PLEASE don’t criticize OP for asking what you might see as an insensitive question. I don’t think they have bad intentions and they should be commended for seeking explanations.

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I also used to be ignorant or skeptical about gender, back when I was a Christian. But I think you can figure it out like I did.

Basically, trans rights mean that gender is no longer purely about biological sex (and now we know even biological sex isn’t binary, look up intersex people). And gender isn’t really scientific, it’s how a person feels and presents.

If you spend time around queer people (online can be enough) and listen, you’ll develop an understanding of different perspectives on gender. These spaces are meant to be safe (that kind of warmth dragged me in) but therefore please refrain from confronting people there. You might have uncomfortable questions but that’s what !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world is for, as opposed to, say, !trans_joy@lemmy.blahaj.zone.

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Also, you’ve exceeded the character limit so your title is an incomplete sentence. Unlike on Reddit, you can still edit it.