An interesting dialogue is starting up between Jose (mentioned in a previous post) and I, here and here, for those readers who are interested in gender dysphoria and the meaning of sex and gender. Any transpeople out there want to chime in?
(Warning - I don't believe Jose will see you. Don't expect it. Any comment, on his blog or mine, should be made for the sake of other readers; however, I do request that you seek to understand Jose and not condemn him.)
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Argh! LOL. :-)
I'm having a similar discussion with Chairm over at David Benkof's blog.
Hang in there sister!
Fannie,
You bet!
I read your converation, but won't comment much on it here as I don't want Opine dissecting your conversation on this post. I will say, though, that my understanding of sex is, like yours, the biological male and female; but gender, to me, is your subjective sense of yourself. It's not a role so much as an internal self-identity, the sense that you have of yourself as a man or woman - or neither.
It ain't always easy, but I hope that out of all this comes better understanding and peace.
I like how you put that. I would agree with you that gender is our more internal self-identity. I don't believe in "roles," I think it is society that has created artificial "roles" for us based on our genitalia.
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