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Is gender over?

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Is gender on the way out? Here in Canada, if you go back 100 years, whether you were categorized male or female totally determined how you could dress, what kind of job/career you could have, who you could marry (other gender only), whether you could have children (one parent of each gender needed), and a whole lot of people's expectations of you. And a lot of this was enshrined in law and/or near-universal social standards.

Today the law is opposed to distinctions between men and women, other gender possibilities are recognized, and the social standards are much looser. A prof of mine was claiming that in another 20 years what gender you are will be no more significant than what colour eyes you have. Some people will still prefer blue eyes or brown eyes (or green or hazel) and some have eclectic tastes, but it won't limit or shape your life choices in any way. What do you think?

This is one of my questions in my field of research, so reading your answers counts as studying, so give me lots of answers!! :)
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Highonheels · 51-55, M
No I agree with carpedium gender will always exsist and is technically chosen by god at the time of conception you are born biologically either male or female,very rarely their are those of course born as both but that is a very rare instance ,it is technilogical advancements and personal choice that allows an individual to choose to surgically become the opposite sex or I guess the politically correct term these days is transgender and their are those straight men like me that just like to dress the part but not actually become transgender. I personally wear dresses,tights and highheels in private because it relaxes me,for me it started as a way to help me better understand women but now I do it like I said too destress and relax because women's clothes to me are more comfortable than men's clothes and women have so many style,design and material choices.