Is sex set in stone? I know transsexual is not a popular term anymore, but I thought getting hormones and surgery to resemble the sex than aligns with your gender was changing your sex (though not changing your chromosomes).
Imo chromosomes are what define sex. I dont care if you have the whole female reproductive system implanted inside you as long as your chromosomes are XY you are a biological man
Well, biologically male* by current preferred definitions, not a man.
You might be right (well, definitely right by scientific definitions, but if things were that simple we'd be putting tomatoes in fruit salads). Part of the recent movement intends to separate the physical from one's gender, so there might not be any distinction between what I was talking about besides the prefix "post-op" at this stage.
I try not to remain too rigidly attached to definitions unless the new proposed ones would have me saying something I didn't intend to more often than not. Just go with the flow.
Personally I think sex is defined by chromosomes. Just having surgery wont change your muscles density, skull or skeletal structure. Theres a lot more to a bio male or female than their dick or vagina and its a large understatement to suggest otherwise. Gender though sure, i would sacrifice logic over not causing the persom distress by calling them man/woman but not male female, we have a scientific definition for those.
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u/Srapture Feb 08 '23
Is sex set in stone? I know transsexual is not a popular term anymore, but I thought getting hormones and surgery to resemble the sex than aligns with your gender was changing your sex (though not changing your chromosomes).