> some times a man needs another males opinion

i guess i just don't understand why gender / sex / chromosomes helps or harms the issue...

> and some times we females just need to be understood

doesn't everyone feel that way sometimes?

> what better person to do that for us than another FEMALE.

well... i guess i think 'what better person to do that for us than someone who is sympathetic regardless of what gender / sex / chromosomes they happen to have?'

maybe it is a stereotype thing. is the notion that people with female chromosomes / sex organs / gender identification are more likely to be nurturing? i guess i don't really see that... i have male friends who are really rather supportive. they may not have periods but they have 'times of the month' too - i swear ;-)

> males tend to go about matters and feelings a certain way for they are male and females tend to do things in a certain manner and feel deeply from within for we are female.... Testosterone and Estrogen do indeed effect the physical and emotional part of who we are - as MALE and FEMALE.

ah. it is very unclear (very controversial) how much of our gender identity (and personality traits / characteristics) is a function of our chromosomes and how much of our gender identity (and personality traits / characteristics) is a function of socialisation. i guess i'm more on the socialisation side of things really... i find it quite liberating.

even if there are gender differences i bet you find more variation between members of the same class than between members of different classes.

for example: men can run faster than women (on average)
but i know a hell of a lot of female runners (atheletes) who can outrun the MAJORITY of males.

is our future always to be determined by our bodies?????