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The right to mis-define oneself
RE: The right to mis-define oneself
(June 16, 2015 at 2:15 pm)Neimenovic Wrote:
(June 16, 2015 at 2:03 pm)wallym Wrote: What 'meaning' is a transgender person assigning to 'man' or 'woman' that makes it critical to be labeled as such?

Nothing to do with gender roles. Nothing to do with stereotypes. Nothing to do with sexism.
Brain structure. Chemistry. Gender identity not matching biological sex. gender dysphoria.

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20...T2HvSG4TIU
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria

The 2nd link has gender roles as one of the key components of understanding gender identity. In fact, it seems to be saying the opposite of what you said before linking to it.
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