I'm not addressing labels, I'm addressing "what is gender"
We barely know how the brain works, I don't think anyone can answer this. As for psychology...I think just about everyone would have some degree of irritation in constantly being labeled something they're not.
You contradicted yourself. You said you're not addressing labels and then you explained it as 'being labeled something they're not'. What possible reason could this 'irritation' have to exist? What are they being labeled as, and what
should they be labeled as, and why should they, and why should that label mean anything to anyone but themselves?
Furthermore, I don't see how this matters. They're separate, so they're separate. They might be an issue is there was something actually bad coming from this, but there isn't, except for "I don't like this and can't accept this "
So that's just it? You say it is because you say it is?
This doesn't explain what gender is, it's like saying "trust me bro, it's real, you just don't know cuz you don't have it" and providing no further evidence. This is now how anything works. Just because something's alleged existence doesn't cause any real harm doesn't mean that it's okay to believe that it does actually exist. People who believe unicorns and bigfoot exist (and there are a lot of them) don't cause any harm, nothing bad comes out of them, and as a matter of fact they cause less of a media controversy than transgenders do. Does that mean they are right?
forget no, they're delusional. Until they actually come fourth with some substantial evidence for their claims, I don't see how I'm obliged to take them seriously.
The literal definition of Gender is "The state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones)", so it's less about biological love and more about femininity and masculinity as far as I know.
As far as pronouns go, they're basically just that, pronouns. If I recall correctly, the common pronouns are masculine, feminine, neuter and common. A few other dictionaries I have on hand refer "Gender" as a synonym to "love", but there's enough to support that being factually incorrect.
So in conclusion, your love is your physical anatomy that is classified at birth, and your gender would be behavioral, psychological and cultural traits that relate to a love. I'm not an expert, but this is the conclusion I could draw.
Why do we need to further label 'masculine' and 'feminine'? Both of those things are social constructs anyway, they mean nothing to anyone but yourself. It's ironic that you people would fight so hard against social 'gender roles' while simultaneously assigning yourself a gender based on those specific roles.
You can be a man and do the dishes and still be a man. Does being trans-female mean you have a weird itch in the back of your head that you constantly have to be doing dishes or wearing skirts or something?
