Talk:Shep/@comment-44627943-20191229013931/@comment-31509668-20191229190018

KameronDoughty

Biological sex is not secondary to gender identity. Biological sex is an objective fact that transcends time, place or cultiure. Gender identity is just a belief held by the person and does not apply universally. It's on the same level as otherkin. You can believe you're a wolfkin all you want but it doesn't change the fact that you're human and will be treated as such by society at large.

Biological sex will guide real world medical decisions as to how you will be treated for various medical conditions. There are decades of peer reviewed medical research regarding the physiological and psychological characteristics of biological sex. Gender identity does have medical backing in the DSM - (n) with regards to gender dysphoria and transgender individuals but the medical community has nothing to say regarding the myriad gender identities that spring into being on a daily basis on the internet. Gender identity also dissipates upon death when your brain shuts down and you no longer have any identity at all. Biological sex remains in place until your very last gene breaks down into its component chemicals.

Now you're certainly free to believe whatever you choose regarding your gender. Just realize that other people are equally free to believe whatever they choose regarding your gender.