Complicated answer. There are traditionally two biological sexes that when taking into account the sliver kf the population who are intersex (not transgender) then there are potentially 3 sexes. Now the word gender used to literally be used synonymously with the word sex because prudes did not want to say the word sex out in public, so they created the word gender; which means "type" "sort" or "kind".
Gender typically reders to masculine and feminine. Gender is based on personal identity founded on both expression and the role they play in society. The trichtonomy is social role, psychological gender and sexuality. Now the social role is typically influenced by naturally occurring traits that exist in ones gender and sex. Our biological sex greatly impacts our gender identity. Now we all have traits of both masculine and feminine design in us at varying levels and degrees. If course this doesn't mean there are numerous genders. Individuals can express themselves in any number of ways. This does not change their gender. A tomboy is not a boy, a gay fem make is not a woman nor is a drag queen. But the way they express themselves is not traditional in the stict sense we have come to understand as the gender binary which is partially based on our own hormones and evolutionary psychology. Masculine traits in males are seen consistently throughout history and various societies. We should be open to others expressing themselves however the see fit but we should bit indulge in this pseudo scientific nonsense that there are infinite genders, none at all or various ones on a spectrum. All three of these separate but similar ideologies contradict the other by the way.
There are quite literally 4 dictionary definitions of what “gender” means, and the oldest refers only to grammar not people.
The answer using that definition depends on the language. English has male female and neither for objects “it/that” etc.
It’s also common to use gender to mean sex, in which case there are normally two for humans, though there are some syndromes that stretch that.
Another common meaning of gender is to refer to classes in society and to distinguish things that are biological vs cultural. For instance in western culture women are usually expected to have long hair and men more often short, but biologically there’s not much difference. Our culture has two genders for adults. You could argue children are effectively treated separately. Some cultures have had more categories, for eunuchs or “two spirit” shamans etc. This meaning doesn’t say anything about self identity, it’s all about expectation.
And finally there’s another meaning which refers to how people feel about themselves. I suppose in that case I’d say there are several billion, clustered around two poles.
Gender is not sex, though it's associated with it. There are two sexes: male and female. There are a tiny group of people who are intersex, but they're not called a third sex for whatever scientific reason. Gender is more of a social construct based on how "masculine" or "feminine" one identifies themselves. There are traits that are considered masculine as there are traits that are considered feminine. Yet, there are males who have feminine traits but consider themselves male and vice versa. There is overlap along the spectrum. Most people are androgynous. If males were all hyper masculine they would be cavemen bopping everyone and everything over the head and leaving their families. If females were hyper feminine they would not be able to take care of any tasks independently. The far ends of the spectrum are not people anyone would want to know. The middle folks who have the best characteristics of both feminine and masculine are the most socially acceptable. Though we like Roid rage weight lifters, we don't want to live with them. Though women who live in bed eating bon bons are funny to laugh at, they are not functional humans.
"but they're not called a third sex for whatever scientific reason." Beacuse it's not a third sex. It's a mutation. You also don't have extra things for people with 6 toes or something. Because it's essentially nature having done a mistake.
Gender is what the person feels they are. This has nothing to do with your sex. Most people's sex and gender are the same. However some may feel their gender is female while their biological sex is male. Or biological sex female and gender male.
Sex cannot be changed no matter what. Even if you transition into the opposite gender with hormones your Doctor will always have to know your biological gender before undergoing surgery or giving you any medication.
The other genders we here about are not scientifically proven and therefore not real. While there has been evidence of men having female brains (which is evidence of a mental illness in technical terms. When you're body and brain do not agree with one another) There really are only TWO genders.
Two genders. Male and female. I'll never accept there's more than two. Anyone who thinks any different, is mentally ill. People are either born a male or a female. If they grow up thinking they're anything different, it's all in their mind.
When a persons DNA is tested, it comes back either male or female... not something in between. DNA can't be changed
DNA can't be changed, but your mindset could. To accuse people who support others of being mentally ill is horrific. You should take a look in the mirror and consider why you have so much hate in your heart, or if you even have one...
Everyone keeps saying that there is only two genders, but that’s not true. Gender is a social made concept. Since gender is socially constructed there can be many varieties. Sex on the other hand, is biological. There are only two sexes; male or female.
