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OK it looks like there is a biological factor to gender based on DNA and genes. There is also a social aspect of gender that creates gender identity roles. I t

OK it looks like there is a biological factor to gender based on DNA and genes. There is also a social aspect of gender that creates gender identity roles. I think the social aspect should be called gender identity, and the science/biological gender be called biological gender. That way they don't get confused. I've tried to ask for scientific proof of all of the different genders and got voted down anywhere I asked. I was told that gender is a social construct, etc. So this is something that has scientific and social aspects to it, and gender is more complex than a simple black and white model, as these new social roles of gender is a spectrum of grays or colors. There was a discussion on HN about a list of genders, and I collected from Facebook and other sources to make this list: https://github.com/orionblastar/genderdata https://github.com/orionblastar/genderdata Over 150+ genders that people identify as hope I did not miss any. Feel free to email me or add to the repository via forking and pushing.

closeparen 9y ago
The social/biological separation has existed for a while. The social version is called gender, the biological view is called sex.
tschwimmer 9y ago
How do you curate a list like this? #4 is 'Apache Helicopter' which is the subject of a well-known copypasta. 'Dickbutt' and 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' seem suspect as well.
- orionblastar 9y ago
  If I remove them, then people will give me trouble for removing them, or not adding them in the first place. I asked for scientific proof of each gender, but apparently, there is none. Since it is a social construct, I am told that those names are legit for genders, and apparently, some Redditors made some names that should not have gone in, but if I didn't add them I'd be doxed, etc. It is also a way to find out of someone stole the list, that is the way the Trivial Pursuit people did by adding questions with wrong answers, etc.

closeparen 9y ago

The social/biological separation has existed for a while. The social version is called gender, the biological view is called sex.

tschwimmer 9y ago

How do you curate a list like this? #4 is 'Apache Helicopter' which is the subject of a well-known copypasta. 'Dickbutt' and 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' seem suspect as well.

orionblastar 9y ago
If I remove them, then people will give me trouble for removing them, or not adding them in the first place. I asked for scientific proof of each gender, but apparently, there is none. Since it is a social construct, I am told that those names are legit for genders, and apparently, some Redditors made some names that should not have gone in, but if I didn't add them I'd be doxed, etc. It is also a way to find out of someone stole the list, that is the way the Trivial Pursuit people did by adding questions with wrong answers, etc.