If you find yourself confused when trying to understand transgenderism, it may be because the proponents often conflate sex (biology) with gender (social role), and sexual orientation (biology of sexual partner in relation to your biology) with gender (social role). Start with clarifying what exactly is being discussed.
"Gender is a profoundly political category based on a global system of power called patriarchy. Patriarchy has to separate who counts as human and who counts as an appropriate target for violation. That's what gender is, that political demarcation. So gender is power that is disguised as biology. There are biological explanations for everything from male spending patterns to rape, all based on the idea that men and women are biologically different, rather than being socially - and brutally - created."
Lierre Keith
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