In my interview, my interviewee and I discussed whether gender is biological or socially learned. We both agreed that we don't think people are necessarily "born" with their gender. Although we are all born of a certain sex, our gender is mostly shaped by the world around us and how we perceive it. My interviewee shared that they think gender is something that would be hard to change. It depends more on whether the person is more masculine or more feminine. They mentioned that how the person is brought up is very important. We both have not known someone personally who has gone through a change in gender and we agreed this would probably have an impact on how we think about it. My interviewee also mentioned that they find it abnormal to go through something such as, feeling as if you were a different gender than your sex. In our parents' time, it wasn't discussed as much and people were taught that they were born either a boy or girl. However, in the present day, people are beginning to push that boundary. As more people cross that line, there will be a lax in steadfast rules regarding sex and gender.
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