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    1. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf Jan 11
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      Yentl and Laurens are identical twins. Although their genes are virtually identical, they are of different gender. https://www.gelderlander.nl/arnhem/geboren-als-eeneiige-tweelingzussen-zijn-laurens-en-yentl-nu-broer-en-zus-toen-ik-17-was-viel-voor-mij-het-kwartje~a607c0d1/?referrer=https://l.facebook.com/ … https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-148351-17 …pic.twitter.com/RKL5taW3Wo

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    2. Aja 🏁 🇯🇲 🇬🇧‏ @Aja02537920 Jan 11
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      Replying to @DegenRolf @Brightandvast

      "Yentl and Laurens are identical twins. Althought their genes are virtually identical, they have different personalities"

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    3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf Jan 11
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      Replying to @Aja02537920 @Brightandvast

      Identical twins having (to a degree) different personalities is normal https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RqsmwVj-VDcp7TbXBHoiW8xsPBGprIdv … Them having different gender is special.

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    4. xsplat‏ @xsplat Jan 11
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      It would be clear and uncontentious to say that they have different sexual identities. Using the word gender is fractious, and I would go so far as to say uncivil.

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    5. xsplat‏ @xsplat Jan 11
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      It's a politically divisive word that serves absolutely no other purpose, other than to be politically divisive. "Sexual identity" is unambiguous and works fine, without causing social division.

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      Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf Jan 11
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      Replying to @xsplat @Aja02537920 @Brightandvast

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender …

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        2. xsplat‏ @xsplat Jan 11
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          Replying to @DegenRolf @Aja02537920 @Brightandvast

          Quoting wikipedia for a definition? Wikipedia is captured by progressives. Didn't you know that?

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        3. Burak Avcı‏ @avcibu Jan 11
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          Replying to @xsplat @DegenRolf and

          Yeah you seem very concerned about political division

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        2. xsplat‏ @xsplat Jan 11
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          Replying to @DegenRolf @Aja02537920 @Brightandvast

          If you took a poll and asked the populace if gender is equal to biological sex, you would not get a wikipedia answer. So what are linguistic definitions? Language is how it is used. Gender is not used, by MOST people, in the way wikipedia wants it to be.

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        3. xsplat‏ @xsplat Jan 11
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          It has only been a few short years that the word gender has been attempted to be re-purposed into a new definition, I'm sure you'll agree. MOST people never accepted the NEW definition. Therefore using the word gender when "sex identity" will do is DELIBERATELY uncivil.

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          "Transgender people have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their sex assigned at birth." In other words a boy is a girl if he likes dolls & pink.... Because no normal boy could possibly like those things. *eyeroll* Also assigned sex" 🤣🤣🤣 🤦🏽‍♀️

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