ToraToraTora, just because you don't understand it, doesn't make it wrong. You are confusing the term "gender" with the term "sex". Your "sex" is biologically determined, and your "gender" is socially determined, that is, your gender is what your perceive yourself as, and what other people perceive you as. It is easy to change your gender. It is not so easy to change your sex, because it is created by biological determinism. However, for various reasons, such as (but not always) chromosomal differences, biological characteristics that dictate the sex of a child become confused or disarranged. This may result in a disparity between biological sexual characteristics and psychological determinism regarding gender, because not everyone develops in the same way on Chromosome pair number 23 (the sex chromosomes). This biologically-based difference can lead to differences in self-perception, which in turn lead to prejudice, discrimination and misunderstanding by others, such as that expressed by ToraToraTora. Sadly, to take another past example of such misunderstanding, it is only recently that such prejudice has been reduced in relation to individuals whose chromosomes on the 21st level are different, that is, individuals born with Downs syndrome. But generally, we now understand the causes and symptoms of Down syndrome and society generally is less likely to be judgemental. We should at least try to apply the same level of acceptance and understanding to those whose 23rd chromosomes are different, and allow them, without censure or disapproval, to express their diversity in a way of their own choosing. We should accept people's diversity in relation to their biological development, we should respect the choices they make as a result of that diversity, and we should at least try to make an intelligent attempt to understand the underlying biological and psychological causes of such diversity.