[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Livia

She isn't a "woman". She's a transsexual. I know that's going to be contraversial but it's true. Until they can give her an 'x' chromosome, she's a transsexual.

I also agree with Toy Soldier (WHAT???) that the focus of the story should be the fact that the Army and her colleagues have been accepting of this.

It's not true though Livia, 'woman' is just a label and yes in the past it will have been meant solely for people who were biologically female but times have changed, the law has changed, and society's attitudes have changed. It's not just about what chromosomes someone has anymore. Someone doesn't even need to have undergone sex reassignment surgery for their legal status of male/female to be changed (depending on their circumstances). There's a lot more to it than just biology, and that's recognised by law, so I don't understand how it can be stated as fact that 'she isn't a woman'.