What happens in this campaign if the male human barbarian/fighter who started with a base 18 strength because he rolled high or bought it with point buy... puts on a cursed belt of gender swapping...does he lose 2 points of strength? Now he's in his identical yet female body? (No change to con, dex etc.)
It's just a dick move on the DM's part to even have it as a consideration.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/humanoids/lashunta
I actually don't mind this, mainly because of how it was executed.
Male and female lashunta have very different body and personality types, more so than most humanoid species.
Male lashunta are muscular (+2 Strength) and often brash and unobservant (–2 Wisdom). Female lashunta, though beautiful and commanding (+2 Charisma), lack the males' rugged builds (–2 Constitution).
The key here is that it's not +2 charisma because boobs. They're commanding, authoritative... also beauty never hurts charisma, but at least it's not just beauty.
The more so than most humanoids is important, it stresses that whilst most races bodies are basically equal, theirs will never be truely equal. Which isn't sexist... it's just a fantasy race.
If a DM said to me: In my world humans evolved very differently and their bodies and personalities are totally different due to their roles and responsibilities, then fine, different racial abilities makes sense.
It's the issue that the DM does it for
realism but is actually just being sexist.
I've heard of horror story DMs who told players their alignment was chaotic evil for his character being gay. Chaotic because it went against the
natural order of things and evil because his character was a
sodomite.
D&D is supposed to be a fun game, can we leave politics and sexism at the door.