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Where did you get [[Akari]]'s actual gender from? I changed his gender from male to unknown because he was referred to as both a male and female in the actual manga, and I found it to be debatable. That also explains why the male pronouns were changed to it. [[User:Pattyman|<span style="color:orange">Patty</span>]][[User talk:Pattyman|<span style="color:orange">Man</span>]] 04:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC) | |||
:Apart from the fact that it was decided forever ago to only refer to Akari with male pronouns, I think Wikipedia explains it best: | |||
:''The precise definition for transgender remains in flux, but includes:'' | |||
:: ''"Of, relating to, or designating a person whose identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male or female gender roles, but combines or moves between these."'' | |||
:: ''"People who were assigned a sex, usually at birth and based on their genitals, but who feel that this is a false or incomplete description of themselves."'' | |||
::''"Non-identification with, or non-presentation as, the sex (and assumed gender) one was assigned at birth."'' | |||
:In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga, Akari was born female but self-identifies as male. He was presenting as male exclusively at school to all his friends until middle school when he was forced to wear a uniform with a skirt. Therefore, Akari is female-to-male transgender. Since he identifies as male in the manga, the article reflects that by using male pronouns. Also, "it" pronouns are offensive to the transgender community. [[Special:Contributions/Zesty Cactus|--]][[User:Zesty Cactus|<span style="color:#006400">'''Zesty'''</span>]][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|<span style="color:#3CB371">'''Cactus'''</span>]] 04:57, 13 April 2013 (UTC) | |||