RE: Penny responds; response to; Gender Identity, Gender Expression, Gender Roles, and Sex: The circular logic that keep the public spinning in the midst of the transgender movement.
But... no. Hard no to this. I mean, philosophically, I believe it's fundamentally wrong to tell people how they should experience their gender and whether they should be in "another" gender category because of the physical characteristics of their genitalia at birth. Trans women ARE "real" women.
On your first point, even if you are going to make this about brain chemistry, there is a robust volume of scientific literature that shows that gender dysphoria is caused by a biological mismatch between brain chemistry and outer traits of biological sex at birth. In other words, trans women experience gender dysphoria prior to transitioning because their brain chemistry more closely resembles that of women that are born with female sexual organs. So if you want to make this about brain chemistry, then you are fighting against your own point.
As for the point of whether or not trans people experience life as "real women," how do you know that every woman you come across was born with female genitalia? How do random strangers on the street perceive them? In many cases, especially when women are far enough along in their transitioning process, they appear to have been born female in their superficial sexual traits. And women who are mid-transition who are still exhibiting outer traits of maleness are subjected to constant sexual harassment as well. If anything, I think that many trans women experience a more severe form of sexual harassment than cisgendered women.
Exaclty- It is very much influenced by BRAIN CHEMISTRY. And you yourself stated
The key words being more closely resembles that of women, however the male brain & the brain of trans women is still different than women who are BORN women.
I am very much well aware of the INFLUENCE of BRAIN CHEMISTRY & no it does not refute me point. It only brings into more questions about how BRAIN CHEMISTRY influences one's brain & more questions-
How HORMONES, Chemicals & pollutions & SEVERE Stresses of a Mother while the baby is in the Womb- might be contributing factors as to why some people born MEN- fell they are really women & vice versa. They call plastics & estrogenic chemicals- GENDER BENDER CHEMICALS - for a reason.
I'm not going to argue the point with you on whether or not a TRANSWomen can Ever Fully Know Or Experience What it is Like to Be A REAL WOMAN- because it no amount evidence to this point will probably ever convince you- yourself.
But I will say this- all of these questions are Very Relevant Indeed. And For People In Society to want to question all of this & find out the FACTORS that could be contributing are very important. It is not ALWAYS about hounding down the Trans-women- or Making Fun of Trans-Women. It is about this-
Trans-Women- start out in Life- as someone's child, someone's brother, someone;s loved one. Obviously to be a child, teen & adult & feel you are trapped in the wrong BODY- would cause a lot of difficulties & misery for that person's life. Then to further undergo major surgeries- also poses major hardship of those people. SURGERY ISN'T EASY ON THE HUMAN BODY!
So why on earth would anyone want to have fellow members of society- let alone their children, siblings, relatives, friends- suffer so much?
Likewise EVERY sane person knows that TEENAGERS sometimes go thru- Rebellion, feel like outcasts, try different things, and SOME JUST GO THRU PHASES- that they later- on their grow out of. To be so certain that NOT 1 SINGLE TEENAGER follows the TRANS-GENDER path- due to other reasons, or factors- than REALLY BE TRANSGENDER- is RIDICULOUS. Therefore- a Very Troubled TEEN who might be following the TRANSGENDER PATH- for the WRONG REASONS- then this whole thing needs to be dealt with with that teen & their Family. NOT HAVING OUTSIDE FORCES COME IN & TAKE OVER, IN THE NAME OF TRANSGENDER RIGHTS.
And YES- I know the above circumstances may be RARE- but there are ALREADY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THIS.
Last but not Least- Children are shaped & molded by those around them. What happens to a child- when at age 3 - mommy turns into DADDY or Visce Versa- and then furthermore- that CHILD is exposes nonstop- to mostly TRANSGENDER PEOPLE? Yah- Right- like that won't mess with a kids head.
Kids are in a Hypnagogic state of mind till age 6 or 7. Absolutely every they see & are exposed to- goes directly into their SUBCONSCIOUS Mind & lays down the BLUE Print or Program- they'll function off of for the rest of their life.
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