I don't want to be identified by what body parts I have or don't have.

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51. I think this is a situation where the language is going to have to catch up.

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Right now, it is not satisfying or particularly descriptive.

Do men, trans or cis, want to be described as "people with penises?" Or "People without uteruses?" or "People who can't become pregnant?"

I do, though, think that "people who can become pregnant" is an appropriate and necessary description for use in this age of diminishing abortion and healthcare rights.

However, it doesn't accurately describe women. I am a woman, but I can't become pregnant ever again.

So the language is not capable of doing this well right now. We can fight and point at each other and call each other bigots over it, or we can create appropriate and accurate language to describe ourselves and the possible situations we might find ourselves in.