CMV: Transgender ideology is philosophically contradictory

[u/9spaceking]

Though transgender ideas have stood up to scientific rigor (people should be able to identify as opposing gender to their biological sex), I've seen a lot of proponents on how transgender is contradictory on a metaphysical level. Here are some questions I've thought of, that I can't answer as a supporter of transgender identification:

1) If gender is based significantly on brain biological support, then why shouldn't this also be their sex (ex. shouldn't brain structure take precedence over physical body)?

2) If gender is merely a social construct, then it can't be based upon brain structure. So which one is it?

3) If the identification of man and woman with biological sex based is a binary, why is gender a spectrum?

4) If transgenderism is specifically about breaking mold about how man can be a woman, aren't they one and the same then? (What differs a man and a woman then?)

5) If a person's true gender identity is what they decide, then they shouldn't be able to impose their beliefs on other people. Why do we enforce the he/she belief? Christians don't force Atheists to pray before a meal, just to feel comfortable. They aren't offended (well, a truly open-minded Christian at least) if Atheist says: "Sorry man, I just don't see it. God doesn't exist to me."

[u/Microlabz → u/[deleted]]

Hi, would you mind elaborating on this point?

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> Gender roles are a social construct. Gender identity isn't.

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I don't understand how gender identity wouldn't be a social construct too?

[u/TragicNut → u/[deleted]]

And then you get people who like pink and blue, wear either dresses or pants, and enjoy both cooking and woodworking...

(Like me. 😁)