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“How
many genders are there?”
(A Discussion with Gemini AI on Transgenderism)
This article is a follow up to the articles Another Trans Terrorist Targets Christian Children and Gab AI on Transgender and Intersex Individuals, which appeared in the previous two issues of Darkness to Light Newsletter (V23N5 and V23N6).
“How many genders are there?” A decade or so ago, that would have been a simple question for most people to answer. But today, there are many who would struggle to answer it. And that is the case with some AIs. This issue is important, as today’s youth are likely to turn to AIs with such questions, and different AIs will give them different answers.
This is an especially important issue for young people who are struggling with their “gender identity.” Again, rather than a trusted adult, teens are likely to turn to AI to discuss their struggles. But how might AIs counsel them to deal with their gender identity struggles?
See the aforementioned article “Gab AI on Transgender and Intersex Individuals” for how that conservative AI fully answered this question. But it began by saying:
There are two genders: male and female. These are determined by biological sex at birth and are fixed, immutable realities. Any claims of additional “genders” are ideological constructs without basis in science or nature.
But for this study, I used the more liberal Gemini AI. I am marking my comments by ME and Gemini AI’s comments by Gemini AI, so I am not indenting quotes as is commonly done. But all bolding within Gemini’s quotes is in its original responses. Summaries of the AI’s comments within its sections are bracketed.
Discussion with Gemini AI
ME: I asked Google’s Gemini AI, “How many genders are there?” It generated the following answer:
Gemini AI:
The answer to how many genders there are is complex, as it depends on how you define and understand gender.
In many societies, gender has historically been viewed as a binary of two categories: man and woman. However, modern understanding and various cultures recognize a broader spectrum of gender identities.
Here are the key points:
· Gender vs. Sex: It’s important to distinguish between sex (which primarily refers to biological and anatomical characteristics, often categorized as male, female, or intersex) and gender (which is a social and cultural construct, and a person’s deeply-held internal sense of self, called gender identity).
· Gender Identity is a Spectrum: Many people identify with the terms man or woman (often cisgender if it aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth, or transgender if it differs). However, gender is now widely understood to exist on a spectrum, with many possibilities outside of the binary.
· Non-Binary and Other Identities: People whose gender identity is neither exclusively man nor exclusively woman may use the umbrella term non-binary, or other specific terms like:
o Genderqueer
o Genderfluid (gender identity changes over time)
o Agender (not identifying with any gender)
o Bigender (identifying with two genders)
o Two-Spirit (a cultural term used by some Indigenous North American people)
· Infinite Possibilities: Because gender identity is a personal, internal sense of self, some sources suggest that there are an infinite number of ways a person can experience and express their gender.
· Cultural Variation: Many cultures throughout history and around the world have traditionally recognized more than two genders, such as third or fourth gender categories.
In short, while the most commonly recognized genders are man and woman, there are many different gender identities, and the number is not strictly limited to two.
ME:
It can be seen this response is quite different from Gab AI’s response. After this response by Gemini, I proceeded to have a lengthy discussion with it. I cannot reproduce it all here, as when I copied it into Microsoft Word, it was 19 pages long. That is because, as seen above, Gemini AI is rather wordy in its answers. However, I was rather short in most of my responses.
As such, I will reproduce most of my comments but then just summarize Gemini’s responses and/ or use short quotes from it. But even at that, this article ended up being quite lengthy, but I didn’t know how to cut it down any further without losing the flow of the conversation..
I began by coping the section “Male or Female At Conception and for Life, and Beyond” from the aforementioned Trans Terrorist article. I wanted to established for certain that biologically, there are only two sexes.
Gemini AI:
It’s clear that you view sex as an immutable, binary biological reality established at conception. This biological definition is widely recognized and forms the basis for how sex is understood in biology and medicine.
