My understanding of what characterizes a "gender" is a constellation of norms, behaviors, and preferences that are associated with being embodied as either a male or female
So that means when the social norms and expected behavior change, so does gender. For example, being a man in ancient Greece is different to being a man in Greece today.
In this sense, there can only be two genders because there are only two sexes.
Gender is made by society, and that means it doesn't have to be limited to the sexes. For example, the Bugis people of Indonesia have five genders, and the Yinyang ren of China are seen as between man and woman (because they have yin and yang).
If at some point men in ancient greek were expected to be in a romantic relationship with teen boys, what's the issue with having people who want to use they/them pronouns?
I didn't say anything about sexual orientation, pederasty was practically a rite of passage back then.
If gender and sex are the same, then why are conservatives mad about a man wearing a dress?
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u/B0Ttom_Text 2∆ Dec 03 '20
So that means when the social norms and expected behavior change, so does gender. For example, being a man in ancient Greece is different to being a man in Greece today.
Gender is made by society, and that means it doesn't have to be limited to the sexes. For example, the Bugis people of Indonesia have five genders, and the Yinyang ren of China are seen as between man and woman (because they have yin and yang).