@HonnyBrown wrote:
Ha! Not a DNA sample. No matter the paint job, men and women look certain ways by virtue of DNA. Women have certain curves, men have an Adam's apple, etc. Certain things can't be hidden by lashes or a flannel shirt.
FYI - Some men have curves, some woman do not. Some women are very tall, some men are very short. Everyone has an Adam's apple and some women's are quite pronounced, while some men's are not that visible (famous examples include Morena Baccarin, Meg Ryan, Dave Franco and Zac Efron). Men can develop pendulous breasts, via weight gain or hormone imbalance, some women are incredibly flat chested. Women will often develop noticeable facial hair and women can experience hair thinning and baldness.
And all that is just as accurate if you're talking about individuals who are transgender or cisgender. DNA doesn't actually display nearly as much about a person's gender assignment at birth as this statement implies. Plus, there's the fact there are more than 2 biological genders in terms of both DNA and body phenotypes.
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And to the question of how you can be banned for misgendering someone...
"def.
verb
refer to (someone, especially a transgender person) using a word, especially a pronoun or form of address, that does not correctly reflect the gender with which they identify."
What is under someone's chassis is no one's business but theirs. If they prefer to be called she, the respectful behavior is to call them she, just the same way you wouldn't constantly refer to a woman by her married name when she's asked you to use her maiden name and you wouldn't repeatedly call someone Robert if they go by Bobby. We constantly adjust how we refer to others, to show basic respect for their personal identity - just ask Janet, Ms. Jackson if you're nasty. Deliberately or carelessly misgendering someone is just as rude and inappropriate as refusing to call someone "Dr." when they have earned that academic/professional title.
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And in any situation where a shop for does ask for gender-based description, it's short-sighted to only have a binary answer available. Diversity exists whether or not anyone accounts for it.