TRANSGENDERBring your best arguments for or against the concept of allowing people to change their gender.

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[–]IMissPorn 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Gender is made up nonsense, so of course people should be allowed to change it, same as changing religion, or any other made up nonsense you happen to believe in. What you can't change is your sex. And to be clear, that's can't not "aren't allowed to". It's not possible. Sex is what matters for most things, like sports for instance, and most people would say it matters for relationships. Of course if your fellow adherents to gender ideology want to base decisions on made up nonsense instead of sex, they are free to do so among themselves, just don't try to force that on me or other nonbelievers.

[–]clownworlddropout[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I think gender has a causal relationship with sex so isn't just made up nonsense. Gender norms are a reflection of our sex-based roles and our sex-based roles evolved to facilitate cooperation between the sexes in producing successful offspring. This is why sexual dimorphism exists in the first place! The burdens of reproduction vary greatly between the sexes, so a successful life trajectory varies greatly between the sexes, and so different morphology, different temperament, different behaviour all exist between the sexes to better succeed at their respective life trajectories. In mind, body, and soul*; men and women are distinct entities.

*excuse my romanticism, I don't mean a literal "soul" here.

[–]Vulptexghost fox girl ^w^ 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And it's SHIT. There's literally no point except to make us mindless cattle. Yes it can be good for the majority of people, but even then it bars off better options.

[–]clownworlddropout[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Whether you think it's shit or not, it exists all the same. Besides, I don't think gender roles are as limiting or as stringently enforced as you are implying.

[–]Vulptexghost fox girl ^w^ 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was referring to the natural limitations. Social stereotypes are a secondary issue.