RE: J.K. Rowling returns human rights award amid criticism from organization
09-07-2020, 06:32 PM
09-07-2020, 06:32 PM
You think that's bad?
In Dutch 'sex' refers specifically to the act of mating or activities directly related to it. It doesn't have a distinction in words between physical and mental/psychological gender, it's all 'geslacht'. Which means that when it comes to transgender people you get annoying circumlocutions when you try to describe a difference between mental and physical gender.
OTOH, you don't get 'is male or female' questions as often because the parts don't fit the mind. It doesn't always get handled politely but it's generally assumed as 'determined at birth, unless requested otherwise by the relevant individual'. Anything else is wrong and you just deal with it.
There's a reason 'act normal' is a common enough chastisement in public and in private. Although the full statement is 'act normal, that's crazy enough', and should be read as 'do not put on airs, just act your normal'.
In Dutch 'sex' refers specifically to the act of mating or activities directly related to it. It doesn't have a distinction in words between physical and mental/psychological gender, it's all 'geslacht'. Which means that when it comes to transgender people you get annoying circumlocutions when you try to describe a difference between mental and physical gender.
OTOH, you don't get 'is male or female' questions as often because the parts don't fit the mind. It doesn't always get handled politely but it's generally assumed as 'determined at birth, unless requested otherwise by the relevant individual'. Anything else is wrong and you just deal with it.
There's a reason 'act normal' is a common enough chastisement in public and in private. Although the full statement is 'act normal, that's crazy enough', and should be read as 'do not put on airs, just act your normal'.