We're all Ghosts in our Shells.
I realise that'll mean nothing to most of you. Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese thing, manga and anime. You might have heard about or seen the hack job of a live action version starring Scarlett Johannson 2 years ago.
My point is a philosophical one that underpins Ghost in the Shell - that we're souls (Ghosts) in our bodies (Shells). And in that sci-fi world it's about what that can mean in terms of artificial bodies. The manga and anime discuss some of what that means for human identity, what it is to exist without a flesh and blood body. But, surprisingly, gender is barely mentioned.
The premise of Ghost in the Shell would mean that TG people (who could afford it presumably) could instantly switch genders.
So, divorced from our Shells what makes us 'us'? Clearly TG people would say they have a ghost that's in the wrong shell.
I don't have conclusions. Only questions.
I reject the socialised gendering we all suffer. And I believe that we can transcend any biological barriers. Humanity has proven that time and again. So my soul, me, my ghost... I don't think that has a gender. And so when it comes to living a life, I go with my biological gender most of the time, and I like being a man, though mostly I don't think about it. Then there are the times when I want something different. Something that's labelled 'female'.
My ghost doesn't see why not. Why this should be an issue.
It's just a shame that our ghosts are poured into one of two types of body.
Erm, that's it.