Is there a biblical basis to acknowledge a difference between sex and gender?

In the light of the NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards, Kate Orson explains why she believes it is important for Christians to understand what the Bible says.

A new NHS constitution plans to allow patients to request single sex wards, which would result in trans people being given single rooms.

In a recent article for Woman Alive, Bukunola Adekolu writes that this constitution is ‘denying the existence’ of transgender individuals and that she questions whether this is about ‘genuine concern or if it is another attempt by those who firmly believe in only two gender identities to impose their belief and turn it into legislation.’

She suggests that to be Christ-like and demonstrate the love of Jesus we must acknowledge the existence of ‘diverse gender identities.’

Here’s why I disagree.