Originally Posted by Otter

I think you are cunfusing sex and gender; it's commonly done. Sex is the biological state of being male or female. Gender is the social expression of masculinity or feminity. While one could argue that sex is binary (dismissing anyone who deviates from this abberent), gender clearly isn't. Not only does no one behave purely and exclusively 'masculine' or 'feminine', you can't even get a clear agreement of what that would be.


I have two points to make with this. FIrst, how do you determine what is natural? Second, does being natural make something right? (or conversely, is anything that is unnatural therefore wrong?)


OK, fine. But again, you aren't being asked to pay for anyone's wedding.