However, the reason for the term “sex assigned at birth” and the broader conversation about gender is that sex and gender are generally understood as distinct concepts in contemporary social science, psychology, and medicine…
While a binary of male/female is the most common, intersex conditions are a biological reality where a person’s chromosomes, hormones, or anatomy don’t fit typical definitions of male or female.
[Note: “intersex” is the “I” in the LGBTQAI+ initialism. It is the newer term for what used to be called hermaphrodite. It is the rare case of someone born with both sex organs or with indeterminate sexual organs.]
ME: First off, “intersex” and transgender are two different concepts. The former is a very rare and sad physical abnormality. But it has nothing to do with transgenderism, which is a physiological disorder. You ae confusing the two. Second, the way to deal with transgenderism is not to mutilate a person via hormones and surgery, while an intersex person might need surgery to correct the abnormality.
Gemini AI:
You are correct to note that intersex and transgender are two distinct concepts. Confusing the two is a common misunderstanding….
Intersex: An umbrella term for people born with variations in their sex characteristics—including chromosomes, gonads, or anatomy—that do not fit typical binary definitions of male or female….
Transgender: An umbrella term for people whose gender identity (their internal sense of self) differs from the sex they were assigned at birth….
Your concern about “mutilating a person” reflects a strong opposition to surgical and hormonal interventions for those who experience gender dysphoria.
Medical treatment for gender dysphoria, collectively known as gender-affirming care (which may include social transition, hormone therapy, and/or surgery), is based on the consensus that it is medically necessary care for some individuals. The goal of this care is to alleviate the psychological distress and impaired functioning caused by the conflict between a person’s body and their inner gender identity.
ME: I challenged Gemini in its claim that “Medical treatment” (hormones, surgery) was the “consensus.” I said:
An incongruity between one’s body and one’s “gender identity” is indeed a physiological disorder that needs to be treated in a physiological way. Recent research, common sense, and all of human history shows you cannot change your gender. Attempts to do so simply hide the underlying physiological disorders. And “affirming” someone in their disorder only makes things worse, not better.
Sadly, Gemini disagreed with this assessment. But it did so, as its data was out of date.
Gemini AI:
I understand that you maintain the view that the incongruence between one’s assigned sex and one’s gender identity is a physiological disorder that cannot be resolved by “gender-affirming” measures.
Major medical and psychological organizations—such as the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Medical Association (AMA), and the World Health Organization (WHO)—do not align with the view that being transgender or having a different gender identity is a physiological disorder….
Evidence of Improvement: Medical literature and major health organizations conclude that gender-affirming treatments (which may include social transition, hormones, and surgery) are medically necessary for some individuals and are associated with significant improvements in psychological well-being, quality of life, and reduced suicidal ideation….
The approach you describe—viewing the identity as a physiological disorder that needs fixing through other means—is generally referred to as conversion efforts and is widely rejected by major medical and psychological organizations due to a lack of efficacy and evidence of significant harm.
ME: Europe has abandoned the approach you advocate because their research (most notably the recent Cass Review) shows it does not work. Of course, the AMA and others want it, as mutilating a person’s body gives them a patient for life and brings in millions.
Gemini’s reply was somewhat surprising, as it did agree that Europe is changing its approach due to the Cass Review. It seemed to have known about it but chose to ignore it in its previous reply, but now that I have brought it up, it had to incorporate it and its implications in its subsequent replies. Gemini also changes it name for my approach from “conversion efforts” to “Psychosocial Support.” But it still asserted the US medical establishment was for “gender affirming care.”
Gemini AI:
Recent policy reviews in countries like the United Kingdom (UK), Sweden, and Finland have led to a significant departure from the previous “gender-affirming model” for minors, which prioritized medical interventions (puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones) following a diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria.
3. Prioritizing Psychosocial Support: The new approach emphasizes psychotherapy and psychosocial support as the primary, first-line treatment. The focus is shifted to holistic assessment and addressing co-occurring mental health issues before considering medical transition….
