So, reforming the question again: what mentally/emotionally makes a man a man? A woman a woman? Is gender a state of mind as well as obviously the body? We always read the intriguing stories of those that rebelled against gender roles and norms and sought out to view themself a person before a man/woman. But what about the rest? If I had to sit down and write out a long, random list of words that describe and define me, I think 'woman' would be one of them.