“Gender” vs “gender identity”
What is the conceptual distinction between “gender” and “gender identity?” If there is no distinction, then is the idea that I am supposed to identify with my identity, and that’s… Read more »
Tag: "gender"
Realists should stop using the term _gender_ when they mean sex
There is no such thing as “gender identity”—at least, nothing that is distinguishable from delusion. There is only sexual identity: your self-concept as it relates to your biological sex. Realists—especially… Read more »
This is what ontological gerrymandering looks like
My “gender identity” is the subjective view I hold about my “gender,” which is the range of expressions I exhibit of my “gender identity,” and the objective existence of my… Read more »
The distinction between “gender” and biological sex is question-begging
The distinction between “gender” and biological sex is question-begging because the concept of “gender” already assumes that such a distinction exists. To invoke “gender” (or its ambiguously related concept, “gender… Read more »