Facebook recently expanded the list of gender options for we humans.
And it’s about time!
We’ve lived long enough in the uncertainty of male/female delineation.
There are currently 58 gender options.
I expect this number will go up as other gender groups express outrage at being overlooked.
I perused the list to make sure that my current gender option (male) is correct.
Honestly, I’m not sure.
There are so many choices!
And some of those genders are spectacular!
Pangender…Cisgender…
These are much more interesting than ‘boy’.
It put me in the mood to make up a gender myself.
I came up with “Lacto-ovo-venetian-spring-loaded-gender”.
And I guess I’ve always felt like a Lacto-ovo-venetian-spring-loaded person
…trapped in a man’s body.
My hope is that someone working at Facebook can identify with these feelings
…and add this option to the list.
Surely I’m not alone.
It is a recurring theme in the Bible that when we disconnect from Jesus, we wither and die. Our culture is helpfully demonstrating the truth of this. Without Jesus, we can’t even be sure of our gender.
The Lord knows the thoughts of man; he knows that they are futile.
Psalm 94:11
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It’s so true John. Our culture is ever learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. God made us the way we are for a reason and we should love it.
My mother used to teach at a business school. One student once gushed, “I’m so glad I have you as a teacher before. I’ve never had a woman teacher–only nuns.”