Do you agree that there's more than 2 genders?
26-30, F
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soberSimplicity · 18-21, T
Also for everyone arguing that gender is exclusively cultural and sex is exclusively biological, that isn't exactly true either. As I said in another comment, these things have shifted and changed a lot throughout history and culture. Biology and gender and what relationship they've had if any has changed and shifted a lot just as well.
LordShadowfire · 100+, M
@soberSimplicity Gender has more to do with brain structure than perception, from what I've read.
soberSimplicity · 18-21, T
@LordShadowfire Brain structure? That seems needlessly essentialist, and again, slightly ahistorical. I guess one could make some sort of psuedo-argument about cultural developments tying in with brain structure changes. But also- what kind of basis does that even have.
Gender really is just a cultural thing. More cultures than not used to have a non-binary position, interestingly they were also often tied in as the shamanic/divine/or otherwise sacred class/people/practioners. Thats kind of exactly my point though, its a very cultural thing.
You can also tell by how different Native American gender categories were from most of Eurasiafrica. They obviously developed pretty separately.
And so too today, we're having a cultural change in gender norms, luckily towards a more open form of gender expression, which personally, I think is beautiful and liberating.
Gender really is just a cultural thing. More cultures than not used to have a non-binary position, interestingly they were also often tied in as the shamanic/divine/or otherwise sacred class/people/practioners. Thats kind of exactly my point though, its a very cultural thing.
You can also tell by how different Native American gender categories were from most of Eurasiafrica. They obviously developed pretty separately.
And so too today, we're having a cultural change in gender norms, luckily towards a more open form of gender expression, which personally, I think is beautiful and liberating.
LordShadowfire · 100+, M
@soberSimplicity I'm just telling you what I've heard. Sex and gender are determined at different times in fetal development. The physical characteristics develop before the brain.
Gloomy · F
@soberSimplicity [quote] A 2019 review in Neuropsychopharmacology found that among transgender individuals meeting diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria, "cortical thickness, gray matter volume, white matter microstructure, structural connectivity, and corpus callosum shape have been found to be more similar to cisgender control subjects of the same gender compared with those of the same natal sex." [/quote]
soberSimplicity · 18-21, T
@Gloomy That is interesting, was that before or after hormones though? And regardless, I think that its possible that the brain is altering itself based off a number of factors, hormones might only be one. Did they come to any conclusion as to why this is?
Gloomy · F
@soberSimplicity Before gender-affirming hormone therapy. The sample group was still small and research on the matter is ongoing.
I think it is so important that the stigma is being fought so research like this can be conducted but there is still an opposition to trans healthcare unfortunately.
I think it is so important that the stigma is being fought so research like this can be conducted but there is still an opposition to trans healthcare unfortunately.
soberSimplicity · 18-21, T
@Gloomy Hmmm, I would be curious to see a much larger look into this to be done. How does it account NBs into this process? What is their brain structure like?
I agree, my state just this morning based some an ""emergency"" bill thats restricting HRT for quite a bit of adults as well. Luckily I should be fine since im already taking hormones, but even thats sadly uncertain.
I agree, my state just this morning based some an ""emergency"" bill thats restricting HRT for quite a bit of adults as well. Luckily I should be fine since im already taking hormones, but even thats sadly uncertain.