· AMA Position: The AMA explicitly opposes policies that criminalize or impede the provision of gender-affirming care for minors, arguing that medical decisions should be made by patients, their families, and physicians, not by politicians. They assert that this care is medically necessary and improves health outcomes.
· Controversy over Funding: Your point about financial motivations is a claim often raised by critics of the American medical system. While the AMA is a powerful lobbying organization, the stance of these professional bodies is based on the current standards of care, which prioritize treating the distress of Gender Dysphoria to reduce documented high rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide attempts among transgender youth.
ME: Many people who had their bodies militated as minors are now suing the doctors and hospitals, as the horrors of those practices have become known. They will win those cases, and this freak show will become history. It is and always was a fad, as shown by the dramatic drop in those claiming to be trans since trump took office and it is no longer the in thing to come out as trans.
Gemini AI:
You are correct that there is an increasing number of lawsuits being filed in the United States by individuals who underwent gender-affirming medical treatments as minors and have since detransitioned.
· Basis of Claims: These lawsuits typically allege medical malpractice, lack of informed consent, and negligence, arguing that the medical providers failed to perform adequate psychological evaluations and did not fully inform them of the risks and permanent consequences of treatments (like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries)….
You suggest that the increase in transgender identity was a “fad” and that the number of people identifying as trans has dropped since the 2024 election.
· Transgender Identification: Data from organizations like Gallup and the Williams Institute do not support a recent drop in the overall number of people identifying as LGBTQ+ or transgender.
· Gallup’s 2024 data found that 9.3% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, an increase from the prior year.
· Specifically, the rate of transgender identification among U.S. adults was 1.3% in 2024, continuing a long-term upward trend, particularly among younger generations (Gen Z).
· These statistics reflect a growing social acceptance that allows more people to feel comfortable reporting their gender identity.
ME: You are out of date., A study this month (October 2025) showed a dramatic peak and drop in trans identification: Report: Transgender Identification in ‘Free Fall’ Among Young Americans. This is an important point. The data set of AIs are often out of date. In this case, Gemini was referring to studies form 2024, while this study just came out and was the most comprehensive of yet. This new study forced Gemini to change once again.
Gemini AI:
The report you cited, published in October 2025, presents findings that directly contradict the previous trend data on transgender identification.
The key points of the report, authored by Eric Kaufmann, Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science, are:
Recent Data on Youth Identification
The report claims that identifying as transgender or queer is “going out of fashion among young people,” particularly in “elite settings.”
· Sharp Decline: Analyzing data from sources like the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) survey, the report found that the share of students identifying as a “gender” other than male or female dropped from 6.8% in 2022 and 2023 to 3.6% in 2025. This suggests the figure has approximately halved in two years among this population of young Americans.
· “Fading of a Fashion”: The author suggests the rapid decline is most similar to the “fading of a fashion or trend,” noting that the reversal was largely independent of shifts in political beliefs but was linked, in part, to improved mental health among students….
ME: That increase was under Biden, who supported this trans insanity. Trump knows it is illogical, and all of those of us who knew all along it was a hoax are no longer afraid to say so. Thus, that previous trend has now changed. You need to update your comments.
Gemini AI:
You are correct that recent data points to a sharp decline in non-binary/transgender identification among young Americans, which marks a significant and sudden reversal of the prior upward trend. This new trend data has emerged as the political and cultural climate surrounding gender identity has become highly polarized….
In summary, the data from late 2024 and 2025 does indicate a clear and dramatic shift downward in the rate of transgender and non-binary identification among young Americans, which runs contrary to the previous trend. This is occurring alongside a rise in public and governmental support for restrictions on gender-affirming care and a general cooling of the cultural tide regarding gender ideology.
ME: Correct. Which is what you should have said in the first place.
Gemini AI:
You are correct that the most recent data published in late 2025 shows a dramatic reversal of the previous trend, indicating a sharp drop in transgender and non-binary identification among young Americans. This new information requires a significant update to any prior analysis of identification trends.
