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While she very likely said this in a mean spirited way, I think it's a very good analogy.
There is no race on your ID card because it would be stupid (and very dangerous as it can and would be misused) then why is there gender? If a person identifies as "black" (whatever the hell that means, are they African? African American? European? South Indian? Etc. - you can easily be born with dark skin on pretty much any place on earth for whatever reason) then so be it, they may have valid reasons to feel a connection with a particular culture or ancestry. Why should a person not be able to identify as "male" or "female" without it massively affecting their lives?
They are all social constructs anyways, people should be free to identify however they want without needing to declare it to the government, in my opinion.