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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a biologist.

Gender means which set of chromosomes you have. Some humans are born with missing or extra sex chromosomes, which lead to the disease syndromes of Klinefelter and Turner. Some have clinical presentations that do not neatly fit into the standard XY or XX (the subject of the movie Conclave).

The sexual preferences that humans develop regarding their partners, and the sexual identities they create for themselves, are an expression of their human brains that have yet to be linked with a genetic or molecular profile.

In my view, you can be a man if you are chromosomally a man and if you embrace that identity. Same for a woman. But if your body is somewhere between the two, or if your body is one set of chromosomes but your brain embraces another identity, then basic respect for the human involved entails accepting their chosen identity.

As for social behaviors, hey, there are all kinds out there. You don't need to be a strong authoritarian provider if you're a man, or a weak submissive caregiver if you're a woman. 
You can live whatever life you want with the people you want.

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