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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
I feel like you're starting to get it here. Gender is a construct, shaped by societal views of how people are "supposed" to perform. I didn't see you address this in any of your other comments, unless I misunderstood. I know of many nonbinary individuals who think gender shouldn't be a thing BECAUSE it can perpetuate those stereotypes, but due to the world we live in, gender has a place still. It's the name for how we're perceived, how we're grouped, what prejudices people have of us.
Using sex as a category can be useful in some case - often medical ones, but even then, sex alone isn't that cut and dry. For instance, a gyno doctor asking what sex someone is to determine whether or not they would be a candidate for a hysterectomy (totally hypothetical here). A better question would be whether or not someone currently has a uterus, as there are plenty of cis women who don't, and this may not be previously noted. Just stating someone is female would not give all the necessary information here. The same goes for asking questions about all kinds of medical things. Sex alone can be quite vague even in a medical context.
When most people refer to others in order to group them or categorize them somehow in a social setting, they aren't referring to chromosomes, sex organs, sexual characteristics, reproductive cell types, or genitals. Most of society upholds gender roles. There is no denying it. By adopting a nonbinary label, one may be challenging the concept of gender as a whole, not just gender "norms" themselves.
Does that make sense?
ETA: You mentioned that if those stereotypes weren't a thing, you'd just be left with the physical. I don't think anyone is arguing that. The fact of the matter is, those stereotypes DO exist.
There's nothing here!