This is independent form the other comments. Did you know that even as newborns males tend to look at the machines and females tend to focus more on the humans. There were even studies done that has shown that male brains tend to have a lot more spacial awareness and females tend to be a lot more detail oriented and the list goes on. This is also true for non-human primates as well as no one can tell a boy monkey to play with cars and the girls to play with dolls. They just gravitate towards them on their own.
If you say that gender is a social construct then that means that we can change our gender at will and if that’s the case then why bother? It just sounds like role playing at that point. In fact I don’t even see why we need to make the distinction between gender and sex at that point because nothing happens when you magically “identify” as another gender. Nothing cosmetic, nothing mental. What matters the most is biological sex because that is what sexual organs you have and if you get surgery to change that, you are basically sterilizing yourself for the sake of being happy because, as advanced as science has gotten, we still haven’t been able to replicate working sex organs.
I am probably running out of space so look up the experimentation of Dr. Money on David Reimer that proves that gender is not a social construct.
So what are you learning in science and biology class? You either have a penis or a vagina. You either can impregnate a person or you can give birth. You either have ovaries or testicles. You either have XX or XY chromosomes.
Do you believe feelings trump actual biology?
Live how you want. If you want to live your life as the opposite gender... you can... who care, . just don't expect to shower with them at school and to compete against them in sports and to use up for boys or for girls scholarships if you weren't born with the gender that scholarship was reserved for.
@Miristheiss “ You either have a penis or a vagina. You either can impregnate a person or you can give birth. You either have ovaries or testicles. You either have XX or XY chromosomes.” that’s sex
In addition to the most common XX and XY chromosomal sexes, there are several other possible combinations, for example Turner syndrome (XO), Triple X syndrome (XXX), Klinefelter syndrome (XXY) and variants (XXYY, XXXY, XXXXY), XYY syndrome, de la Chapelle syndrome (XX male), Swyer syndrome (XY female).
Gender is biological as well, there will be some whose brains fire differently making men more effeminate and not masculine or a mixture of the two and women who are more masculine than feminine or a mixture of the two.
Thats what gender is, the traits of males and females. Those that feel this sort of way want to be special and unique.
There are 2 primary sexes with a 3rd being intersex. There are 2 primary genders with the 3rd being ambiguous (stay at home father, independent self reliant female)
My moms a nurse and at her outpatient she has deat with one woman for example who sees herself in the mirror as utterly beautiful and fears people want to rip her face off for themselves. The thing is she's actually ugly but her brain perceives reality differently
that is the case with these individuals, cerebral defects/illness
what you're referring to is "gender norms", not gender itself. A gender norm says "if your gender is X, then your behavior must be Y". But the gender itself is still fixed and immutable.
There are two and only two. There is only "male" and "female". There is only "man" and "woman". There is only "he" and "she", "him" and "her". There is only "father" and "mother", "husband" and "wife". Men are not women, and women are not men. One cannot become the other. They are different physiologically and psychologically. They each have their own unique roles, gifts, abilities, and talents. No amount of delusional indoctrination by academia, activists, or journalists will change any of this.
Now can we please... please... PLEASE move on from this?
I think that there are a set number of genders is fundamentally flawed. We are the result of evolution and its a fact that other animals and living creatures have more than two genders (some a lot more) so other genders definitely do exist. Beyond that its not like biology is foolproof either and cases where people have been born with both male and female traits are common.
The fact that you are trying to so narrowly define something that fundamentally is not that simple dooms your effort to failure.
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In most dictionaries, it’s two: male and female. People can pretend to be one or the other or a mix of both. But as far as I know, mammals have two genders. A few species are able to change genders naturally, like bearded dragons or clown fish. People can give different meanings to the word gender, but it is what it is.
People in society, specifically the alphabet people (LGBTQ-whatever else) say that there are more than 2 genders. Gender is more social construct than it is biological or anatomical. A lot of people say that the 2 are the same and/or interchangeable. I love when humans try to explain things to other humans though. We created these terms and have decided them to be true. Nothing above us created these ideas so it isn't like what we came up with cannot be changed. There are for certain 2 sexes that we see on this planet.
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PEOPLE WHO CHOSE B
When you are born, the doctors dictate what gender, aka a boy or a girl, you are based on your physical traits, aka your genitals. The only way there are more than 2 genders is if there is something going on in your head that causes you to think that you are an attack helicopter. There's something screwy going on if you believe that there are more than 2 genders because physically, there isn't. However, mentally people are insane. Believe that ever you want because we all know the truth.
