(August 21, 2017 at 11:16 pm)Losty Wrote: I think you're confusing gender with gender role. It's not the same thing. Transexuals do not reject the gender roles that come with whatever anatomy they're born with, but rather they identify with a different gender.
A transwoman may love baking and sewing or she may love playing sports and being the sole breadwinner. Those are socially imposed gender roles that are arbitrary. Identifying as a certain gender has nothing to do with identifying with arbitrary gender roles.
BINGO.
Back in the late 90s when I was working at a mom and pop radio station I had an old couple come in, I cant remember how it ended up on gender roles, but the old lady said, "It is the man's job to take care of the woman."
And all I could think was, "How convenient for you."
The plumbing one is born with is not the thing that goes into a relationship. Sexual identity is not the thing that goes into a relationship. Sexual preference is not the thing that goes into a relationship.
Ultimately what matters between two people isn't who does what, or who is in the lead, or who is the support, or that they have equal income. What matters ultimately is what works and consent. So unless you are in that relationship, you really have no say. If it works, and nobody is being abused, it is not your business.
