What is a Woman?

A man cannot have children, produce eggs, or menstruate. Traditionally—mythologically—he is both tyrant and guiding father. He is Order, eternally counterbalanced with the Feminine Chaos. He is not a social construct. He is at the beginning of reproductive biology.

A woman cannot produce sperm. She is not merely a birthing person; however, she does hold a monopoly on the capacity to reproduce. She is the source of nurture and life for all children. As the traditional representation of Chaos, she eternally catastrophizes humanity for its ignorance while simultaneously revitalizing it by revealing its opportunities to grow (this is why the dragon is both harbinger of death and protector of gold, as every catastrophe has the capacity for newfound treasure). She is eternally counterbalanced with the Masculine Order. She is not a social construct. She is a part of consciousness itself.

The evil of saying the words my truth shows itself in the consequences of living out those truths. Try acting out the truth that water is breathable. Try acting out the truth that oxygen is breathable. One truth will produce death, the other, life.

Truth, of course, has its complexities. Some things are proximally true—true enough to reach your aim. Some things are metaphorically true—fictional representations that map onto real-life situations. While there are such things as personal truths—subjective feelings and interpretations—they should not be confused with an accurate map of reality. Truth, by definition, means that which aligns with reality.

When someone says, "Men can get pregnant," they use a conceptual sleight-of-hand. They deceptively use the term man for a biological woman who either underwent sex-change surgery or chose to identify as a man. But if terms are allowed to be swapped at whim, then one can rationalize many such ironies. Water is breathable, and oxygen can suffocate if one refers to a fish. But regardless of the cunning ability of rhetorical play, reality will always win. No matter how much the tyrannical liars of our time outlaw forms of speech, they cannot escape the underlying rules of our world. Until a man can have a functional uterus implanted, he will never be able to get pregnant. Even if our technology succeeds in doing such a Frankensteinian surgery, he would still be a biological man with a functioning uterus (and the necessary widened pelvis), not a biological woman.

We live in a time when truth is being toyed with like a filter on social media. We think we can swap out one word for another without consequence. But reality is a crude and indifferent bitch. The laws of biology will not change to cater to someone's feelings.

We must return to first principles. Things exist. A is, in fact, A. There is such a thing as truth. It may be hard to find. We may stumble along the way. But pursue it we must. If we do not, death is all that awaits.

I must insert an important asterisk into this conversation. There are people with actual intersex conditions that physically manifest. Such cases are unbelievably challenging for these individuals, and the solution is not simple. However, we have seen a 1,900% increase in gender dysphoria referrals in England alone. Our teenagers are dealing with unprecedented rates of suicidality, anxiety, depression, social isolation, and distrust in institutions and authority. They were born into a generation of poor parenting tactics that decided safety was paramount. Universities and workplaces have adjusted in kind, whether out of compassion or ideological leaning, and began tending to their emotional weaknesses by bubble-wrapping the world. This problem will not go away easily. We must learn how to encourage our children's capacity to face, overcome, and carefully play with danger. Until we can do so, the frantic search for a remedy to the anxieties plaguing them will remain. And the devouring mothers of society will continue to cull them, swallowing them whole with their inability to limit their compassion. Unfortunately, though it is true, it is not as easy as saying, "a man is a man, and a woman is a woman." This problem requires carefully repairing sets of poor decisions, and sloganeering confused children is likely not the most effective way to help them discover their capacity to overcome adversity. I say this as an intellectual olive branch for the other side. We must understand the problem is complex. This does not mean we abandon truth to understand that problem. That is one of the reasons we are here in the first place. The disease will not be cured with ignorance, deception, or lies.

I want to end this essay with a note of respect for biological women. As resources became abundant, you fought hard and won equality and liberty amongst men. You deserve that liberty. Do not surrender it back to us. Recently, there has been an uptick in biological men that are identifying as women in very select fields that are putting biological women in danger. There have been male sex offenders that identified as a woman, gotten into female prison, then committed more atrocities on women in that prison. In the realm of sports, men that transition are breaking female records, insisting their biology plays no role in their success. Such conditions are primarily a risk to biological women, and it is for such reasons that we must carefully tend to this issue. As noted before, there are genuine intersex conditions, which must be carefully considered. However, the 1,900% rise in cases suggests a social contagion rather than a natural phenomenon. Confused boys do not deserve the right to take away women's hard-won freedoms. I encourage you not to stand by. You will likely be ridiculed. You will be questioned about your capacity to care for the downtrodden. But stand you should.

There are but three choices when living amongst other people. You tyrannize others, demanding what you want, making them your slave. Others tyrannize you, you surrender to their demands, becoming their slave. Otherwise, the parties negotiate—they find a game that both can play. Each of us must find a way to avoid being either tyrant or slave. No man has the right to control the life of another. I cannot force an adult not to live their life as they see fit. Likewise, they cannot do the same to me.

There is such a thing as truth; reality exists and has measurable and predictable consequences—A is A. No man has the right to use force on another man. Only from these first principles can we move forward in a manner that can produce life and liberty.

"Are you seeking to know what is wrong with the world? All the disasters that have wrecked your world, came from your leaders' attempt to evade the fact that A is A. All the secret evil you dread to face within you and all the pain you have ever endured, came from your own attempt to evade the fact that A is A."

—Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

*This is a reposted essay from the website Medium, originally titled What is a Woman? from March 8, 2023, but it was taken down by Medium, stating it "Broke the rules of the platform." After repeated inquiries about what I stated broke their rules; and having received no response, I reposted the essay on March 19, 2023, under the new title, The Attack on Womanhood. Medium proceeded to ban the essay again, stating it contained "Hateful content," and if I reposted it, my account would be suspended. Once again, I asked Medium to point out which statements were hateful and received no response. I plan to stand my ground and repost until I am suspended or given an explanation. I made significant efforts to show care for people that have intersex conditions and refuse to accept the idea that my words were hateful without an explanation. Making a claim that reality exists is not hateful. It is honest. 

It is because of my risk of platform expulsion that I joined Vocal Media. I have posted Medium's email warning me of potential suspension if I repost. I hope they will reconsider their stance, but am willing to accept the consequences.

—GCF, April 11, 2023