# Your Gender is important to me.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 5, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812 "2003-09-05T21:03:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/121 "2003-09-07T03:18:30Z")

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I have no sense of gender identity. My “Location” string is as much to remind me as it is to clue in others.

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**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/122 "2003-09-07T05:08:14Z")

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Female all the way, baby!

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/123 "2003-09-07T05:16:52Z")

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I’m a male.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/124 "2003-09-07T05:39:05Z")

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A she-wolf. Folk do confuse me with bein’ male on-line, which is usually good for a bit of a chuckle. I’m never really fussed about it. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/125 "2003-09-08T22:12:58Z")

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I am woman, hear me roar (or mew) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/126 "2003-09-08T22:36:52Z")

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Number of times I’ve been shocked in this topic: 7

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**Author:** ![Zenham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a5b964/32.png) [@Zenham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenham)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/127 "2003-09-08T22:37:13Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by MC Master of Ceremonies \*  
> \*\*My gender like me is an enigma. Is **he** a boy or is **he** a girl? Nobody knows. \*\*

Mensa called while you were you, and laughed.

Uhm, as for me I’m a guy. No one seems to get me confused though, I suppose it’s that ham doesn’t tend to conjure thoughts of femininity for most folks.

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**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/128 "2003-09-09T04:55:14Z")

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In the spirit of **summerbreeze** , I’m a boy-y boy who likes boy-y boys.

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**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/129 "2003-09-09T08:09:55Z")

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To mix **summerbreeze** ’s and **Bambi Hassenpfeffer** ’s styles, i’m a boy-y boy who likes girly girls.

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**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/130 "2003-09-09T10:11:00Z")

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Thought my username was a bit a give-away, but recently got accused of being a bloke on a recent thread, so feel I should reiterate - I’m a girl. And I a very girly one at that.

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**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/131 "2003-09-09T10:13:40Z")

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And my grammar is appalling.

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/132 "2003-09-09T10:14:44Z")

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Yer granpar’s not too hot, either.

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**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/133 "2003-09-09T10:21:11Z")

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overies - not any more  
estrogen - taken every morning (see above)  
vagina - went bye-bye at the same time as the rest of those parts down there  
penis - visitation rights (see **Rico** , my beloved husband of 2 years & 1 day :D)  
hooters - 44DDD  
I’ve never been into frills or very gurly, but I’m ALL WOMAN 😃

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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/134 "2003-09-09T10:27:08Z")

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To my understanding, I mean according to all the biology lessons I slept through and according to several past girlfriends I am 100% male.

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**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/135 "2003-09-09T13:31:22Z")

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I have a full complement of girl parts.

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**Author:** ![theotherangel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@theotherangel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theotherangel)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/136 "2003-09-09T22:38:11Z")

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Female

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/137 "2003-09-10T07:05:46Z")

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Hi, my name is **flodnak** , and I am symmetrically chromosomed.

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**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/138 "2003-09-10T08:19:23Z")

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am i ariaga? or bariaga? or ariaga II?

male, obviously.

- proud owner of a biscuit cannon.

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/139 "2003-09-10T10:39:53Z")

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Born with, and still possessed of, penis, testicles, and asymmetrical chromosomes.

However, I’ve had it patiently explained to me elsewhere on SDMB that this in itself establishes nothing, so let me add that I self-identify as male.

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**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-is-important-to-me/199812/140 "2003-09-10T13:23:07Z")

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Hold on let me check  
Yep, I am female today ALL DAY!

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