Homosexuality.

[devonin]

Originally Posted by Relambrien

I'm using the dictionary definition of gender that means "sex." I am perfectly allowed to do so in the English language.
Even so, elaborate please, devonin. I'm curious as to what you mean.

Originally Posted by Chrissi

As devonin is trying to subtly point out, you are indeed wrong. We are born without gender. Gender is imposed upon us by society. We are usually born with a SEX. Not a gender. Gender is most definitely not chosen as a fetus.

The elaboration is easy:

Sex: Biological
Gender: Social

Your sex is simply a term applied to you based solely on your biological chromasomal characteristics. XY? Your sex is male. XX? Your sex is female. Perhaps Chrissi can elaborate for me if there are specific terms for XXY and XYY and the other variations? Sex is pretty consistant everywhere on the planet. Since the term is biological, it is basically universally applied the same way to everyone.

Your gender conversely is more of a set of sociological expectations tied to your sex, and absolutely can vary depending on where you live. In North America, traditionally the female gender role was one of submissive caretaking. Nurses are a female job and Doctors are a male job, blue is a male colour and pink is a female colour, Any behavior you are expected to exhibit, any quality you are expected to have is a quality of gender in your society.