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JestAJester · 31-35, M
Technically speaking gender and sex have different definitions but we've always used gender and sex as interchangeable terms. That being said, sex is determined by biology, by your chromosomes. Male, female, and in very rare cases a combination of the two. Gender is a nonsensical word that has no real bearing in the real world. It is referred as a social construct basically about how people feel about themselves. We use to call that a personality. So when someone says they identify as a female theyre obviously not female but their brain chemistry and/or personality is more aligned with is what is typically considered feminine and thats perfectly ok but you dont get to choose whether youre male or female.
