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How would you respond to the statement "Trans women are biologically male" ? (literature.cafe)
submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by Karl@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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(I'm just trying to learn. No hidden mockery in this and this is no gotcha bs aimed at t women. I'm NOT transphobic. Just saw this in a debate and wanted to know other people's thoughts)

I just want to know:

  1. Is this factually correct?
  2. If it is, does it matter? Why or why not?
  3. How would you logically respond to this?
  4. How does this statement not contradict with Trans Women are Women
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[โ€“] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 29 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Biological sex (male, female, intersex) refers to the physical aspects of your body, such as primary sex characteristics (reproductive organs), secondary sex characteristics (body hair, breasts, fat distribution, etc), hormone levels (estrogen, testosterone), and chromosomes.

Gender (man, woman, nonbinary, other terms) is more about an internal sense of self, how you see yourself and how you want your body to be, as well as what social category you belong in.

A trans woman is a person who was biologically male at birth, but sees herself as a woman/wants her body to align with her gender (woman). Not all trans women medically transition, and that's ok, but for those who do, it can change various aspects of their biological sex, such as hormone levels and secondary sex characteristics, so it may not be entirely true to say that trans women (post transition) are biologically male either.

[โ€“] Karl@literature.cafe 8 points 8 hours ago

I was really scared to ask this question lol. But I needed to know. Thank you so much. That about sums it up.