EmperorSahlertz wrote...
DeadlyHaven wrote...
François-Timoléon de Choisy (1644-1724), French author; transgender woman
Wasn't she just posing as a man to get her work published?
No. While she did change from male garb to female on occassion, she said that she felt that she was truly a woman.
EmperorSahlertz wrote...
DeadlyHaven wrote...
You can be born with a Y chromosome and have female "parts", and vice versa.
Gender is NOT the same as sex.
Uhm yes. Yes it is. Being intersexual is a genetic anomaly in the human race, that makes it impossible to determine the gender of the person. They are, as the name says, intersexual. The anomaly consist of a person being born with the XXY chromosone combination. THAT is what makes it impossible to determine their gender, because they belong to both.
It's not the same. And while intersexual is indeed different, my point is that there is no clear definition of sex, or at least one that we can all agree on.
Gender is what you identify as, sex is what you physically are.
Tequila Cat wrote...
Wow pesudo science strikes again. What utter hack would argue that sex is assigned, oh wait, this is tumblr like craziness all over again.
Sex isn't assigned, it's determined by genetics. Even XX syndrome in men results in male characteristics, regardless of medical issues surrounding them, it's not assigned at birth for **** sake, it's a genetic abnormality.
What gender you identify with, I honestly don't care it has no baring on me.
Sex is assigned, actually. It depends on how you look at it. I was born a female, and I believe that my sex is female, even though I don't identify as such. However, transexual individuals believe that the sex they were assigned at birth is incorrect.
Did I say it was a medical issue? I don't recall. All I'm saying is that there are certain terms people prefer that you (as in, everyone) use correctly.