QT: How is the concept of a "gender identity" not sexist?

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[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (3 children)

Gender identity is the personal conception of oneself as male, female, both or neither. So it's basically how you perceive yourself? I see myself as female, and would see myself as female regardless of my birth sex.

[–]MarkTwainiac 17 insightful - 5 fun17 insightful - 4 fun18 insightful - 5 fun -  (2 children)

I see myself as female, and would see myself as female regardless of my birth sex.

How can you be so certain? It's like saying that I see myself as American-born because the US is where my mother gave birth to me, and I would still see myself as American-born even if I'd actually been born in Bolivia, Russia or Japan. Or that I see myself as "white" and of northern European heritage coz of my coloring, certain physical characteristics & family history, and I'd still see myself in exactly the same way even if I was black and of East African heritage or Asian of Korean heritage.

Your conviction that you have a fixed, immutable female "gender identity" that would remain in place even if your sex were male suggests that you see "gender identity" as a spiritual essence that exists entirely apart from your physical body and will outlive your body after death. In other words, a soul.

[–]GenderbenderShe/her/hers 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

I am certain. If I was born male, I would transition via hormones and surgery, because being male would cause me dysphoria. Yes, gender identity is somewhat of a spiritual essence, and I am in essence, a female. I'm lucky I was born female, so I don't need to transition.

[–]VioletRemihomosexual female (aka - lesbian) 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is so ridiculous argument. You don't know what you would be thinking then - you would grow up with different surroundings, different abilities, as a different person, most likely you would have different if not opposite views on some questions, you would be just different person, so your reaction would be very different to yours now. Our experience is what is making us ourselves for the most part.