Reading this article from you as well as the previous one on intersex has actually been fairly informative, both in terms of the argument you present, and the compelling rebuttals of them in the comments (Hannah's in particular), so for that you have my appreciation. It sounds like these are topics with very personal meanings for you and your daughter.

So forgive me for saying, but one thing strikes me about your tone in both pieces. You seem to gravitate towards language that strikes me as overly dismissive and pejorative toward viewpoints that differ from your own ("flitting" ideas, your "bemused confusion", "ridiculous assertions", "abhorrent" behaviors, "nonsense"). You seem to deny the possibility of other equally (if not more) educated people than you on these topics, and take a bit of an absolutist position. There is a certain condescending element to these pieces I am personally having trouble getting past to be able to take your arguments seriously: "it is really simple, let me explain it to you". In my experiences, there is nothing simple about human sexuality and gender, and I tend to favor accepting and diverse points of view over reductionist and inflexible ones, particularly when the familiar tactic of accusing differing points of view of being irrational rears its ugly head. I also feel like you seem to fall into the slippery slope logical fallacy: "I am a man or woman simply because I think I am a man or woman" is *not at all* the same as allowing that there is some modicum of subjectivity to gender identity. I believe you have things to add to this conversation, but I would encourage you to adopt an author's voice that is more open to growth and opposing viewpoints. Thank you for considering my point of view. I hope it landed as intended; challenging and encouraging rather than accusatory.