1/ If only the biology of sex worked like this. First of all, "male" & "female" are not identities, they're biological sexes. Second, non-binary is not the same as intersex. Third, the vast majority of non-binary people are unambiguously biologically male or female, not intersex.
2/ Fourth, there is no other way to interpret non-binary identities as anything other than not feeling comfortable with regressive stereotypes of masculinity and femininity. Fifth, most people don't live up to, or even strive to be, perfect stereotypes of their sex.
3/ Sixth, this is normal and doesn't make you any less of a male or female.
Seventh (and finally), gender activists should instead expand their understanding of what normal male and female behavior and preferences look like.
4/ This would lead them to appreciate that being male or female comes with a wider range of personalities, preferences, and possibilities than old conservative stereotypes would have them believe.
This is something that @will_malone, @JuliaDRobertson, and myself wrote about for @Quillette almost a year ago. Still very relevant today, if not more so. quillette.com/2019/09/24/no-…
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