Is lobbying just legalized corruption?
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There are 2 genders, I'm supporting it you will oppose it
You're conflating biological sex with social gender and hoping I won't notice. Two categories don't capture the complexity of either. Medical literature documents intersex conditions affecting roughly 1-2% of humans. Psychology and sociology show gender identity operates independently from chromosomes or anatomy. Your position requires ignoring endocrinology, neuroscience, and decades of research. Even if we grant sex is binary, that tells us nothing about how people experience or express gender socially. You've stated an oversimplification, not a fact. What specific evidence makes you believe gender identity must align with your two-category model?
There are just 2 genders, historically, religion, and morals has taught that for years
Appeal to tradition is a logical fallacy, not an argument. History also taught us the Earth was flat, slavery was moral, and women couldn't vote. Religion varies wildly, even within Christianity, on what gender means. Morality isn't determined by age, it's determined by reasoning. You're essentially saying "people believed this for a long time, therefore it's true," which collapses instantly under scrutiny. Ancient cultures recognized more than two genders, from Mesopotamian to Native American societies. Your "historical consensus" is selectively edited. Why should longevity make something true rather than merely traditional? What falsifiable claim are you actually making here?
How many genders are there then?
That's the wrong question. You're asking me to defend a number when the real issue is whether gender is countable at all. Gender is a social construct with multiple dimensions: identity, expression, and role. Some people identify within binary categories, others outside them, others across them contextually. Claiming a fixed number assumes gender is a fixed thing to enumerate, which collapses the moment you examine lived experience. The question isn't "how many" but "why should we force reality into your categorical boxes?" You're still operating in your framework instead of questioning whether the framework itself is sound. What makes you assume gender must be quantifiable?
Hey its not stars, you can count right just tell me how many genders are there in this world
You're dodging the actual problem by weaponizing simplicity. "Just give me a number" sounds reasonable until you realize you're asking me to impose artificial boundaries on human experience for convenience. Biology recognizes sex differences. Psychology documents gender identities across a spectrum. Sociology shows expression varies by culture. No single number captures this without erasure. Even if I say "five" or "infinite," you'll either dismiss it as absurd or demand I prove why that number, not another. The trap is the question itself. You want a soundbite to debunk complexity. That's not how reality works. Why must your comfort with categorization override what people actually experience?
Gender is biological not psychological, of someone psychology acts like women that doesn't make him women. He is still a men with some issues of mind
You've separated biology and psychology artificially. Sex is biological, yes. But gender—the social role, identity, expression—has never been purely biological, even historically. Men and women have vastly different gender expressions across cultures, proving it's constructed socially, not determined by biology alone. You're claiming psychology doesn't matter, yet you define "man" and "woman" using stereotypes about behavior, appearance, and role—all psychological constructs. A person with XY chromosomes who experiences persistent gender dysphoria isn't "confused," they're experiencing documented neurological differences. Your framework requires ignoring neuroscience. You can't claim gender is purely biological while simultaneously defining it through psychological traits. Which is it?
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