Calling Bradley Manning a She---Educate me DU.

[Newest Reality]

208. We all start out as

females in the womb and then hormones cause a differentiation of the sexes. There are correlations between male and female genitalia, and of course, men have those obvious, yet non-functional nipples, as well.

Culture then imposes its own definitions on various sexual orientations and behaviors which vary over time and from culture to culture. Taboos and norms are functional, not necessarily implicit, though hormones also influence behavior.

If someone identifies one way or another concerning their gender and non-harmful sexual behaviors then what degree of maturity and wisdom does it take to see that from a larger perspective without assuming or implying immorality or abnormality? Does being "normal" and "moral" require a bias and judgmental prejudice in order to define itself?

So, if someone feels like the opposite sex, engages in hormone therapy, (which also influences how they feel and look) and walks, talks, acts and dresses like the other gender, (and perhaps, but not necessarily, has surgery for genital reassignment) what would they then be to you and what is your place in deciding that if you are comfortable with your own sexuality and current gender?

We have a legacy we carry with us and it is like a veil concerning our drives and genders. In actuality, there is no normal and morality is a two-edged sword of its own.