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Trans identity isn't linked to chromosomes. That's the point. Trans identity is based on the principle that gender identity is a construct that is not inextricably tied to chromosomes, which is how gender dsyphoria can exist.<\i>
Sex and gender are inextricably linked. Even intersex people are forced, in our western cultural tradition, to choose an identity within the gender dichotomy. Gender is linked to sex and sex is linked to biology. I get the struggle to explode the gender dichotomy, but you can't do so by denying its deep connection to biological sex. Ending gender is a noble goal, but you don't do so by claiming the right to bipolar fluidity. The dichotomy remains. None of these gender transgressions do a dot of good for ending the sexism against women which is at the root of the dichotomy to start with.
The whole trans politics movement and national debate is, in my view, a brilliant strategy to distract from the more fundamental dichotomies in our society around sex, race, and class. Republicans have done well to make women's rights into a struggle for trans rights, and in the process to convince millions of working class people to embrace the party of billionaires against the looney left drag warriors who would recruit your children into these 'perversions'. Once again, progressives are left fighting on the terrain chosen by the enemy.
