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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I'm not sure these ideas affect the stance that sexual orientation is involuntary. Remember that gender identification does not inform much about sexual orientation.
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The Left Hand Of Darkness
is great SF novel, with gender identity being one of the themes:
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/06/the...nd-of-darkness
Ninety percent of the discussion I’ve seen of The Left Hand of Darkness is about the gender issue, about the Gethenians and their interesting states of kemmer (of either gender for a few days a month) and somer (neuter for the majority of the time.) But what makes it a book that continues to be great and enjoyable to read, rather than a historical curiosity, is that it’s a terrific story set in a fascinating culture, and the gender stuff is only part of that.