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0 pointsrootusrootus7y ago0 comments

This sounds incredibly sad and dystopian.

And silly, too. Regardless of what is going on inside a person's head (which we can choose to respect, absolutely), biologically there is definitely just two genders. You can identify however you like, modify if you wish, but in the end your body will be one or the other, right along with your voice.

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daeken7y ago· 6 in thread

Gender is not a biological concept, period; that's sex. Your body is also distinctly not "one or the other", given that a large portion of the world is born with one of several intersex conditions.

diss7y ago

> a large portion of the world is born with one of several intersex conditions

No, a very very small portion. Gender doesn't vary independently from sex, you'd be hard pressed to find a stronger correlation. It's misleading to consider them as totally separate things.

rootusrootusOP7y ago

I figured someone would try to bring up malfunctions. No, DNA is pretty clear on the whole male/female thing. Malfunctions are just that.

Redefining gender is an uphill battle. I won't wish you good luck in doing that, I'd prefer coming up with a new term for this goal.

crummy7y ago

Is DNA pretty clear on the whole male/female thing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XX_male_syndrome

falcor847y ago

There is no such thing as a malfunction in genetics - every single biological property is the result of some imperfect copy some time in the past.

freedomben7y ago

> Your body is also distinctly not "one or the other", given that a large portion of the world is born with one of several intersex conditions.

What sort of "intersex conditions" are large portions of the world born with? What do you mean by "large portion?" Like 50%? 30%?

Happy to follow a link if you don't want to type it out and would rather paste a URL

vlozko7y ago

One can espouse such opinions freely and openly but alas disagreeing in any sort of way would often be unwise from a career and public profile perspective.

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