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> Are we to claim that ovaries and testicles are sex, and the brain and pituitary is gender? That about sums up the usual definitions, yes.
by groovy2shoes 10y ago
> Are we to claim that ovaries and testicles are sex, and the brain and pituitary is gender?
That about sums up the usual definitions, yes.
- devishard 10y agoWhy make that distinction when they are fundamentally interconnected?
- groovy2shoes 10y agoThe point is that they're not fundamentally interconnected. The current line of thinking among transgendered people is that their sex is not appropriate for their gender, regardless of what the chromosomes say. I.e., their genital profile and secondary sex characteristics ("ovaries and testicles") do not exhibit the same sexual mode as their identity ("brain and pituitary", though in many cases likely just "brain").