Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Maraya1969

(23,302 posts) Fri Jun 20, 2025, 01:38 AM Jun 20

Please people if someone asks you "What is a woman" the answer is a person who identifies [View all]

as a woman. That is it. Physicality doesn't matter and you can remind people that plenty of women undergo hysterectomies and lose their breasts because of cancer or the knowledge that they will eventually get cancer.

A trans woman I know wrote her story online and she told how one day when she was very young she heard her father saying, "We need to do something about that boy and they way he acts so feminine" She had 3 other brothers and she remembers thinking, "I wonder which of my brothers he is talking about?

Why did she think he was talking about one of her brothers? Because she was a girl so it couldn't be her! Her identity was of a girl. It never occurred to her that she had been labelled a boy, although she would find out later in life. And that is when the suffering started

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Please people if someone asks you "What is a woman" the answer is a person who identifies [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 20 OP

Post removed Post removed Jun 20 #1

It's more complicated than chromosomes TommyT139 Jun 20 #2

Post removed Post removed Jun 20 #3

There is not. There are other combination other than XX and XY. Educate yourself NoRethugFriends Jun 20 #4

Post removed Post removed Jun 20 #7

A worthy topic for discussion TommyT139 Jun 20 #8

No. There are many other options besides XX/XY, and genotype is not phenotype. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 20 #5

Post removed Post removed Jun 20 #6

NOTHING is determinative of gender or "male/female"'and that's the point WhiskeyGrinder Jun 20 #11

all I know is Skittles Jun 20 #9

And here I thought the correct answer to that question was misanthrope Jun 20 #10

Scientific American has a good article on this topic: LastDemocratInSC Jun 20 #12

That article is fantastic. Is there a way to share it without the link? GaYellowDawg Jun 20 #19

I don't know the answer to your question. LastDemocratInSC Jun 20 #20

A followup ... LastDemocratInSC Jun 20 #21

Check your library databases Iris Jun 20 #29

A person asks that, ask them first to define the word man Walleye Jun 20 #13

I don't care how people identify and what their reasons are. Irish_Dem Jun 20 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 20 #22

I think Tim Walz said it best: In Minnesota we mind our own damn business. Irish_Dem Jun 20 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 20 #24

I think Walz handled it the best. Irish_Dem Jun 20 #25

I believe gender, sexual or biological identity don't always align perfectly, so, that's what I say I believe. RoeVWade Jun 20 #15

My answer? Ferryboat Jun 20 #16

The question " what is a woman " is incorrect dweller Jun 20 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 20 #18

One should answer: "What is a closeminded bigot? I'm talking to one!" DSandra Jun 20 #26

This should be said louder. POLICING WOMANHOOD is the primary objective Maru Kitteh Jun 20 #31

Anyone asking probably really doesn't want an answer. I would just say mind your fucking business. tulipsandroses Jun 20 #27

Right there with you. MorbidButterflyTat Jun 21 #33

If someone asks me this question DenaliDemocrat Jun 20 #28

I can't imagine that question coming up in my world. Fla_Democrat Jun 20 #30

You be you.... KentuckyWoman Jun 21 #32