I see a lot of people "transition" to the opposite sex, and I use the term "transition" very loosely here, because it's not at all what it seems on the surface, believing that it is indeed a true, scientific transition from A to B.
It is not. There is no such thing as a true sex transition. I would like to highlight what the definitions of "sex" and "gender" are here.
-Gender is the societal construct of what it is to be a man or a woman. Sex is the science and fact behind what it is to be male or female, according to mammal biology.
+Gender is the societal construct of what it is to be a man or a woman. Sex is the science and fact behind what it is to have either the XX or XY sex chromosomes, according to mammal biology.
I am tired of people conflating that gender is the same thing as sex. It is not, and this is probably the reason why there are a lot of people who are unhappy after they "transition".
-It is normal for both males and females to have a mix of physical traits from either side. That is genetics for you.
-You know what is also genetics? The XX and XY chromosomes, you know, the ones that define whether you are male or female, biologically.
-That is unchangable, so technically speaking sex is unchangable.
+It is normal for both individuals with XX and XY sex chrmosomes to have a mix of physical traits from either side. That is genetics for you.
+Your genetics is unchangable, so technically speaking sex is unchangable.
Gender, however, is a societal construct created by humans themselves, so technically speaking, that is changable.
What it is to be a man or a woman (i.e. the way you dress, and otherwise present yourself) is however, interchangable.
In summary, if you are transitioning, please keep in mind that you are changing your *gender*, not sex. You will never be able to change that, and that is okay.
diff --git a/posts/rssfeed.xml b/posts/rssfeed.xml index 47cf7a1..53c581a 100644 --- a/posts/rssfeed.xml +++ b/posts/rssfeed.xml @@ -342,11 +342,10 @@ I see a lot of people "transition" to the opposite sex, and I use the term "transition" very loosely here, because it's not at all what it seems on the surface, believing that it is indeed a true, scientific transition from A to B.It is not. There is no such thing as a true sex transition. I would like to highlight what the definitions of "sex" and "gender" are here.
-Gender is the societal construct of what it is to be a man or a woman. Sex is the science and fact behind what it is to be male or female, according to mammal biology.
+Gender is the societal construct of what it is to be a man or a woman. Sex is the science and fact behind what it is to have either the XX or XY sex chromosomes, according to mammal biology.
I am tired of people conflating that gender is the same thing as sex. It is not, and this is probably the reason why there are a lot of people who are unhappy after they "transition".
-It is normal for both males and females to have a mix of physical traits from either side. That is genetics for you.
-You know what is also genetics? The XX and XY chromosomes, you know, the ones that define whether you are male or female, biologically.
-That is unchangable, so technically speaking sex is unchangable.
+It is normal for both individuals with XX and XY sex chrmosomes to have a mix of physical traits from either side. That is genetics for you.
+Your genetics is unchangable, so technically speaking sex is unchangable.
Gender, however, is a societal construct created by humans themselves, so technically speaking, that is changable.
What it is to be a man or a woman (i.e. the way you dress, and otherwise present yourself) is however, interchangable.
In summary, if you are transitioning, please keep in mind that you are changing your *gender*, not sex. You will never be able to change that, and that is okay.