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Gender is identical to Sex.
Then questions like this...

'why don't transgender people change their self selected Gender?'

...are plainly nonsensical. If one is exactly the same as the other (kinda what identical means) then it's plainly idiotic for anyone to suggest that someone could simply will a change in their sex.

You really need to pick a lane and stick to it. Your arguments are all over the place. And I'm not that keen in having to decipher what position any one of your posts is taking.
 
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It's our duty to proclaim the will of God. The ungodly of course will object to it.
Close, but no cigar. They will be ignored in sub forums such as this when the matter is secular. To some of us such proclamations have no meaning.
 
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Close, but no cigar. They will be ignored in sub forums such as this when the matter is secular. To some of us such proclamations have no meaning.
Their is nothing you can say that will deter me from proclaiming the truth and will of God to you.
 
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'why don't transgender people change their self selected Gender?'
IF
Did you see the IF?
You claim that sex and gender are different.
Therefore IF a person has a problem with gender being mismatched to body
You advocate surgery and hormones on the body.

Since gender is, at most, a social construct or a personal preference,
it would be easier to change gender,
change the person's mind than to change the biological sexual body.

Don't change the body to match the gender.
Change the gender to match the body.

Better, much more better.
 
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Sure gender and sex are sperate, which is why transgender people try to change their sex. Makes perfect sense.

Sure gender and sex are sperate, which is why transgender people change their sex.
Why quote yourself saying that it again?

You've said incessantly that only women can use women's changing rooms. So if a person changes their sex to a woman (you literaly said that sex and gender are separate and that they change their sex) then they can use the woman's changing room.

You've solved your problem.
 
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Actually, that is in the eye of the beholder.
Not in terms of how you present/represent yourself.

I don't perform man ness or woman wearing jeans in jeans.
I bet you do. You have even now openly declared that you have experimented with different (exaggerated) performances.

Most of the "performance" is taught according to cultural norms. So again it is stereotype.
You are literally asserting that all culture is stereotype. That should clue you in that you're on the wrong track.
 
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Still confused after all this time.

Even the very name explains it and you still are confused.
Saying gender and sex are separate when transgender people try to change their sex is contradictory. Saying they're trying to get their sex to match their gender, while saying sex and gender is sperate, is contradictory and doesn't make sense.
 
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You claim that sex and gender are different.
By definition. And you accept that below.
Since gender is, at most, a social construct or a personal preference,
it would be easier to change gender,
change the person's mind than to change the biological sexual body.
You just contrasted gender to biological sex. So the question as to whether you accept that they are different is now answered.
Don't change the body to match the gender.
Change the gender to match the body.
Good idea. So therapy is undoubtedly the first step. From here: Transition Roadmap | Gender Affirming Health Program.

'Gender transition is a very private, personal, and individualized process. In general the first step is to explore your gender identity. This can include any combination of internal self-reflection, connecting with community and support groups, or working with a therapist who has expertise in gender identity issues. This process could take anywhere from months to years'.

That therapy may well result in the person being eventually happy with their gender and feel no need to transgender. In which case the problem hasbeen solved. If that doesn't happen then there are further steps one could take. Feel free to investigate what those are likely to be.
 
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Their is nothing you can say that will deter me from proclaiming the truth and will of God to you.
You can post as many biblical passages and quote as many biblical figures as you like. I clearly told you what my concerns are. Chunks of scripture aren't one of them. I just don't read them.
 
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You can post as many biblical passages and quote as many biblical figures as you like.
Yes I can and will.
I clearly told you what my concerns are. Chunks of scripture aren't one of them. I just don't read them.
That's not going to deter me though.
 
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ou just contrasted gender to biological sex. So the question as to whether you accept that they are different is now answered.
Actually, that "performance" answered it.
There is biological sex

Then there is biological Gender (performance) which is the same as biological sex:
"A giggle in the talk and a wiggle in the walk" -that is Gender and a man, no matter what gender he claims or what hormone he takes, can do that giggle or wiggle. Try it and see

Then there is the fact that women scream. Then grab the cook pots, the babies and run.
When a man hears a woman scream, he girds up his loins, takes up his weapons and goes ahunting.

There are significant differences in performance and although a man or woman might study and attempt to copy the opposite sex, those gender reactions, gender performance and gender is dictated by biology.
Set in stone, one and the same therefore any "sex change" is merely cosmetic. A man is still a man and a woman is still a woman.
 
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Then there is the fact that women scream. And then grab the cook pots, the babies and run.
When a man hears a woman scream, he girds up his loins, takes up his weapons and goes ahunting.
Who's serving up the stereotypes now?
 
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Because you're playing gotcha games as usual. And you'll keep using a mistake in wording against me, out of duplicity.
A mistake in wording? You quoted yourself saying the same thing twice in separate posts. Are we to accept that you made exactly the same typo in two different posts which you were using to clarify your position?

That is quite desperate.

You have solved your own problem. Congratulations. Planet Fitness will be relieved at least. Maybe they'll give you a free subscription.
 
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When a man hears a woman scream, he girds up his loins, takes up his weapons and goes ahunting.

I don't need to gird my loins because I'm already wearing pants. Nor do I go hunting women when I hear them scream.
 
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Sweden has been doing surgeries and drugs to treat transgenders for longer than any other country
This is a quote from the Swedish Health"
In national guidelines updated in 2022, Swedish health officials cautioned that "the risks of puberty blockers and gender-affirming treatment are likely to outweigh the expected benefits." The guidelines recommended limiting use of puberty blockers, hormones and mastectomies to "exceptional cases."

And a higher rate of suicides over a period of time, 20X higher than normal.
citation?
 
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Actually, that "performance" answered it.
There is biological sex

Then there biological Gender (performance) which is the same as biological sex:
"A giggle in the talk and a wiggle in the walk" -that is Gender and a man, no matter what gender he claims or what hormone he takes can't do that giggle or wiggle. Try it and see

Then there is the fact that women scream. Then grabs the cook pots, the babies and runs.
When a man hears a woman scream, he girds up his loins, takes up his weapons and goes ahunting.

There are significant differences in performance and although a man might study and copy or a woman might study and copy the opposite sex, those gender reactions, gender performance and gender is dictated by biology.
Set in stone, one and the same therefore any "sex change" is merely cosmetic. A man is still a man and a woman is still a woman.
You've contradicted yourself so many times in so few posts, I think I'm going to leave you to your own devices for a while. I see no hope of a constructive conversation at this time.
 
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He's right though, they are mocking God. They are rebelling against God. They are rejecting God. And if they continue to do so they will end up in Hell. We don't have to shrink away from telling the truth here. People need to put aside their petty selfish wants and surrender themselves to the will of God by accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and putting His will ahead of their own.
Sorry, I find you no more likely to be the arbiter of Godly conduct then Riley. I do not begrudge you your beliefs but I have seen the damage done by those who would impose their beliefs upon others,
 
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There is no hubris. God made them male or female. For them to claim otherwise is saying God made a mistake, which he did not.

Again, I do not accept the transgendered lifestyle.
Yes, there is. I have seen the Hubris of those who would hurt others in the name of their understanding of a god. Yours is no different from those who burned heretics at the stake. Their understanding is imperfect and so is yours.
 
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