Despite how it initially seems, the identity aspects that you regard as unchangeable, such as sex, race and age etc, can, in fact, be changed. For identity is not based on the reality of your life, but on your perceptions of these aspects and your responses or reactions to them. Being a male or female in your society is more than being just a biological male or female, it determines, how you are, what you can and cannot do, what you should and should not do, and much more...