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Because boys can have periods. You understand that biological sex and gender are not the same thing, right?
Not need to be attack-y, they quite legitimately might not have had that on the top of mind when they asked.
They weren't judgemental or aggressive, they just said they didn't know.
It's okay to not know something and ask.
If it wasn't your intent to come across as judgemental or aggressive, then a tone indicator might serve you well next time. :)
I disagree that it's okay to not know that. It's like not knowing that some black people don't like fried chicken.
This is 2024. I don't think there is any excuse at this point to not understand the difference between sex and gender.
Some people are just super sheltered and it's ok to be part of the lucky ten thousand.
The first time my brother encountered a black person IRL he asked my mother "what's wrong with his skin?" She didn't yell at him for his ignorance. She apologized to the man in front of them in line at the grocery store, then explained that skin comes in more colors than "white". Now, he was like 6 at the time. But still. He was part of the lucky ten thousand that day.