Is being sexually active or becoming a mother a good enough reason to say that a girl is now a woman?
486152
true maturity.  when she can take care of herself and not whine about everything.
821991
I don't think that it's a matter of 'becoming' bi.\nI think what's happening is that more and more women are being honest about their sexuality. \n\nBut it's pretty clear by the tone of your question and where you posted it that you just want to be flame-bait.
532027
It depends on the laws of the country/ state.  After a pertson has undergone a sex change operation some countries recognise the fact legally.  The sex-changee has all the "rights" of the sex to which they have changed - so a man changing to a woman would go to a woman's prison as , in the eyes of the law, "she" is now a woman.  In other countries though _ I think the UK is one - you cannot ny law alter the sex on your birth certificate even though you have altered your body.  Sex changes are not recognised by the state.  If a man changes sex to a woman - his birth sex was male and therefore he has to go to a man's prison. That sounds like it would be pretty unformatable for the sedx-changee concerned - but I imagine they would have to go to a special wing if it ever occurred that a male to female sex change got sent to prison in such a country.
1112245
Absolutely NOT. Mother Nature has decided to take you out of the gene pool by not making you want to have sex with the opposite sex. Lets not piss her off now.
1141760
I say it is wrong.  Each sex has different characteristics and feelings and attributes.  A baby need both a female and a male role model.
610400
I'm going to be Momma, and my girlfriend will be Mommy.  When they get older, we'll have to see if they want to use Mom for one or both of us and let them decide what they like. \n\nChidlren who grow up in same sex households just get used to being specific when they're calling their parents.  It really is the least of one's problems with same sex parenting.
798010
I support it equally as much as heterosexuality.\n\nSame-sex parents have been proven time and again to produce children as healthy and well-adjusted as those kids who have two opposite-sex parents; they are substantially more healthy and better adjusted than those children raised in foster care or abusive homes.\n\nHomosexuality is perfectly "healthy" as it is as normal, healthy, and valid as heterosexuality, it just occurs in a smaller percentage of the population.
1121134
Because if so, we wouldn't be surprised to see evolutions in same species.  For instance, nobody would have cared that I went from man to woman because it would be so acceptable.  Here is some truth:  In reality, I am and always have been a woman.  I like quirky, interesting and fun to answer questions.  I chose  brown hair because YA's blond hair looks ugly to me.  Brown is not my real hair color.
895378
Dude, let me tell you straight here. If you want to be a female, do the sex change operation and completely transform yourself into a female. Don't play with the hormone pills. They are dangerous and can even cause cancer.
816379
Natural all the way! I like being a woman, not a kid.
282128
It's called "gender reassignment". Any girl who does that used to be a dude. That's right, a dude.
526359
First of all, never have an introductory paragraph end with a question like the first answer you got.  First you need to decide whether or not you find it significant.  Then, if you do, give 3 reasons why.  If you don't, give three reasons why not.  If you can't decide, do a pro/con essay and gives arguments for both sides.\n\nUse this as an example:\n\nIt is quite often noticed that the current dress trends for boys and girls have become somewhat less gender specific.  They days of girls wearing dresses and boys wearing shirts and ties is gone, and a blurring of genders has replaced them.  The significance of this points to three things, the femininization of boys due to touchy-feely media outlets such as Oprah and Dr. Phil, the continually diminishing lack of respect young people have for traditional values and social norms, and a selfish focus on instant gratification in an age where the internet puts even the most inaccessible items at your fingertips.\n\nStart it out like that, and develop those arguments, and you're sure to do well.
604629
Hmmmm, I read about that, trying to remember right.  When conception first takes place, the gender is not yet set.  Every baby intially can be male or female, the stem cells then become arms, heart, eyes, everything, including male genitals and prostate OR female genitals, womb and ovaries, and including the ability to grow breasts if the baby becomes a female.  Can't remember when it is that the gender becomes effective, but it's early on.
111187
although i am a woman,i will say tha we have some strage behaviour.a woman calls herself a girl to feel young or to try to make people see them as girls(though it doesnt allways work,naturaly)and girls call themselves women to feel mature,or to apeal to guys.
370150
I think it is healthy, but its not necesarily for everyone. As you can see from some of the above postings, a lot of people would be pretty uncomfortable talking about sex with their mothers and its pretty understandable. However the more that people understand sexuality and the better informed they are and ulitmately safer they are. Also in some situations is almost a necesity if the son doesnt have much of a male influence in his life, his sexual development may hinge on learning things his mom has told him. Plus even if its weird any time a guy can get perspective on sex from a female its probably going to make him a better lover for his future partners. So id venture a guess to say that women probably wouldnt mind as much that their partners learned a little about what women like from mom.\n\nStill this only works if the relationship between mother son is fairly open and talking about sex is not an akward conversation.
547827
I'd probably just say "oh, ok then" cos that's just me. I would probably feel really special though, she must really trust you and see you as a good enough friend to tell you this. If she has never given away any "maleness" then she is a woman, that's why she "used" to be a man. She thinks like a woman, behaves like a woman, wants to be a woman, she just happens to have been born with a penis she didn't want!
754391
Biologically seen the person stays whatever gender the person was initially, however, I think that in documents, passports, etc.  the new gender will be reflected after the full conversion process is finshed. This applies also for the usage of public bathrooms.