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Men and women throughout history would beg to differ, however we're lucky enough to live in an age where we're generally free to be and do whatever we want.
I am by no means defined by my biology, no more so than I am my ethnicity or my sexual orientation. The fact that society may choose to do so isn't my problem.
Masculinity? Femininity? These are both social constructs - characteristics we define as 'male' or 'female' when at the most basic level, they're simply characteristics, and are not exclusive to either sex.
It may oversimplify things somewhat, but we are simply people, who have a myriad of behaviours and characteristics that define who we are - none of which are dependent on gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or otherwise. The sooner society learns that, the better.