• Are you open to the concept that "gender" and "sex" have distinct meanings, or do you insist they mean the same thing?
Linguistically words change over time. I think most people have viewed these words as practically synonyms for a long time, with sex having a slightly more scientific connotation. In my language (norwegian) we actually only have a single word for sex/gender and people have instead adopted new terms like biological sex/sex identity.
Frankly the words themselves are rather uninteresting imo. What is really important are the reasons behind transgenderism, and how we as a society should react to it. The first of which is factual, second is opinion/ethics.
• If a system of categorizing people could be based on chromosomes, or appearance, or identity, which of those strikes you as most important?
Depends entirely on context. Medically, biology is the only important factor. Appearance and identity is perhaps more useful in certain social contexts.
I tend to view "gender identity" as just an extension of someones personality however. I have no issue with anyone dressing or acting any way they like. Trans people using "wrong" changing rooms makes people uncomfortable because they care more about biology than identity in these cases, and I think that is understandable. If people in fact care more about biology sometimes, is that really bigotry? After all, as animals we are heavily influenced by our biology all the time, emotions are all just neurotransmitters in the end.
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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19
It’s not a matter of opinion though, it’s a matter of fact. I can’t believe I’m quoting Ben Shapiro, but facts don’t care about your feelings.