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| − | "Hermaphrodite" is not a medical term. It is also considered highly offensive. The correct term is "intersex." Intersex encompasses a variety of conditions. This page also seems to not understand the difference between sex, gender, and gender identity. These are really important distinctions.
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| − | Cis and trans are not orientations in and of themselves. They relate to how an individual relates to their assigned gender at birth.
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| − | Many younger trans people consider FTM or MTF to represent a narrative that does not necessarily relate to the reality of their lives. They were born what they are now. It's just that their birth assignment didn't match.
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| − | While that is true, there are still those who identify with the FTM or MTF narratives, so they are options. And you're talking with one now.
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| − | [[User:Tersia|Tersia]] ([[User talk:Tersia|talk]]) 04:41, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
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| − | == Definition of gender ==
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| − | The article had "Gender is the range of biological characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between the spectrum of masculinity and femininity". While that is flat-out wrong, it was entered by Admin, so I'm not going to try to change it outright. I added a citation needed tag. This site shouldn't be defining gender for people. It should be linking them out to reliable sources. -- Wulfrath
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