03-04-2021, 09:17 PM
(03-04-2021, 08:50 PM)Lucidus Wrote: When you were born, you were given a label based on your genitalia [male or female]. That label in no way describes who you actually are, how you will identify or who you will be attracted to; it simply categorizes you based on a specific physical aspect.
Male and female aren't labels, they're terms used to represent sex.
When you say a dog or cat is male or female, are you attempting to label who they really are on the inside?
If people want to use gender to differ from sex (were basically synonymous until very recently) then that's a conversation to be had. I see nothing wrong with people choosing to dress, act, or identify anyway they would like. Nor do I think anyone should go out of their way to not respect their ability to do so.
But there is nothing wrong with others (in conversation, not in the face of a trans person) using sex (not gender) for their own opinion of what actually constitutes being a male or female, or a man or a woman.
