Is sex and gender really different?

I always thought they were the same.
Everything is confusing these days. I'm a dumbass bigot transphobe according to everything.
Im sorry.
The more I try to learn the more confused I feel.
I'm open to everyone's perspective, but the gender spectrum just dosent make sense in my brain...i don't mean to sounds ignorant and hateful it's just.... True.

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SW-User

Yes. Sex is what you are biologically, and gender is whether you identify as that.

Some people don't, because they feel that they were born in the wrong body. It's okay for them to feel that way if it's really genuine and a longstanding issue, and if there is a pattern of this having a very negative impact on their wellbeing they should be able to become the sex they feel they are. However, this doesn't change the fact that they never really will be that sex because it's simply not the way they were born. I'm willing to refer to them as the opposite sex if that's what they want and are presenting as, but there is no escaping the reality that fundamentally they will never be that sex for very basic biological reasons.

There's wider implications to this as well, and they pertain to how the left are exploiting this issue and using it to further an agenda. Also, some people are causing children to have confusion about their gender and as a consequence, their sex. This is dangerous and harmful.

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

@SW-User If I replace the word identify with pretend what is the difference?

SW-User

@MrBrownstone Some of the difference lies in perception I suppose. When people pretend, they usually know they're pretending and are aware it's a passing phase that doesn't have much meaning or significance to them. Some trans people on the other hand really do believe and see themselves as being the opposite sex. Then frustration arises which is why they feel the need to transition. I don't think it's a problem, but don't think it should be normalized either. It should be accepted but not embraced, and I don't think there should be this constant emphasis on them that we're getting from mainstream media.

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