[Ashley.]

Regarding gender... Male and female, of course. But I have no issue with whichever one chooses to identify as, given that hormone production during pregnancy serves as biological evidence for the fluidity of gender. You have biological females born with high levels of testosterone and biological males born with high levels of oestrogen, and therefore may bear male and female characteristics respectively. If one doesn't feel comfortable in the body they were born in, who am I to say that's wrong?

What is starting to worry me is the possibility that claiming one's own gender as being different to that they were born with is becoming "trendy". Because it isn't a decision that should be taken lightly and I fear that may end up being the case. "Perhaps you're male/female" should never be the first piece of advice for someone who is struggling with their identity, either.