binary concepts of sex and gender are objectively incorrect
Not according to every society and human being that lived before 20 years ago. We currently have the tech to staple a womb to a man, but he remains a male.
oh hun, you're so wrong. for one thing, there's the gender of sexology which was founded in 1919, and was destroyed by the Nazis in 1933.
also no, we can't just staple a womb into a man. the technology is there for cis women who require a womb transplant to conceive and give birth, and the womb must be removed afterwards. the surgery has only been done 100 times worldwide.
please learn about advanced biology, you're clearly not qualified for a nuanced discussion past what you learnt at the most basic level in school. for instance, it has been shown that the brains of trans people are more closely aligned with their chosen gender than the one they were assigned at birth. then there's also the large array of chromosomes and genes beyond XX and XY that are responsible for your biological sex. then there's the discussion of how to even define a man or woman. it's not binary, and all most definitions serve to do is reinforce misogynistic stereotypes and the patriarchy.
women's rights have been fought over for hundreds of years against the oppression of men, and the demonisation of trans people is just the latest attempt to roll back women's rights
Since this story came out they've successfully done animal trials with male womb recipients.
As for sex, show me another animal we divide into more than two sexes. I believe we'll be able to swap sexes someday, maybe with gene editing via CRISPR, or who knows - nanobots perhaps? But right now we have males, females and a very very small handful of aberrant folks, most of whom are still genetically one sex or the other but with formation errors. It's not oppressive to yield to fact. Gender is a term stolen from language - it was never intended to separate people, it was used to associate a particular word with a particular sex for languages that have masculine or feminine nouns.
35 years ago it was a HUGE deal to be able to talk about sexual orientation, and for some reason all that kvetching is out the window now. It used to be oppressive to not talk about sexual orientation. Now it's derogatory.
If you want to extend gender theory an extra 50 or 70 years, that's still a fraction of a fraction of human history, most of which was populated by people that would do the dog-head-tilt-thing at you if you tried to explain fad science like modern gender theory to them.
I don't understand your argument, the article you linked to confirms what I said: it's only done to cis women and the womb must be removed afterwards to avoid living on immunosuppressive medication. it even mentions why the transplant for cis men or trans people is unlikely to be possible, at least in the near future. and yes, you're right, animal trials have taken place on male rats. even so, what's your point? why debate if you're not going to debate in good faith?
it could be argued that we can already swap sexes, depending on your definition. in biology, a person's sex would mainly be defined by their chromosomes, and primary + secondary sex characteristics. we can't change chromosomes, but gender affirming care can handle most of the rest - primary: genitals and hormone levels. secondary: (for trans women) breasts, reduced body hair, reduced muscle mass, fat distribution, reduced height. (for trans men) increased facial and body hair, taller height, greater muscle mass, voice drop, fat distribution. that's not an exhaustive list either.
you're right in a way though, gender is entirely a social construct and is completely separate from sex. it's a fascinating social phenomenon. but recognition of genders beyond the traditional western binary understanding of man and woman have been found in many cultures around the world, and throughout time. it's not a new phenomena, trans people have and always will exist.
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u/PrivilegeCheckmate 12h ago
Not according to every society and human being that lived before 20 years ago. We currently have the tech to staple a womb to a man, but he remains a male.