There's only two, this isn't rocket science. You either have a penis or a vagina. You can't be both at once or change and be that sex. It is just a cosmetic surgery and hormonal therapy nightmare at the hands of people who try to play God. You are either man or woman, dude or chick. Plain and simple.
There are three actually, male, female and Hermaphrodite [or Intersex depending on their chromosomes]
The rest is just Adult Larping in my opinion.
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Trust me I've read all of them and it just sounds like different levels of a fad. To be part of a certain click because we won't all be Elon Musk in this life.
Like god forfend your a Cisgender Heterosexual Male/Female.
Like that's 0 points in the Adult (larping) world.
Save me the arguments too. Color argument or whatever. I go to WHO for information over people making stuff up on the internet. 🤷♂️
I’ve noticed that more people that are anonymous on this question say there are only two genders. If you believe that there are only two genders and are publicly saying this, then why are you still hiding behind an anonymous mask? I believe there are more than two genders. If you don’t, don’t use anonymous just so you don’t get a lot of hate, I respectfully disagree with all people who didn’t use anonymous and still disagrees with me. This goes for people who agree with me to by the way. If you go anonymous then you shouldn’t be scared of getting hated on, people might think less of you, but if they do, did you ever really want them on your life in the first place?
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I really don't care, I'm not afraid of pissing people off for my political beliefs. They want to shut me down and make me afraid to talk, but I won't let them.
As a male, who has lived in a male body all my life I have no clue as to what is feels like to feel female.
The best I can do is interact with a female, listen, observe and maybe get into a male female relationship. That is how I learned about females are all about.
The other so called "genders" I believe are differences in personality. Like having a Tomboy for a sister. She may dress more boyish than other girls. There actions might tend to be less "feminine" but that is not a different gender.
As I said. I think what people call "genders" are personalities rather than genders. If that makes any sense.
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On planet Earth there are only two genders. Maybe there are more genders on some alien planet, but not in here.
Intergender or intersex is not a separate gender, it's two genders in the same person, people who have that genetic disorder are androgynous, or hermaphrodites (both male and female) - but that's still just 2 genders combined, not the third gender.
I think there are two and people come up with "other" genders to explain that they don't feel 100% male or female but a certain mix of both. I don't undersyand why they care about labels so much but maybe they think they will escape societal expectations that way.
im a firm believer that i dont care... its of no consequence to me what someone calls themselves and maybe you are right that scientifically there are only two genders but its interesting most people who say that are infact christians and usually refute modern scientific theories on how we all got here.
Oh my god why is everyone saying gender is a spectrum? .-. That doesn't make any sense, I'd say 2, 3 at most if you include intersex as separate since it PHYSICALLY doesn't fit with the norms...
Exactly, dumbass answers like equating it to colors. There are two genders but there is a host of mental disorders and kinks that have a wide range... but genders, just two.
There are generally three sexes. Male, female and intersex (biologically born with male and female reproductive organs)
Gender is completely different, and has been opened up to basically be "whatever you want to be", it basically is how you identify yourself, so people have gone pretty crazy with it.
It also doesn't have anything to do with sexual orientation, so a trans person is not comparable to a gay or bisexual person.
For my opinion, I'm separating gender and sex into sex being biological features while gender is mannerisms that are profiled under a sex. I personally believe that gender is a social construct due to the way society developed and humans evolved, so there's room for however many society feels like to be made.
I honestly don't like the concept of gender, its easier just for people to act how they want to act and not write a potentially infinite list of names for that combination of mannerisms. I wouldn't say its unhealthy though.
I would, studies have shown that people with gender dysphoria have roughly a 42% suicide attempt rate, for a lack of better terms, and that number doesn't improve after they've had surgery or began transitioning through the use of hormones. 98% of people with gender dysphoria grow out of it either with therapy, support, or time. People who've transitioned are at a higher risk of being the victim of violence or being excluded from groups, and those are certainly not good things. I'm not agreeing that people who transition should be hurt or excluded from social groups, what I am saying it that I believe it's a mental illness that needs to be treated as one with medication, support, therapy, and more. Giving them hormones and performing surgery on them isn't good for their physical or mental health at all.
2 genders, that's it unless you're a mix of that which is so rare and you'd have a vagina and a kunt or a kunt with an enlarged clit that looks like a dick.
Bottom line is I think these social justice normies are getting sexuality confused with their genitals.
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