How many genders are there?

@FeetAreFantastic No they can't. Society imposes a label on them.

@helenS well they should be able to identify however they wish

@FeetAreFantastic Yes they should.

@helenS Not everywhere, at least not to the same degree everywhere.

@helenS That's how society works. 🤷‍♀️ The power of the majority. If you're an Asian person with name too complicated for Europeans to pronounce and move to European country you'll most likely adopt a new name just to avoid neverending explaining how to pronounce your real name. It sucks but that's just how it is. People you meet regularly will learn it but you just can't expect every single person you meet next to know how to pronounce it and then get offended if they can't. As long as there are no universally accepted rules around genders you shouldn't expect to receive a special treatment from others just because you feel about yourself some way but what you feel is not even defined in the semantics of the particular society and your outer appearance doesn't give anyone a clue that you are in fact different and expect to be treated differently than individuals who by semantics "fall into the same category".

I say, gender how we know it is bullshit in many aspects but I can recognize that's just how I might feel and just because I personally don't have other use of it than in grammar it doesn't mean everyone should adopt my views. As long as I'm in minority, there's not much I can do than reaching some compromise.

@CrazyMusicLover Thank you – this was long and thoughtful, and it might take a while until I can reply to it. 🌼