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The way I see it, gismu are preferably things that can be *clearly* defined. 
If the meaning isn't apparent, then how are we supposed to use it?

When I look at the issue of gender, I see a few different things:
the question of what kind of gametes you have, which is generally the same 
as...
the question of what kind of gamete-producing structure you have, which is 
{terganti}
the question of what your 23rd chromosomal pair consists of, which is 
related to {jgina be fi lo ganti}
and, finally,
the question of whether you are male or female, which is entirely 
culturally defined. *There is no way to define it explicity.* For this 
reason, I'm of the opinion that if you need to use a word as 
culture-specific as "male" or "female" (or analogous words in other 
languages), then use fu'ivla or, simply, {la}.

It's not that it's too complicated to be a word, it's that it's too 
culturally dependent to be a lojban gismu.

NOTE: I purposefully left sexual preference off the list. At least to me, 
I've always been able to easily separate "male vs. female" from sexual 
preference throughout my upbringing. Similarly, Lojban already has them 
clearly separated already. (tercinse) So, IMO, that issue's already covered.

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The way I see it, gismu are preferably things that can be <i>clearly</i>&nb=
sp;defined. If the meaning isn't apparent, then how are we supposed to use =
it?<div><br></div><div>When I look at the issue of gender, I see a few diff=
erent things:</div><div>the question of what kind of gametes you have, whic=
h is generally the same as...</div><div>the question of what kind of gamete=
-producing structure you have, which is {terganti}</div><div>the question o=
f what your 23rd chromosomal pair consists of, which is related to {jgina b=
e fi lo ganti}</div><div>and, finally,</div><div>the question of whether yo=
u are male or female, which is entirely culturally defined. <i>There is no =
way to define it explicity.</i>&nbsp;For this reason, I'm of the opinion th=
at if you need to use a word as culture-specific as "male" or "female" (or =
analogous words in other languages), then use fu'ivla or, simply, {la}.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>It's not that it's too complicated to be a word, it's=
 that it's too culturally dependent to be a lojban gismu.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>NOTE: I purposefully left sexual preference off the list. At least =
to me, I've always been able to easily separate "male vs. female" from sexu=
al preference throughout my upbringing. Similarly, Lojban already has them =
clearly separated already. (tercinse) So, IMO, that issue's already covered=
.</div>

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