You are right, gender is a social construct. "Transgender fear" is based on sexual organs so it's hard to separate the two when talking about the proposed laws. Now as far as being born the wrong gender, using your definition, is probably wrong. The individuals are born the right gender, but because of their sexual organs they are treated by society as "the wrong gender."
Interesting response, thanks. But I am unclear, was your friend born a dude? He wants to keep his breasts? Bolt-ons?
His friend was born female, he is a he now even though his outward appearance remains female.
I think what I’m upset about is this path is, and has been repeated — and one would think given this, maybe wouldn’t be so hard every time — and I believe it is made hard to a large extent artificially by people using these issues to gain and sustain political, and thus financial power.
So born a female, likes all things girly, likes having breasts, doesn't want hormone therapy. I dunno, did he have an addadicktome operation? How is that "he is a he?"
It's not my place to demand he get a crew cut and take drugs. It's my place to be a good friend and support him.
I'm starting to think that you aren't real. Real humans can reason and use logic. You never do.
There are lots of Johnny Weirs out there. Don't justify your worries about transgender people by being concerned about flamboyant gay men or butch lesbians.
Huey I really think you do and kudos for that, but ... what the heck? Your description of this person makes zero sense.
Doubtful. This is an incredibly stupid country. If it's not this, it'll be some other made up scary thing the GOP runs out there. See: critical race theory.
I would counter that nature gives a shit about a trait that fails to procreate the species. What explains the rapid rise in trans lifestyles? Genetics? A new mutation? If you ascribe to Darwinian theory, would you expect an equally rapid decline in future generations given the lack of reproductive capacity among trans people? We have free will. If you legitimize something and make it more appealing, more people will make that choice. Should children be allowed to make that choice? In the vast majority of cases, no, whether you look at it from a biological or theological perspective.
What point were you making about Weir? I thought you were saying that men like him would feel pressure to become women, if that's not the case I apologize.
I’m of the same mind, if it’s a choice it seems an odd one to make deliberately so you can be hated and treated as an outcast by a large contingent of society. Perhaps some are mentally ill, something akin to Munchausen Syndrome by proxy perhaps, but let’s not forget that less than 50 years ago that homosexuality was considered a bonafide mental illness by the medical community. Clearly we have evolved from that stance over time and I suspect that transgenderism will follow a similar arc.
If you want to see awful bullying type behavior, find someone on Twitter who talks about being talked into transitioning too early and it messing up their entire lives. Talk about people who "don't get to exist". The ganging up on these people with everyone calling them liars, is despicable. Funny how they're not allowed to exist.
www.nhs.uk
Gender dysphoria is not normal, correct?Gender dysphoria and gender identity
Many people with gender dysphoria have a strong, lasting desire to live a life that "matches" or expresses their gender identity. They do this by changing the way they look and behave.
Some people with gender dysphoria, but not all, may want to use hormones and sometimes surgery to express their gender identity.
Gender dysphoria is not a mental illness, but some people may develop mental health problems because of gender dysphoria.
Gender dysphoria
Gender dysphoria is a term that describes a sense of unease that a person may have because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity.
Then it's normal. If you define normal to be usual (i.e. norm), then I would say it's rare not the norm.
Jesus, it’s clearly not normal, definitely aberrant, a **** up of nature at best
There have been people living as opposite gender throughout time. It's not a 21st century phenomenon. I agree It's not common, but disagree that it's unnatural.
I’m a Reef keeper and have multiple wrasses in my tanks. They are one of the species of fish that can change sex at will (usually, you’ll see). All species of wrasse can self-determine on any given day what sex they want to be. Typically they will only change sex if they aren’t mating, for example if you take three female bluestar leopard wrasses (one of the species I own) and put them in one tank, then one of them will change from this beautiful female
I’m a Reef keeper and have multiple wrasses in my tanks. They are one of the species of fish that can change sex at will (usually, you’ll see). All species of wrasse can self-determine on any given day what sex they want to be. Typically they will only change sex if they aren’t mating, for example if you take three female bluestar leopard wrasses (one of the species I own) and put them in one tank, then one of them will change from this beautiful female
To this pretty boring male
As I want the showier female, I purposefully only keep one bluestar leopard wrasse in my tank and so far she has stayed a beautiful elegant female.
But not all species of wrasse are like that. Most species of wrasse have more brilliant looking boys and you want that. And some have a third sex.
The Lineatus Wrasse all start out as females and just like my other wrasse they can go back and forth from male to female at will.
Usually you start with females which are nice enough but semi bland
And if you have three of them then one will turn into a male typically and they’re a little showier.
But if you get three or more males together, then one of them will switch to a third sex called a Supermale. Once they become a Supermale, they never switch back. But that’s great because Supermales are ultimately super showy. Fabulous even.
It’s a little easier to see the three sexes in the Flame Fairy Wrasse
Female and male
And the flamboyant Supermale
There are plenty of animals which not only can they switch sex or be both at the same time, but take on a third sex.
Interesting. Are you aware of any animals that change sex outside of reproductive pressures?I’m a Reef keeper and have multiple wrasses in my tanks. They are one of the species of fish that can change sex at will (usually, you’ll see). All species of wrasse can self-determine on any given day what sex they want to be. Typically they will only change sex if they aren’t mating, for example if you take three female bluestar leopard wrasses (one of the species I own) and put them in one tank, then one of them will change from this beautiful female
To this pretty boring male
As I want the showier female, I purposefully only keep one bluestar leopard wrasse in my tank and so far she has stayed a beautiful elegant female.
But not all species of wrasse are like that. Most species of wrasse have more brilliant looking boys and you want that. And some have a third sex.
The Lineatus Wrasse all start out as females and just like my other wrasse they can go back and forth from male to female at will.
Usually you start with females which are nice enough but semi bland
And if you have three of them then one will turn into a male typically and they’re a little showier.
But if you get three or more males together, then one of them will switch to a third sex called a Supermale. Once they become a Supermale, they never switch back. But that’s great because Supermales are ultimately super showy. Fabulous even.
It’s a little easier to see the three sexes in the Flame Fairy Wrasse
Female and male
And the flamboyant Supermale
There are plenty of animals which not only can they switch sex or be both at the same time, but take on a third sex.
