09-17-2014, 08:39 PM
(09-17-2014, 07:59 PM)blueberryhill Wrote: It sounds as though you are thinking of transsexual or cross dressers which usually do involve choices. I am talking about the people whose brains do not match their genitalia. This is not choice, however, before they can have the surgery to change their genitalia, they must go through several months of counseling, testing, etc. to determine it is the real deal. I would imagine that this is the way to weed out the "phonies."
You have more knowledge than I on the biological and genetic front, blueberry.
I absolutely agree that not all transgender individuals want to have gender reassignment surgery, many don't. And, I don't think that any person should be able get the surgery without the medical and psychological screening and counseling. I know it's not a minor procedure. But, I think any transgender individual should have the choice to have the surgery if they're approved through the pre-op screening process.
Anyway, I was speaking more about the transgender population in general. Its a broad group/classification.
Transgender
: A term for people whose gender identity, expression or behavior is different from those typically associated with their assigned sex at birth.
I wouldn't call any transgender individual a phony myself. We have a huge transgender population in San Fransisco. It doesn't make any difference to me whether or why someone is transgender when I'm interacting with individuals. They have a right to express themselves and behave as they see fit, just like I do. IMO.
But, the research and science is very interesting. Thanks.