When is biological sex or gender critical to knowing someone?
In our daily lives, it is not critical to know someone’s biological sex or gender even though we have been socialized to think that it is. When you, or someone in your care, however, has a medical emergency (particularly involving your reproductive parts) it is important for doctors to know. It can also be helpful to know when you want to make a baby with someone (though there are numerous paths for accomplishing this, too). Otherwise, it is not critical (nor a life-threatening need) to know someone’s biological sex or gender. (Granted, many sports and sporting competitions are still gendered. These are areas that will continue to evolve.)
Modeling Gender Equity | Words That Identify Gender | Handling Disagreements With Life Partner | Benefits of Not Emphasizing Gender | Keeping Gender in the Background | How Critical to Knowing Someone Is Biological Sex or Gender? | Overcoming Uncomfortable Discussions About Reproductive Parts | Handling Stereotypical Behaviours | Handling “Be a Man” Directives Towards Son | Handling “Smile” or “Hug Me” Directives Towards Daughter | Suggest to P.E. Teacher Not to Divide Teams By Gender | Explaining Why Girls and Women in Children’s Books Have Long Hair | Using Other Adjectives When Praising Your Child | Handling Pronouns for Toddlers | Handing Pronouns for Younger School-Age Children | Handing Pronouns for Older School-Age Children
