self-identification
self-identification
Posted Oct 1, 2007 2:25 UTC (Mon) by k8to (guest, #15413)In reply to: self-identification by bk
Parent article: To Sir, with Love: How To Get More Women Involved in Open Source (O'ReillyNet)
Why do you think that you are better informed about issues of biological gender and gender identity than the psychiatrists in this arena who generally agree that such a distinction exists? The experts in the field believe it is real, the people who are affected believe it is real. Just because your gender identity and biological gender and gender phenotype all line up doesn't mean these aren't real things.