RE: Ben Shapiro vs Neil deGrasse Tyson: The WAR Over Transgender Issues
January 10, 2025 at 2:54 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2025 at 2:55 pm by Simon Moon.)
There is a difference between sex and gender.
Sex is based on the equipment one of born with, gender is how people naturally feel like presenting and expressing themselves.
Gender is a social construct.
And even sex isn't as black and white as people think it is. Intersex people are more common than natural redheads.
And for anyone that thinks transgender, nonbinary, gender fluidity are all new, and "trendy", there is a long history going back centuries, across many culture, from all over the world that have recognized people with genders different than the sex organs.
The mahu and the fa’afafine of the Pacific Islands.
The muxe of Mexico.
The sekrata of Africa.
The chuqui chinchay and quariwarmi of South America.
The waria, makkunrai, oroani, calalai, calabai, bissu of Indonesia.
Native America, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand also have quite a few genders in their cultures.
And finally, here is a biologist's take on the issue.
Sex is based on the equipment one of born with, gender is how people naturally feel like presenting and expressing themselves.
Gender is a social construct.
And even sex isn't as black and white as people think it is. Intersex people are more common than natural redheads.
And for anyone that thinks transgender, nonbinary, gender fluidity are all new, and "trendy", there is a long history going back centuries, across many culture, from all over the world that have recognized people with genders different than the sex organs.
The mahu and the fa’afafine of the Pacific Islands.
The muxe of Mexico.
The sekrata of Africa.
The chuqui chinchay and quariwarmi of South America.
The waria, makkunrai, oroani, calalai, calabai, bissu of Indonesia.
Native America, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand also have quite a few genders in their cultures.
And finally, here is a biologist's take on the issue.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
