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Originally Posted by Resurrection
Not at all. Being homosexual is just a preference for one gender or the other.
Gender identity is you're born a man, but, think you're a woman. How is that not a defect?
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I think that you're using the term "gender identity" clumsily. Gender identity is a person's personal experience of their gender (which is a purely social construction). Most times a persons' gender identity will correlate with their biological sex at birth but not always.
When it doesn't correlate, we know that it can be traumatic (though K don't think "defect" is the right word). I agree with you that when it is traumatic, steps should probably be taken to try to reduce or eliminate the trauma (usually medical intervention).