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50 Words for Gender

Much of the transgender debate is hampered by a too simplistic understanding of the term "gender".

Jack Molay
Apr 10, 2022
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Beau of the Fifth Column presents videos on politics and culture on a daily basis, many of which I find very interesting and helpful.

He has also made several videos touching upon gender issues, as he is a strong supporter of trans rights.

In the video embedded below he makes an argument about the difference between biological sex and gender as a social construct that is so clear that even an extremist traditionalist should be able to understand it.

It is definitely a video that I can use when discussing these matters with people who, for various reasons, have never really reflected upon the concepts of sex and gender.

It struck me, however, that Beau’s argument is not as helpful as Beau may think.

The “gender as a social construct” narrative may help people understand the role culture plays in the way people understand gender, but it does not really explain why some people are transgender, in the sense of identifying with a gender other than the one assigned to them at birth.

Beau is giving a good explanation of gender expression, but he is not really discussing gender identity, which is a different thing.

I have published a post on the different ways the term gender is used in the public debate over at Crossdreamers.

No I do not think everyone needs to learn 50 words for gender (in the way Norwegians and Inuits definitely need 50 terms for snow). But I do think much can be achieved by making people aware of the different phenomena hiding under the general term of “gender”.

Go to: “WHAT DOES THE TERM GENDER REALLY MEAN?”

For a discussion of that post, see this Crossdream Life thread.


Selected posts from Trans Express, my news blog

Calling for the effective eradication of a minority group isn’t a ‘debate’

Tiffany and Bridgette: A Transgender Love Story

Conservative Member of the British Parliament Comes Out as Transgender

No, Schools Aren’t Accommodating Students Who Identify as Animals

An ex-TERF writes about misogyny in “gender critical” feminist culture

Julia Serano gathers the info you need on “biological sex” and trans issues

Trans actor Brian Michael Smith speaks about the need for firefighting trans allies in America

“That weekend I got to be me!”

New Data Shows Support for LGBTQ+ Rights is Strong and Continues to Increase in the USA

What transgender women do in the bathroom exposed!

An example of what transgender women do in the bathroom. (From a tweet by Victoria A.K Schjelderup).

You can follow me on twitter for a daily dose of trangender news.

Main illustration: Sensvector

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Jen
Apr 10, 2022

Received. Fine. Thank you.

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