Quote Originally Posted by kimdl93 View Post
I began this thread with what was a loaded question...and obviously, I have a point of view on the subject. It has precipitated far more and more heated discussion than I would have imagined. Perhaps I could have asked the same question in a less provocative manner...but it certainly has been interesting to see the reaction.
Kim, it's impossible to convey tone through text, but I just want to say that for me this is a discussion, an exchange of ideas, and nothing more than this. I see the conversation between Veronica and I, for example, as an attempt to determine which concepts we agree with, and which we do not. The overall topic of "Gender" has many components.

How else are concepts developed other than through discussion?

I think this thread and others like it will be helpful to someone down the line who might be asking himself a few questions. He'll be able to identify with what fits here and discard the rest, but most importantly he'll have developed the beginning of a language that might better describe how he feels.