Gender is an expression of culture and that expression doesn't always match genitals so partly yes - and the preferred term is transgender
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Replying to @JCSkewesDK @seanrife and
Why did we go from brains to penises and vaginas though? Are the organs directly related to psychology? I thought we were post-Freud.
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Replying to @o_guest @JCSkewesDK and
Because it's tough to argue that biology affects genitals but not the brain. Why is the brain exempt?
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Replying to @seanrife @JCSkewesDK and
I never said any organ is exempt from biology.
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Replying to @o_guest @JCSkewesDK and
By arguing that sex diffs are entirely due to culture it seems that you (or OP) are.
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I love how 'biology is not the prime cause' always becomes 'biology has no effect'. Read Cordelia Fine then get back to me
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Replying to @PsychScientists @o_guest and
Not sure what you're referring to. Also, read Pinker and get back to me.
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Fine's book is Delusions of Gender and the new one is Testosterone Rex. Good summaries of the state of the science
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Replying to @PsychScientists @seanrife and
I've just bought the book, but your formulation "the state of the science" suggests that it is more political than scientific. I hope not.
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Replying to @JPdeRuiter @PsychScientists and
I'm glad you bought it, but FYI you can read enough of it online before buying to check if you will like it's contents.
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E.g., googling the title with the word PDF, gives you this: https://sexnotgender.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/fine_cordelia_delusions-of-gender.pdf …
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