General Discussion

"Bruce Jenner" did not decide to be a woman. There are biological factors to being transgender. Caitlyn was unable to express her true gender until recently, but she did not just *become* a woman. And because there are biological factors involved in being transgender, it is not the same as race, which is not a biological thing. It is a societal construct forced upon us externally. Because it is given to us, whether we like it or not, externally by society, we can't just change it.

Do a thought experiment here. Can an African American with dark skin decide to change his or her race? No, because society won't let him or her. It isn't a choice or people could simply choose to stop being discriminated against. Obviously discrimination happens whether they want it or not, so it isn't a choice or something you can change.

People can't just decide to change their gender or race. That isn't what happened with Caitlyn Jenner, she didn't *change* her gender - she only changed her gender expression and made it more authentic to who she is - and I'm tired of hearing people say, "If Bruce Jenner can become a woman. . . "