Binary gender and sexuality are socially constructed, but they structure thought at such a deep level that even those critical of sexism and homophobia can unwittingly reproduce them, with consequences felt most profoundly by those whose gender/sexual identity defy binary logic. This article outlines a generic pattern in the reproduction of inequality we call foreclosing fluidity, the symbolic or material removal of fluid possibilities from sexual and gender experience and categorization. Based on 115 responses from people who are both sexually and gender fluid and a reading of existing sociologies of gender and sexualities from a fluid standpoint, we demonstrate how lesbian/gay/straight, cisgender, and transgender women and men—regardless of intentions—may foreclose fluidity by mobilizing cisnormative, transnormative, heteronormative, and/or homonormative beliefs and practices. Examining patterns of foreclosing fluidity may provide insight into (1) the further incorporation of fluid people and standpoints into symbolic interactionism, and (2) the reproduction and persistence of sexual and gender inequalities.

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排除性别和性规范交叉点的流动性

二元性别和性行为是社会建构的，但它们在如此深的层次上构建思想，即使是那些批评性别歧视和恐同症的人也可以在不知不觉中复制它们，而那些性别/性身份违背二元逻辑的人对后果的感受最为深刻。本文概述了我们称之为排斥流动性的不平等再生产的一般模式，即从性和性别经验和分类中象征性或物质性地去除流动性可能性。基于性和性别流动的人的 115 份回复，以及从流动的角度对现有性别和性社会学的解读，我们展示了女同性恋/男同性恋/异性恋、顺性别和跨性别女性和男性——无论意图如何——可能通过调动顺规范、跨规范、异规范来排除流动性，和/或同质化的信念和做法。检查排除流动性的模式可以深入了解（1）流动性人和立场进一步融入符号互动主义，以及（2）性别和性别不平等的再现和持续存在。