Poll: Your True Gender [Expanded]

[drbarno]

I'd say I'm a man
I'm comfortable enough with my own body without trying to change it thanks.

 

[Uncreation]

Well, i am biologically male. But for a couple of years i have come to the conclusion that i probably would have felt better as a female... so, make of that what you will. Also, i've decided not to pursue sex change treatment, for a couple of reasons.

 

[jamesworkshop]

Same as hermaphrodite is usually offensive to the intersex community.

Okay, I can kinda deal with the pointless negative inflection on Shemale, but 'hermaphrodite' is offensive how now? It's a word derived from Greek mythos (Hermes and Aphrodite, to be particular) and it literally means To posses the characteristics of both a male and a female at the same time. It has been used for centuries to describe genetic 'intersex' things (generic particle, don't start on me using the word things) in the natural world. Snails for example are Hermaphroditic, that is to say that they posses both male and female genitalia, ergo what you'd call intersex (if I'm not mistaken).
Please explain why the 'intersex' community hates a word that has been in use for so long and is possibly the most benign, unbiased* descriptor ever used for them?

*Even 'intersex' holds some bias as a word used in commonplace instead of a word deemed to be offensive (for no apparent reason) and henceforth is more biased than hermaphroditic.

I would be careful it's very easy to for someone if they are activly seeking to take offense to then find offensive which ever term you happen to use.

 

[SilverUchiha]

Wow. These numbers show a rather unbalanced population here at the escapist.

 

[Dense_Electric]

Biologically 100% male (though thankfully not a SUPER MANLY MAN male), and sexually still straight, but as far as everday goes I've finally ditched the whole idea that a person has to belong to one of two distinct genders. I say, wear clothes that fit you, go by what you want, associate with who you want, and as long as no one gets hurt, do whatever the hell you want. An X or Y chromosone does not effect whether you should join the military, enroll in culinary school, become a doctor, artist, etc.

 

[0p3rati0n]

Good god this it tough.... *1 hour later* ..... Male?

 

[Lieju]

I've never thought of my gender as important, and much of my childhood I had problems with people identifying me as a girl.
And puberty was difficult for me, and I figured out I'm sexually attracted to women.

I don't really consider myself as feminine, but not as masculine either.
In general I identify myself as female, and as a lesbian, but gender isn't really the most important part of my identity.

 

[Odradek]

Same as hermaphrodite is usually offensive to the intersex community.

Okay, I can kinda deal with the pointless negative inflection on Shemale, but 'hermaphrodite' is offensive how now? It's a word derived from Greek mythos (Hermes and Aphrodite, to be particular) and it literally means To posses the characteristics of both a male and a female at the same time. It has been used for centuries to describe genetic 'intersex' things (generic particle, don't start on me using the word things) in the natural world. Snails for example are Hermaphroditic, that is to say that they posses both male and female genitalia, ergo what you'd call intersex (if I'm not mistaken).
Please explain why the 'intersex' community hates a word that has been in use for so long and is possibly the most benign, unbiased* descriptor ever used for them?

*Even 'intersex' holds some bias as a word used in commonplace instead of a word deemed to be offensive (for no apparent reason) and henceforth is more biased than hermaphroditic.

Well, my understanding is simply that it's inaccurate. I didn't mean to say "hate" but I suppose "offensive" implies that... so maybe I was a bit inaccurate on my part! Sorry! My knowledge is primarily from intersex friends, educators & literature from intersex education organizations. Might not be true for you, your community or intersex friends!

You are totally correct that snails are hermaphrodites... which speaks to why many members of the intersex community don't use it to describe themselves. It's very rare, if not entirely unheard of, for a human to have both male and female genitals fully formed and in working order, like a snail or like the child of Hermes & Aphrodite! Someone who is intersex usually has a variation of some combination but almost never what one (rightly, biologically & mythologically) would recognize as hermaphroditic. It's just biologically, medically and physically inaccurate. Hopefully not something that needs arguing. I was just trying to help someone who seemed to want to be an ally to start learning good beginner ways to act as an ally! I say hooray to that and no offense intended! Hopefully no hard feelings!

 

[The Lunatic]

Male.


Well, at least last time I checked anyway.

 

[Odradek]

Easier to call him by her new girl name, to each his/her own i guess..

Oh, you're awesome. You "get" it and she's lucky to have you in her circle of friends! Focussing on the human and not the sex or gender identity (or history) is actually pretty advanced! Good on you.

 

[Scobie]

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[The Stonker]

Male. only without the body hair... *shifty eyes*

There,there. I can give you some of my manliness. *Rips chesthair off and offers it to you*

But I'm a man who is way too hairy <.<

 

[JediMB]

I'd say I'm male, but I don't feel that I have a very strong gender identity. I like what I am, but if I woke up one day with a female body... I'd wonder how that happened, but I think I'd adapt.

This is... pretty much my thoughts on the matter.

OT: I'm fairly certain I identify as male. So yeah.

See, what I'm thinking is that my mind is genderless, so it doesn't really matter which one my body represents.

That said, I don't seem to be bisexual.

 

[JediMB]

Genitalia: male. Gender identity: other. The more I think about the less convinced I am that I have one. Call me gender-fluid. Or just gender-indifferent.

Welcome to the club.

 

[Julianking93]

I'm a... something <<

 

[Ildecia]

i'm male, i like to do guy things, video games, swords, you name it,

Support everyone else and their choices, whatever they may be.

always found it a bit curious if i could experience the other side of life

 

[zidine100]

I am a MAN!

damn ninjad,

anyway im a man, i have a beard i have body hair and all the accompanying manlyness (well some of the accompanying manlyness anyway).

 

[Outright Villainy]

Male, and (somewhat) manly.

Interestingly enough, there's a lot more transgender peeps on the Escapist than I would have thought. I've only met one such person in real life, and I've only met them once or twice at that. Here, the person I talk to more than anyone is Trans M2F.

Well, it's certainly nice to learn more about it anyway, the transgender community seems to suffer from a lot of ignorance and misperceptions in society at large.

Go team!

 

[D Moness]

I'm a... something <<

Can i take a stab in the dark and say human

Really kind of weird to see how in some topics people are really open minded (or try to be). As in other topics they are almost at each other throats.

 

[GrimTuesday]

I'm a man, but I got bigger tits than half the girls I know... I'm a fat man[footnote]I'm not really that fat but I'm not skinny either[/footnote].