Let’s look at the first building block more closely, that God made two distinct genders, male and female. First argument – God made two distinct genders What if someone has a gender identity – how they think of themselves – that’s different from their biological sex? The response is usually along the lines of: well, that’s sad, and we must be compassionate, but gender dysphoria is a mental health problem and it should be addressed by encouraging the person to identify with their biological sex. Thirdly, gender confusion is a bad thing – God made males and females distinct and those differences shouldn’t be blurred. Secondly, God doesn’t make mistakes, so your gender identity needs to match your biological sex. The three argumentsįirst, God made us male and female – two distinct genders. We’re going to look at each of these in turn. Most of the objections that people appeal to the Bible for against transgenderism rest on three building blocks. Now let’s look at the Bible and transgender issues. So gender expression varies from place to place.īiological sex refers to the physical stuff associated with being male or female – this includes genitalia and body shape, but also includes things like chromosomes and hormones and even your physical brain structure.Īnd someone who is transgender is someone who has transitioned from their gender associated with their biological sex to the other – so a trans woman is someone who used to be identified as a male, but identifies as a female. Why? Well, they were dressed in pink – in England, everyone would know they were girls – but in Spain, they didn’t have their ears pierced, and so everyone thought they must be boys. For example, my baby daughters got mistaken for boys in Spain when we took them there. Gender expression varies from country to country and culture to culture. For example, I don’t wear skirts, because in my culture that sends out female signals. Gender expression is how that comes over in how you live and behave and what you wear. Your gender identity is how you think of yourself – in my mind, I think of myself as a man. So we are going to cover the TI of LGBTI.īut first, here are some of the terms that get used, because they may be new or confusing to some of us. Along the way, we’ll also touch on issues to do with intersex people. Welcome to the Bible and homosexuality channel – you’re going to learn about three building blocks used by those opposed to transgenderism that try to use the Bible, and why I think the arguments are wrong. What does the Bible say about transgender people? What are the three building blocks that those opposed base their arguments upon? And why are these really poor arguments? Keep watching to find out. What does the Bible say about transgender people? What are the three building blocks that those opposed base their arguments upon? And why are these really poor arguments? Transcript
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