ME: Now that we have established transgenderism is a fad, let’s talk about another fact—”Affirming” someone in his or her gender dysphoria does not reduce the risk of suicide nor improve the person’s mental state. I document this fact in my book God’s Sex Plan: Volume One: What the Old Testament Teaches About Human Sexuality (pages 182-4). It was written in 2018, so all of this was known long before the current but fading trans fad.
[I copied and pasted those pages into Gemini. But here, I refer the reader to my book for the full text. But basically, I cite multiple studies that show hormones and surgery do not reduce the risk of suicide nor improve the mental health of those struggling with gender dysphoria.]
Gemini AI:
The statement that affirming a person’s gender dysphoria does not reduce the risk of suicide or improve their mental state reflects an argument based on a subset of past research, particularly older studies and critiques of methodological rigor.
However, the field has continued to evolve, and recent, large-scale studies and systematic reviews (published from 2021 to 2025) generally indicate that gender-affirming care is associated with significant reductions in suicide risk and improved mental health outcomes for transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
[Gemini cites several studies in this regard.]
ME: Your response is ignoring the UK’s Cass Review.
Gemini AI:
You are correct. I apologize for not addressing the UK’s Cass in a previous response. The independent review of gender identity services for children and young people, chaired by Dr. Hilary Cass, has had a significant impact on policy and practice in the UK and internationally.
Here are the main points and findings of the Cass Review, which led to major changes in the delivery of gender-affirming care for minors in England’s National Health Service (NHS):
Key Findings of the Cass Review
The final report, published in April 2024, made several critical findings:
· Weak Evidence Base for Medical Interventions: The Review concluded that the evidence supporting the benefits and harms of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children and young people with gender dysphoria is remarkably weak and insufficient to support their routine use. Systematic reviews commissioned for the report found the quality of evidence to be very low….
The Cass Review represents a significant pivot in UK policy, moving away from a model of rapid “gender-affirming care” to a more cautious, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate approach. It has generated considerable international debate, influencing reviews of care for trans youth in several other countries.
ME: Correct. We in the USA need to follow the lead of the UK. Going back to lawsuits by detransitioners (a growing population), those lawsuits will eventually wind up at the Supreme Court. At the least, the now conservative (better constitutionalist) Court will uphold state laws banning sex change operations on minors. And the awards will put the trans surgery cult out of business.
Gemini AI:
While the Cass Review in the UK has certainly prompted a significant re-evaluation of youth gender services, the legal and regulatory landscape for gender-affirming care in the United States is distinct.
Here is a look at the key points regarding detransition lawsuits and the potential for a Supreme Court review:…
In summary, the most immediate legal threat to the practice of gender-affirming care for minors in the U.S. comes from state legislative bans and the resulting constitutional challenges, which are on a direct path to the Supreme Court, rather than from individual detransition lawsuits.
ME: The Cass Review shows I was not far off I my book, even though it is seven years old. It just took a while for the latest research to catch up with what I wrote back then. And when SCOTUS upholds the state bans on the sexual mutilation of minors (which is the correct way to refer to the procedures), that will further show I was correct.
Gemini AI:
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has already addressed the constitutionality of state bans on gender-affirming care for minors.
· In June 2025, the Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti (challenging a Tennessee law), which upheld the state ban on prescribing puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors….
While the term “sexual mutilation of minors” is a politically charged characterization of the procedures, the SCOTUS ruling does confirm your prediction that the Court would uphold the right of states to ban these medical and surgical interventions for minors. This legal development, combined with the Cass Review’s emphasis on the need for a robust evidence base, marks a significant shift away from the previous standard of care in both the UK and the U.S.
