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In reply to the discussion: If Jenner can be a woman while still sporting a penis, why can't Rachel Dolezal be African American? [View all]polly7
(20,582 posts)I thought it was a great post, so brought it over from another thread to reply to someone with.
How someone presents themselves to society has nothing to do with how they personally and psychologically identify. There's a great post in this thread that shows how many transgender people commit suicide, lose jobs, are discriminated against in every way, bullied, murdered - of course it makes sense for those without support to identify who they know they are inside 'differently' to society.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6847692
I don't use XX and XY to determine gender, simply because, as another poster in this thread said "it involves a lot more than chromosomes, of which there are a lot more biological options than XY or XX, and an infinite variety of ways those chromosomes are physically expressed."
This is an interesting read I saw yesterday:
The Transgender Brain
Or Its all in your head no, really!
http://transascity.org/the-transgender-brain/
And, some quick links I found on studies being done:
Transsexual differences caught on brain scan:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20032-transsexual-differences-caught-on-brain-scan.html#.VYF_xflVhBd
BU researchers find biological basis for transgender identity:
http://dailyfreepress.com/2015/02/18/bu-researchers-find-biological-basis-for-transgender-identity/
It's been shown over and over that even very young children know they are not who their body says they are externally.
What happens when your son tells you hes really a girl
http://www.macleans.ca/society/health/what-happens-when-your-son-tells-you-hes-really-a-girl/
I'm just trying to learn more about all of this but it's obvious to me, trans men and women are not putting themselves out there for ridicule, scorn, discrimination and hate because they're experimenting, trying to take advantage of being seen as another gender, tired of their own bodies ........ or whatever other garbage people accuse them of doing. It's very real, with life or death consequences. I'm not sure why anyone would want to minimize it with some of the stupidity and bigotry seen even here on this forum.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6850280