Debate over North Carolina gender law

[Azuren]

hershel_layton said:

I'd like to know a few things from everyone.

1) what do you think of transgenderism?

 

2) is gender determined by your sex? 

 

3) are there only 2 genders?

 

4) With the NBA removing the all star game, is it hypocritical of them to keep the Charlotte Hornets in North carolina?

1) It's a legitimate psychological phenomenon. Some people are hardwired to be female, yet are unfortunately born male (and vice versa). However, the current fad of being transgendered is silly, not to mention damaging. On top of the dangerous scenerio of people mutilating themselves without quite realizing the lifetime consequences it carries, it also dilutes the legitimacy of people who are actually gender displaced. They're just another fad-chaser, and could potentially be denied the treatment they need.

 

2) No, and yes. But no... However, yes. It depends of what kind of gender you refer to. Physical/legal gender is the junk you were born with (unless your state allows you to change your legal gender). However, a popular new use of the term heavily applies to one's "perceived gender", or the gender they identify with. Much of the time, this is used almost exclusively for in-transition transgenders and post-op who have not legally changed. However, as if to further discredit actual transgenders, Tumblr has decided to apply it to entire made up genders, which brings me to-

 

3) There are three legitimate "genders" to identify as, however, ones is really just an amalgam of the other two. There is of course, male and female; and then there's Genderfluid, which is (AFAIK) moving back and forth. The false genders and sexual identities made up by Tumblr are really just a symptom of "Special Snowflake Syndrome"; a totally not fake condition that forces people to make up crazy bullshit about themselves to be special in a world where you are guaranteed by statistics to have at least seven others who are identical to you in twenty different ways. 

 

4) Dunno, don't care. Sports and politics should stay or of each other's ways.