Thread:Dayne Dariel/@comment-10733658-20160921085516/@comment-10733658-20160923162005

True, true. Grading while on pain killers is not always the smartest thing!

I guess it all kind of boils down to an increase in self-expression and personal freedom being prized in many societies. And the explosion of the internet and social media platforms making it easier for people to find like-minded folks or resources.

I mean, unlike biology, Gender is a social concept and therefore something that is subject to cultural differences and shifting attitudes. Our ideas of Masculine and Feminine are things that constantly change, shifting along with other changes in society and culture.

These shifts and evolving ideas definitely make it tricky ground. Even our scientific understanding is really so brand-spanking new, as we're starting to dive into genetics and realizing we really don't know a lot about how we form into who we are.

Hell, even our understanding about biological sex is shifting a little as scientists realize there's a ton of intersex conditions out there. We kinda knew of extreme cases before, but being able to examine people's genetics has shown that there's all kinds of ways for all the sex-specific stuff to be muddied.

TLDR: It's a new frontier that we're just getting started figuring out. Lucky us, we get to be the generations seeing a huge shift going on! o_o