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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No matter how you feel about the issue, the above posters should be ashamed at their lack of trying to really engage  The false equivalencies to race and weight  and BS comparison and mocking is juvenile, illogical and badly stated.

I mean, really, this is the best you can offer? Such shallow intellects. [/quote]

Really? It's exactly the same thing. Please try to actually explain how it's different, rather resorting to juvenile name calling.[/quote]
Here's a video by black transwoman Kat Blaque, answering your question in a more eloquent way than I probably could: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZEsCWWskbY&feature=youtu.be In short, she points out that though both are based in societal expectations and reactions, race is--at least in part--biologically passed from parent to child, while gender isn't.

I'll take another opportunity to point out that while the conversation in this thread has widened to include transgender issues, the majority of questions and responses here are about t(w)eens who are gender non-conforming, gender fluid, or gender neutral, and have no interest in transitioning.[/quote]

Gender isn't??  Do you know how babies are made?[/quote]
Yeah, I have one. And I'm working on figuring out how to explain it to him in an age-appropriate way. (I think I have it under control. :D)

Watch the video. I'm telling you, she explains it better than I do. Don't want to watch? Here's a Huffington Post article that also dives into the issue, and quotes her: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transracial-vs-transgender-whats-the-difference_us_58dd5f83e4b0fa4c09598748[/quote]

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