Okay. I need a little input here.

In the past I made a listing called Sex Marks, a simple set of visual symbols I tended to use myself, whether they were actually correct or not, to denote the sex of a character.

It is important to cite my definitions of "Sex" and "Gender". Put simply, "Sex" is WHAT a person or character physically is. This includes genetics and come into conflict with the actualities of the character. "Gender", also as simply as I know how, is what sex a person or character THINKS they are. This is a function of upbringing, environment, genetics, which all play on the personality. Again, these are simple and largely incomplete but enough to understand where I am coming from.

There are seven Sex Marks in the current listing: Male, Female, She-male, Fem-male, Hermaphrodite, Androgyne, and Neuter.

Some Experiences and thoughts on those, have lead to the conclusion to add three more Sex Marks.

First, was to separate Hermaphrodite into Masculine and Feminine Hermaphrodites. This is mainly because of what each fundamentally is sexually. A Masculine Hermaphrodite looks almost or even completely male and has both sets of sex organs. Feminine Hermaphrodite (the predominate variety of Herm of DA) appears almost or even completely female and has both sets of sex organs. Androgyne (for the curious) was defined as a Hermaphrodite that has no clear sexual identity and appears equally masculine and feminine. An androgyne will always gender as "both male and female" or "androgynous". Meanwhile, Herms will gender as masculine or feminine based on appearance and feelings, largely from upbringing. It is not unusual for a Masculine Herm to gender as Feminine, and vice-versa however.

Next, comes a more vexing issue. The adoption of this will mean expansion to include rational gender types, mainly Male, Female, Androgyne, and Neuter. No "Attack Helicopter" or Unicorn" genders. What seems more common is the male who honestly believes they are female and behaves accordingly despite being in a fully masculine body, if however altered, usually by training and lifestyle, to appear more feminine. This is often referred to as a "Femboi". I will refer to the Foxboi/Femboi character by ZorroRe, which for the life of me I do not know that characters name. This character appears to relate to themselves as feminine, utterly female, while still acknowledging they are physically sexually male. Generally one of the most believable and healthy representations of this. Then again, I could be seeing a totally actually gay character totally dedicated to their homosexuality. That may be the case, but then I tend to view homosexuality more like a choice one makes of themselves, rather simply is.

The other gender is a female that fully believes themselves to be male, acts it but does acknowledge that they are physically sexually female. This is not your typical Dyke, Butch, or Tomboy, among others as personality variations of female homosexuality, lesbianism. being a "tough chick" or a tomboy does not automatically make said female character a lesbian. A female demonstrating masculine personality traits does not default as gay behavior. However it is possible for a sexually female character to believe they are masculine but still acknowledge they are sexually female. I am not fully aware of any characters that fall into this, except maybe my Honey Badger sisters,Smash and Break. They are fully hetero, female, but as so Butch if they had dicks you could not help but to call them male. I say "except maybe" because I have no really good idea of how such a masculine female would actually be.

In either case, the subject would be genetically correspondent to their sex and NOT a male or female with a mutation that swapped the development or their sexual organs. Not a Fem-male, "Cuntboi", or a "Natural" She-male. So the issue is do I adopt this as it seems sufficiently different from typical homosexuality as to at least ask the question, "is what I am actually a sex and not a gender?" I am leaning on "yes", but have not ":hit the button" yet. But what do you think?


* A "Natural She-male" is a female with male sexual organs. "Dick Chick" put simply. As the term implies, a natural she-male is born a she-male. They are not guys who are surgically altered to appear female while leaving their male sex organs unaltered or possibly enhanced. Nor is a gay male transvestite, who has learned to pass themselves off as female.. until they drop trow. Nor a case of gynecomastia, males developing feminine breasts. Like A Fem-male, a male with female genitalia, a "cuntboi", they are a specific and noted sexual configuration that usually comes about from mutation, in vitro genetic alteration, or a normal sexual configuration to a given species.

**How does one determine a Fem-male from a buff Female? Genetic testing. It is literally the only way to be sure. Natural She-males are visibly very overtly not like "boys with boobs". Even then if the question arises or persists, genetic testing is the only option.