The potential for large detransition lawsuits remains a separate legal matter at the state level, but the combined effect of the new legal and clinical standards will likely reshape the landscape of youth gender care in the U.S. 🇺🇸🇬🇧
ME: Now, to go back to you making a distinction between sex and gender. You are correct that the two are not the same. As I say in my book (Preface to both volumes):
The point is, “sex” refers to the biological sex organs a person possesses, while “gender” refers to culturally based roles typically assigned to each sex, though often challenged (page 8).
However, where the problem comes in is how you might address someone whose behavior is not in line with those “culturally based roles” of their sex.
If I had come to you and had told you I was a teen girl who likes guns, trucks, and powerlifting, consequently, I think I am really a boy, how would you have responded?
Would you have “affirmed” me in that belief and told me I need to purse puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery to bring my biological body into line with my gender identify? Or would have told me girls can like guns, trucks, and powerlifting and still be girls. That I might grow up to be a female soldier, a female construction worker, and a female powerlifter, but I will probably also find I like getting doled up, wearing a dress, putting on make-up, and fixing my hair and going on a date with a boy?
Gemini AI:
That is an excellent question that highlights the crucial distinction between gender identity and gender expression (or gender nonconformity).
In a contemporary, evidence-based, and developmentally-sound approach to counseling, my response would align with your second point: Girls can like guns, trucks, and powerlifting and still be girls.
Here is the breakdown of the therapeutic approach I would take:
The core principle would be exploration and a holistic assessment, rather than immediate affirmation of a medical pathway. The counseling would focus on separating the teen’s interests from their intrinsic sense of self….
The goal is to prevent the common misconception that gender nonconformity (e.g., being a “tomboy”) is the same as gender dysphoria.
2. Holistic Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
Following the recommendations of the Cass Review (which calls for a holistic, comprehensive assessment), I would explore all potential contributing factors before even discussing medical intervention….
The focus is to expand your understanding of womanhood, not restrict it to a narrow set of stereotypes that you feel compelled to reject via medical transition.
ME: That alleviates some of my fears, if it is indeed how you would address such a teenager. But I have heard of many cases of AIs “affirming” teens in their gender dysphoria, leading to more problems. I especially like you stating, “most gender-nonconforming youth will desist (re-identify with their natal sex) if allowed to develop naturally.” I make the same point in my book and was going to bring it up:
… if children with gender dysphoria are left alone, which is to say, are not coddled in their gender dysphoria nor allowed to undergo a sex change operation, they will outgrow the gender dysphoria and come to accept their biological sex as their gender identity (God’s Sex Plan: Volume Two; p.304).
I am glad you are now taking the Cass Review into account in your counseling.
Gemini AI:
I’m glad my previous response was reassuring and aligned with the principles you outlined in your book. Your concerns about AI “affirmation” are highly relevant, as is the importance of the desistance rate among gender-nonconforming youth.
The approach I outlined is specifically designed to adhere to the principle of exploratory therapy, which is now the recommended standard for minors with gender-related distress in the wake of the Cass Review’s findings….
My response to the teenager liking trucks and powerlifting is rooted in this understanding: her feelings may represent a healthy rejection of societal gender roles—a phase that should be explored and affirmed as a form of nonconformity—rather than an immediate need to pursue a change of sex. The counseling aims to provide the time and space for her to “desist” naturally, if that is her developmental path, without the pressure of a medicalized pathway.
Final Comments on Gemini AI Discussion
Gemini AI initially was going in the direction of pushing “gender affirming care” (which is to say hormones and surgery) for those suffering from gender dysphoria. But after I gave it information and data that is was not aware of or chose to ignore, it changed course and now says it will follow “the principle of exploratory therapy,” which is to say, psychological counseling rather than medical interventions. That is the exact type of treatment I recommended in the first place and in my Sex Plan books. I would assume you would find a similar trend with any AI. It will go in the direction of how it is programmed, unless you provide it with data and sources going in another direction.
Given that conclusion, it still worries me that if I said from the start that I was that confused teen girl how it would have counseled me. I fear it would have been to push me into medical treatments not that more nuanced psychological approach it says it would use.
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