Abstract

 
 
 The purpose of this essay was to explore my own personal experience as a transwoman through the frameworks I had been introduced to during my time at the Faculty of Information. This article seeks to (1) take a critical look at gender from the perspective of someone who has embodied multiple perceived gendered identities and has successfully begun passing without effort and (2) examine the knowledge that personal experience provides for analyzing current trends in data collection technologies. The essay focuses on transwomen, with much attention paid to non-binary, and the socioeconomic situations trans individuals find themselves in—the pressures pushed upon us by a society that desperately wants to categorize us. The essay comes to the conclusion that in response to trans identities gaining validity, our society has crafted a correct version of being transgender, one which continues to serve a neoliberal mindset, being understood by clear binaries within data collection and categorization. Ultimately, I provide a critical perspective on the trans experience within a society that corrals individuals toward A or B and the resulting sociological violence trans people suffer, both gender conforming and non-binary.
 
 
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