Gender: Does It Exist?
This may seem a silly question, bearing in mind I label myself (if I have to use a label) as Trans Gender, the reason I am posing this question is because I recently read a book by Debbie Hayton entitled "Transexual Apostate My journey back to reality". Ms Hayton is a "transexual teacher, journalist, trade unionist and commentator on trans and gender issues". Without going through the book in it's entirety, I am just going to mention a couple of points, she tells in some detail about her Gender Reassignment Surgery, the problems and eventual successful outcome, later in the book she asserts that gender, as it can not be defined does not exist. I am a firm believer that everyone has the right to their own opinion and to express that opinion, however that doesn't mean I have to agree with their point of view. So, back to the question, Does Gender Exist? Let's start at the beginning, the Cambridge English Dictionary defines Gender as: " A group of pe...