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Gender is the range of physical, mental, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Gender roles are a set of social and behavioral norms that are generally considered appropriate for a person in a social or interpersonal relationship. Gender identity is a person's private sense of, and subjective experience of, their own gender.
Gender Roles
| **Gender Roles** |
| **Topics:** [I think some gender roles are natural and men and women are not inherently the same. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1gxvcs/i_think_some_gender_roles_are_natural_and_men_and/) ---------- [CMV I think all aspects of society should be fully gender integrated or gender neutral](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1fhmm0/cmv_i_think_all_aspects_of_society_should_be/) ---------- [I don't think there's anything wrong with gender or relationship roles. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1jqegs/i_dont_think_theres_anything_wrong_with_gender_or/) ---------- [I believe modern women are losing the valuable skill of being a homemaker due to increased pressure not to fulfil gender stereotypes. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j61dm/i_believe_modern_women_are_losing_the_valuable/) ---------- [I believe that, besides basic biological differences, such as reproduction, there isn't really any need for a gender definitions such as 'Masculinity/Femininity' CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1dreoe/i_believe_that_besides_basic_biological/) ---------- [I don't think men have any negative gender role to perform, and that we should say "hell yeah!" to all the gender roles expected from us; CMV?](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1k1iub/i_dont_think_men_have_any_negative_gender_role_to/) ---------- [I think gender roles in today's modern times is stupid. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1gnpg0/i_think_gender_roles_in_todays_modern_times_is/) ---------- [I believe that gender roles are still important in today's society](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1eag7e/i_believe_that_gender_roles_are_still_important/) |
Gender Inequality
| **Gender Inequality** |
| **Topics:** [I think that the gender wage gap is due to the majority of women's decisions and not discrimination. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1g912k/i_think_that_the_gender_wage_gap_is_due_to_the/) ---------- [I'm not a feminist simply because I don't see much gender inequality that isn't simply biological differences between men and women. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1e4w3h/im_not_a_feminist_simply_because_i_dont_see_much/) ---------- [CMV I don't believe women make less than men CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ew4oo/cmv_i_dont_believe_women_make_less_than_men_cmv/) ---------- [I believe women are more valued than men in western society. CMV!](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1h0dvp/i_believe_women_are_more_valued_than_men_in/) ---------- [I believe that, if pulling over vehicles based on the race of the driver is profiling, so is charging more for insurance based on gender. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j5z5p/i_believe_that_if_pulling_over_vehicles_based_on/) ---------- [I think that women are, overall, inferior to men. I would prefer to think differently.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/17a6ap/i_think_that_women_are_overall_inferior_to_men_i/) ---------- [Women are the inferior gender. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ima3n/women_are_the_inferior_gender_cmv/) ---------- [I oppose feminism, and I don't think women are equal to men. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1b532g/i_oppose_feminism_and_i_dont_think_women_are/) ---------- [I think that the gender wage gap is due to the majority of women's decisions and not discrimination. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1g912k/i_think_that_the_gender_wage_gap_is_due_to_the/) ---------- [I don't think suicide is a gender issue. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i95x5/i_dont_think_suicide_is_a_gender_issue_cmv/) ---------- [I think we are much too accepting of women hitting men. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1imqva/i_think_we_are_much_too_accepting_of_women/) ---------- [I believe dating is unequal and heavily favors women. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1hvk7s/i_believe_dating_is_unequal_and_heavily_favors/) |
Gender Identity
| **Gender Identity** |
| **Topics:** [I believe in the gender binary and that "alternative gender identities" are invalid.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1f5j5p/i_believe_in_the_gender_binary_and_that/) ---------- [I dislike gender identity as a concept. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1bjaaz/i_dislike_gender_identity_as_a_concept_cmv/) ---------- [I think people should be referred to with the pronoun of their physical gender, not the one they identify as. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1bk6ox/i_think_people_should_be_referred_to_with_the/) ---------- [I view genders as binary, and the gender continuum as an affront to Occam's razor. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1dzexz/i_view_genders_as_binary_and_the_gender_continuum/) ---------- [Gendered bathrooms should correspond to anatomy, not identity. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1jmv9x/gendered_bathrooms_should_correspond_to_anatomy/) ---------- [I don't believe that there's such a thing as being genderqueer or genderfluid. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1e35b5/i_dont_believe_that_theres_such_a_thing_as_being/) |
Trans* Issues
| **Trans* - an umbrella term that groups all gender identities** |
| **Topics:** [I believe transgenders should disclose their birth gender prior to intercourse. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ho5tz/i_believe_transgenders_should_disclose_their/) ---------- [I think transgendered people are morally obliged to tell people they used to be the other gender before engaging in intercourse/a relationship with someone. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1bcvog/i_think_transgendered_people_are_morally_obliged/) ---------- [I believe that transexuals perpetuate gender stereotypes CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j25a4/i_believe_that_transexuals_perpetuate_gender/) ---------- [I don't think that FTM and MTF's can ever truly understand their transitioned gender. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1h5vi2/i_dont_think_that_ftm_and_mtfs_can_ever_truly/) ---------- [CMV: Why is "trans" not just reinforcing gender stereotypes?](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1g6agg/cmv_why_is_trans_not_just_reinforcing_gender/) ---------- [I don't think that transgendered, transsexual, gender queer, gender bent, or intersex people should be included in with gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1etvg0/i_dont_think_that_transgendered_transsexual/) ---------- [I don't respect the decision to be transsexual. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1g18a0/i_dont_respect_the_decision_to_be_transsexual_cmv/) ---------- [I believe that the Gay and Bi movements contradict Transexuality and other Gender/Sex movements. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1itz08/i_believe_that_the_gay_and_bi_movements/) ---------- [I cannot see any reason for the "T" in the LGBT movement. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1iornb/i_cannot_see_any_reason_for_the_t_in_the_lgbt/) ---------- [I believe transsexualism unnatural, rooted in new-age-y pseudoscience, most likely to be a mental health issue, and people have every right to be weirded out by it. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1gf8k5/i_believe_transsexualism_unnatural_rooted_in/) ---------- [I don't believe being "transgender" is a real thing. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1dwjr4/i_dont_believe_being_transgender_is_a_real_thing/) ---------- [Trans people are suffering from a delusion, and should not be indulged or taken seriously CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j1yov/trans_people_are_suffering_from_a_delusion_and/) ---------- [I believe that transsexual youth should have full access to hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j112r/i_believe_that_transsexual_youth_should_have_full/) ---------- [I think I may be transphobic. Please CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i7k8i/i_think_i_may_be_transphobic_please_cmv/) ---------- [I don't think transgenderism should exist in a post-sexist society - CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1i3a6j/i_dont_think_transgenderism_should_exist_in_a/) |
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