Random Musings on Gender Identity

I am, for the record, trying to avoid political commentary in social media, and aside from defending my own views, trying to also avoid social commentary as well.  I mean it:  REALLY trying.  Yes, I fail at it from time to time.  No, it's not that I'm open to all possibilities.  Yes, I believe that honest debate will not happen in any social forum, and in fact, the very concept of honesty is a virtue that is lacking in society today.  See?  I have now failed at my opening statement.  But hey, this is my blog and you aren't forced to read it!

That said, should you be curious, read on.

The issue of gender identity is a fascinating one to me.  There are generations now who believe that gender is self-defined - that is, that you can be whatever you want to be.  Recent controversies over inclusive bathrooms (which itself has already proven to be a bad idea when implemented, as if no one saw THAT coming...), gender identity in general, the gender identity of Jesus (!), and a whole spectrum of "gender" roles, have only served to further confuse and muddy the waters of an increasingly godless society.   It has even gone so far now as to self-identify NOT as male or female, but as another species entirely!  Heck, if we could do that, then I would self-identify as a "Founder" (the shape shifters) of the "Dominion" on "Star Trek, Deep Space Nine!"   In all seriousness, however, there are people today who believe themselves to have more in common (genetically?  biologically?  socially? ??) with animals, pets, and so on.    We really can't make this stuff up because it is real.

And yet, genetically and biologically, a male identifying as a female does not a female make.  Caitlyn Jenner is still genetically a male, and there is no surgery that will change that.  No surgery will change a female into a male at the genetic level, either.  So it would seem that all of this talk of gender identity ultimately denies the very basic foundations of what could be called "natural law" - namely that there are certain things inherent in nature that are not open to discussion, debate, or change.  Gender is one of them.

So imagine my surprise when I notice the Google search page logo today, which celebrates Nettie Stevens and Edmond Beecher Wilson, the two who independently discovered the XY chromosome significance.  I guess I was stunned that such a thing would even be mentioned, since it flies in the face of a progressive "gender" agenda, namely the above mentioned self-identifying generations who choose to be whatever they want, in spite of a genetic code that cannot be changed.  There are no gender roles, there is no spectrum, and there is no self-identity.  It is male and female.  Which oddly enough, is exactly what Jesus, supporting the creation account itself, says when "In the beginning, God created them male and female..."

Once again, it would seem it is past time to stop self-identifying and start identifying with our creator.  If you still refuse to believe in God, who created all things, then at least begin with seeing that nothing we say or do will ever change nature.