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KitSileya

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6. No, I think it's more complicated than that.

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 03:38 PM

Feb 2015

You have quite a number of intersex persons, as well as persons who are agender, and asexual. Some is neither, or both, or a mixture - it's a continuum, just like sexuality. And sexuality isn't as much a two-dimensional graph as it is three-dimensional, I think. But since I am a straight ciswoman, I would dearly like to hear what others think!

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simple definition of sex and gender. or ? [View all] seabeyond Feb 2015 OP

I like this. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #1

Looks like facebook has like 56 gender identity options jakeXT Feb 2015 #2

I think that's why it's important to define the difference ismnotwasm Feb 2015 #3

That's a very clear explanation. Thank you for posting. nt el_bryanto Feb 2015 #4

It is not that simple Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #5

Excellent post. Adds a great deal to the discussion. nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #7

No, I think it's more complicated than that. KitSileya Feb 2015 #6

I'm a cisgender male - for anyone who doesn't know - but I think I have a pretty good idea nomorenomore08 Feb 2015 #8