Questions tagged [gender]
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them.
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Did the BBC censor a non-binary character in Transformers: EarthSpark?
Bleeding Cool, a news site focused on comics and other pop culture, reported that the BBC censored a scene in Transformers: EarthSpark in which the character Nightshade discusses how they are non-...
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Was a school teacher Warren Smith fired after posting a video talking with a student about J.K. Rowling and transphobia?
On Sky News Australia, in May 2024, there is a discussion about a school teacher named Warren Smith, who had a video on-line where he is seen discussing with a student about whether or not J.K. ...
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Are post-vaginoplasty recipients more suicidal?
According to this study:
METHODS:
All persons undergoing feminizing (vaginoplasty) and masculinizing (metoidioplasty/ phalloplasty) genital gender affirming surgery were identified in California from ...
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Do most women enjoy sex?
The YouTube video by clinical psychologist, Dr. Whiten (Dr. Psych Mom) called "women do enjoy sex... in depth discussion about why you may not think so" makes the claim that most women enjoy ...
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Did the Cass Review ignore studies that were not double-blinded?
The Cass Review examined gender services for children and young people in the UK, and made recommendations to the country's health services. It has been controversial.
The Feminist Gender Equality ...
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Methodology of the Cass review [closed]
This week Dr Hilary Cass published her report on the review of gender identity services for children and young people. The report is on a divisive topic, and though I have my opinion, in this question ...
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Does gender transitioning do nothing to help suicidal ideation?
According to the article A landmark Finnish study is changing how we approach transgender kids:
A major new study out of Finland found that providing cross-sex hormones and gender-transition ...
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Was the average prison sentence of men who kill their female partners 2 to 6 years in 1989?
According to this Jan 12, 2019 article from the Guardian:
The average prison sentence for men who kill their female partners is
two to six years.
Such short sentencing sounds unrealistically short ...
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Are half of transgender women inmates (in England and Wales) sex offenders or category A prisoners?
The group Fair Play for Women published a report in Oct 2017 claiming that
Half of all trans-identifying males (transwomen) in prison are convicted sex offenders or dangerous Category A prisoners.
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Did Brené Brown claim her research showed that women are disappointed and disgusted by male vulnerability?
On the website Good Guys 2 Great Men, the author, Steve Horsmon, claims:
Even the research by vulnerability expert Brene Brown confirms the current social conditioning of women to be disappointed and ...
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Are puberty blockers fully reversible?
Multiple sources claim that puberty blockers function like a pause button. To name a few:
Using puberty blockers is like hitting a pause button
St. Louis Children's Hospital
“The really wonderful ...
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Are there more boys born in the US?
According to this article there are more boys born in the USA than girls.
between 1940 and 2005, an average of almost 92,000 more males than females were born annually in the United States.
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Does a Portland Public Schools curriculum teach K-5 students to subvert “white colonizers”' sexuality and explore “the infinite gender spectrum”?
A recent article by [conservative activist] Christopher Rufo in City Journal, also cited at various places around the Internet such as The Daily Caller and Why Evolution is True, claims that:
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Does watching pornography increase sexual performance in women?
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A recent study reported that increasing porn use is linked to
decreased sexual performance in men and increased sexual performance
in women.
Big Think - Is watching ...
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In 1936, did brothers Mark and David Ferrow transition?
The story of transgender brothers Mark and David Ferrow has become popular on Tumblr and Twitter in recent weeks. It claims
In 1934-1936, trans brothers Mark and David Ferrow of Yarmouth, UK both ...
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