Chapter 4. The Ideological Distortion of What Being Trans Means Mack: One thing I really can't agree with you people is the idea that gender can be a social construct. It's completely non-scientific. There's plenty of scientific evidence that gender is biological. Even if you separate physical sex and gender, there is still plenty of evidence that gender-related properties are biological.
Sue-Jane: This topic, I actually don't understand very much, to be honest. However, I guess if we treat gender as a social construct, it would make life easier for trans people, right? And as long as it makes life better for other people, isn't that what ultimately matters?
Tess: No, treating gender as a social construct doesn't make life better for trans people at all. Mack is right, it is scientifically clear that gender is not a social construct. Moreover, pretending that gender is a social construct denies the suffering of trans people, and prevents others from truly understanding our condition.
Mack: So, you don't believe that gender is a social construct? Isn't that what all trans people believe?
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