Homosexuality and gender identity

SG = Stone Gordonssen
TH = Tony Hogard

SG> I know one can breed to retain selected traits, but can one
SG> breed to erradicate a recessive trait without restricting whole
SG> lines from breeding?

TH> Sure, sterilize everyone related to those expressing the trait and you
TH> could take it out within a few generations.

Somehow I think that qualifies as the "restricting whole lines from breeding"
approach which Stone was trying to avoid. :)

To bring this back on-topic: many natlangs have syntax which varies
depending on the sex of the speaker (or the addressed, or both).
Has anyone developed a conlang which has such variance based on
self-selected gender identity or sexuality?  I know that in the
continued struggle in the real world for equal treatment of all
groups, we are trying to eradicate such required distinctions
from language, not introduce them, but it might be interesting to
develop a language where your choice of words directly conveyed
your sexual identity.

-Mark

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