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[–]SilverSlippers 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not really GC.

Using 'male' and 'female' to define gender identity instead of sex is confusing and is part of what is kinda drawing me to the GC side of things. I don't give a fuck what people want to identify as. Just recognize that you can't really change your biology. Keep terminology for gender identity and biological sex separate.

Just because someone identifies as something doesn't make it true. There are people who identify as a different race. There are people who identify as animals. Doesn't mean its valid. That being said, gender dysphoria is real and causes distress. For some people, transition and living as the opposite sex provides relief. For others, it doesn't help. I don't like the current trend of rejecting all non-transition therapies as 'conversion therapy'. I think that the term transgender should be exclusive for people with severe dysphoria for whom transition has been determined to be the best treatment for them to live a happy life.

Edit: Also, please stop using "assigned sex" to refer to people who are born with typical genitalia. Sex is observed at birth (or before really) in 99% of the population. The term "assigned sex" is/was used for people who are born with their sex not obvious, i.e. intersex conditions.