Circular

I will occasionally dip my toe into comment sections of gender critical discussions which typically end up becoming circular. True biological sex becomes a focal point and gender is dissed. One video title was "one doesn't feel like a woman". The point being that one is a woman exclusively by birthright. 

Here we go again and I feel bad for intersex people needing to pick a side of such a polarizing issue among some people. 

The sex essentialists always leave out the part that one doesn't look at their own genitals to decide how to behave, gesture or dress. There is a spread of feminine and masculine traits among both males and females which are part of their personality. 

I would argue against them when they say one doesn't feel gender because we do. The problem is that people who transition and call themselves women perturb the power and political dynamics inherent in the concept of sexuality. 

I have never argued in favor of or against transition only that it should remain a personal choice and the person should be treated with respect like any other individual. 

David Reimer felt he was a certain gender despite his reassignment at birth and subsequent reversal so we can at least argue for a leaning which is likely part of brain chemistry. Since biological permutations exist, it's not a stretch to imagine these things can get reversed in certain people.

I don't completely understand the fervor this creates in some people but I gather some have had personal experiences which affected their outlook. Thus it's too difficult for them to just live and let live. 

Good thing the average person doesn't care enough and increasingly less the younger they are.