(November 23, 2017 at 5:25 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:(November 23, 2017 at 4:46 pm)Hammy Wrote: Well, if gender identity were biological, people wouldn't be able to identify themselves as anything other than what they are biologically. The fact people often identify as something different to how they are biologically, shows that gender identity is something different to sex.
Yup and considering said identity goes beyond mere self identification this just backs that more . As i said gender essentialism is bunk .
Yes Gender Essentialism should be a thing of the past as science moved on from that long ago.
Gender Essentialism is the view that our gender identity is identical to our biological sex. Which is a grossly simplistic view.
I like this video on the matter:
