for the flu they don't ask me if I could be pregnant. I'm not even allowed to have guys as friends, much less find the time to kiss them since I'm always in the house.

I wish I was a boy.
My great grandma wrapped her fingers around my wrist asking how I got so skinny and to share my routine. I hated the fact I couldn't eat with braces and the weight loss that came with it, yet everyone keeps telling me they love my body and they wish they were me.

I wish I was a boy.
No one really comes to the girl's games. The bleachers were always empty when I played Volleyball, Softball, and Basketball. Maybe we would win more games if we had people cheering us on like the boys do.

I wish I was a boy.
What do you mean the boys get to slap our butts every Friday yet when I kick one of them in the balls I get written up?

I wish I was a boy.
Maybe then when I'm in a relationship it doesn't feel like they're waiting for me to give something up all in the name of love.

I wish I were a boy.
Cause you would never compare your max weight to me if i was. I weigh 140 pounds so squatting 160 pounds is an achievement…If that's your warmup good for you. Who asked though?

I wish I were a boy.
I'm sick of being asked "where's my grandchildren" as if i even want that right now. Plus I wasn't even allowed to look at boys so why would I even magically pop out with a boyfriend? You never gave me the tools for that avenue yo.

I wish I were a boy.
But then again I'm black. So to be a black boy in america or a black woman and face "you look like your daddy" comments is a lose lose huh. Oh well at least as a boy I would be respected.

I wish I were respected
I wouldn't want to be a boy if I was treated like an equal.

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