These 10 animal facts will amaze you. The most common causes of discolored toenails are fungal and bacterial infections, but bruising and bleeding under the nail might also be to blame. In some cases discoloration is an indication of a much more serious condition, like diabetes, liver failure, or heart disease.
Affirmed Gender. The process of bringing the gender role and appearance into alignment with the gender identity, âaffirmsâ that identity. Thus the term âaffirmedâ gender, is now becoming more common in describing the post-transition gender status.
Sex is thus biologically determined, whereas gender is socially constructed. We are socialized to expect that gender category (man/boy or girl/woman) follows sex, and in turn, to infer that sex follows the perceived gender of a person. However, as the rich diversity of gender identities and expressions makes clear, gender does not necessarily follow sex in the ways we are socialized to expect.