Talk:Sipiniq

What does this sentence mean?
I have to say, I can't figure out what this sentence means: "Sipiniit were regarded socially as being of the designated gender", because I don't know what "designated gender" means in this context. Does "designated" here mean the apparent biological sex at birth? Or does "designated" mean the gender that the infant was believed to have had before the gender change at birth? Skepticalgiraffe (talk) 15:31, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

I just came on to the talk page to say the same thing as [User:Skepticalgiraffe]. It's not clear whether "designated gender" means the individual's observed sex after birth, or the sex they are believed to have been before birth. A worked example might be useful in clearing it up. Hephae3tion (talk) 18:17, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * and, I've reworded it with an example. Does it make more sense now? &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 20:24, 19 October 2020 (UTC)


 * Yes, clearer now. It was the "designated" that I didn't understand. Skepticalgiraffe (talk) 22:07, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Yeah fair enough. I was trying to avoid using cisnormative language that conflates physical sex with gender. It's also a confusing concept to understand at first - the baby is believed to start off as physically male, is perceived to physically "turn into" a female and have a female body/genitals/etc, but is then socially treated as a male until puberty. I used "designated gender" since the sipiniq child's gender is decided for them by their parents rather than the child choosing to identify as another gender. &spades;PMC&spades; (talk) 22:29, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Yes, that's much clearer, thanks. Hephae3tion (talk) 09:24, 20 October 2020 (UTC)