2-18-2014: This Dr. Sachs was very informative. I hope I have spelled his name right. He said we are born either male or female--with some very rare exceptions. This gender gift is biological and is unchangeable. Only one in 10,000 babies are born transexaul.
Sachs goes on to distinguish between gender identification and gender traits such as being more or less masculine or feminine. These traits may be hereditary or learned, or environmentally emphasized. One can be masculine in gender and very feminine in demeanor or interests, but that does not make a male hairdresser automatically transgender or gay.
Sachs further distinguishes between gender, gender traits and sexual orientation. Sexual orientation for a girl may be to be herterosexual, homosexual, bi or transgender. Sexual orientation may be chosen or learned.
Sachs thinks we are forgetting which is which and thus are confusing the debate needlessly. Interesting.
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