Poll: Would you Change your Gender/Sex?

[Katherine Kerensky]

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Congratulations, I was pointing out that there is a difference between sex and gender. Which is why, you know, there are transsexuals, and gender identity clinics, and all the stuff that go with it.
There is a difference. I was just pointing out that the correct word to use in this situation would be sex, not gender.
Thanks for your input anyway. Didn't tell me anything I didn't already know, but maybe it will enlighten someone else.

 

[Realitycrash]

So..People from the US don't get if you type "Gender", or what?

Lol wat?

Fun fact: much, much, much modern research shows that, more and more, gender is largely a social construct, and very little of what we consider gendered is rooted in biology.

I wouldn't know, I thought Gender and Sex was pretty much synonym. I'm not from an English-speaking country. We have one word for "sex" and another for "the role that your sex reflects in society and how it is precieved".

 

[luclin92]

well it would be fun to see how the other half lives, only for a shot time unless i like being a woman.

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

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Nevertheless, it is now incorrect, at least for English speaking countries. Well, incorrect, outdated, whatever.
And as such, I was pointing out the correct term.
And I can't tell if you're being serious with your last part. Not sure if I should really care, as long as you don't give anyone any trouble over it.
Anyway, we have both said our pieces, perhaps someone else will learn something from it, but we should not continue, or else we may end up derailing the thread.
And I don't fancy sending both of us a warning for that.

 

[Zeema]

If i was given this chance i would take it

i hate being a guy and ive wanted to be a girl for as long as i can remember

Aww, honey. It's not too late.
Are you in a position of possibly transitioning?
I've been seeing my psyche this whole week, hopefully going to start very soon.
It is possible, don't give up!
-Tabs<3-

nah not at all

 

[Katherine Kerensky]

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the last part is sarcasm. It's a preposterous leap of logic to attack me as though i'm unaware of gender dysphoria after i simply corrected a semantic error.

Thanks for enlightening me. It isn't always easy to tell when people are being sarcastic when using text. Something that is obvious to some, isn't to others.

 

[Nickolai77]

For the weekend? Sure, could be pretty interesting "thinking like a woman"- could learn a thing or two. Plus i would be pretty curious to see what my female-alter-body would look like. I would a few pictures of my female body, turn back into a man, review pictures- hot or not? And then ask myself if this is wrong or not.

 

[Rinji]

No, I like being a man and I wouldn't change anything about it! (Even though it could be fun to be a girl for one day... :>)

 

[Tynermeister]

For a short time yes.

If I was a hot girl.

I'd probably sit around all day playing with my boobs though.

You sir, are a winner. Serious lolz.

 

[azukar]

http://www.xkcd.com/535/

Personally, no. Not even for a bit.

 

[Malkavian]

Yes, I think I would. If the change could be complete and perfect, and would not just be from now and onwards, but also my past.

I have often thought, sometimes yearned, that I had been born a girl. I don't really have an explanation for this, the idea just seems right. There is of course treatments and procedures one could go through to fullfill that, but I won't.

See, while I would prefer to have been a girl, I am quite okay with being a boy. I do manly stuff, enjoy manly stuff, and am comfortable with my body. My personality is pretty manly most of the time. So it's not that being a man is a problem for me. I just would have prefered being a woman.

And that is why I would never take steps to take my gender, at least not through the means we have available. Because to me, the "benefit" is not enough, not complete and total enough, especially not when compared to the social stigma.

I have all the respect and best wishes in the world for those that would undergo gender changing operations, but it is not for me. And it¨s not necessary for me.

But if I could, if some Deus Ex Machine could change it all, retcon me if you will... Then yes, I would like to.

Does that make sense?

 

[Realitycrash]

I wouldn't know, I thought Gender and Sex was pretty much synonym. I'm not from an English-speaking country. We have one word for "sex" and another for "the role that your sex reflects in society and how it is precieved".

"sex" and "gender" are more or less synonyms, but it's a bit easier to simple distinguish them if you're feeling out of breath.

Thus my reason for confusion. Why list them both in the topic?

 

[Colour Scientist]

Probably for a short time, out of curiosity.
If it was permanent than definitely not, I love being a woman.

 

[jesskit]

sex!=gender

Gender is a social psychological state of perceptions of masculinity and femeninity, sex can be broken down into biological sex and sexual characteristics (which bits, facial hair, breasts etc)

It is possible to change ones sexual characteristics but not the other 2, biological sex is set in chromosomes, gender is who you are as a person.

me personally, would i change? well yeah im part way thru, go me

 

[FamoFunk]

I would love to be a man for the day, just so I can see what the big thing is about tits and having a wank.

 

[DanielBrown]

No, being a man is pretty awesome.

 

[JediMB]

If I could, magically, with the snap of a finger (or something), change my sex, I would. Just to see if I'd prefer being female. If I did, I would of course stay that way.