How do/would Buddhists view gender?

[whowhywhenwhat]

I didn't know whether to post this in the religion/philosophy board as it does cross over to there. But have chosen here because I think it so pertinent to the discussions on here.

In Buddhism, if I understand it correctly, sense of self, ego, is rejected. So where would that leave gender? Is it religious discrimination to insist on people disclosing a gender on forms etc?

Layla Moran:

'I believe that women are women ... I see someone in their soul and as a person. I do not really care whether they have a male body.'

Being 'born in the wrong body' is a narrative that implies either a belief in 'ladybrain' or gendered souls. Unless you have a different explanation for 'gender identity'.

unorthoboxed.com/2021/12/01/the-body-of-a-man-with-the-soul-of-a-woman-what-judaism-can-teach-us-about-being-transgender/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminine_essence_concept_of_transsexuality