Transexuals

[Brian37]

No it isn't. You've missed the point.

Dissociative gender identity arises because of how the person themselves defines their gender identity; and this is environmental. "Playing with dolls" and that kind of thing. If you tell a boy he can't do "girl things" he could begin to think he's a girl. Cut out the "gender" and you pretty much have the textbook understanding of dissociative identity disorder as well. Same shit, but two very different outcomes.

Then the debate should be who has the "disorder". I'd say the "disorder" is society's failure to see people as a range. I do agree that if something in your body does not match, if you want to fix it, do so.

When I was young I did ponder what it would be like to be a girl. I actually to this day hate testosterone. I didn't want to be a girl. But I found the range of sensitivity compared to men in general, more aligned with how I wanted to be. I got bullied and mistreated as a result of wanting to be myself. Even my parents didn't like how sensitive I was, and still am.

I hate that evolution produces ignorance. It produces humans who are stuck in script thinking on all sorts of issues, not just that of sex.

I hate cliche's like "Be a man" or "you hit like a girl". It still amounts to having one life and fuck what others think. Be a decent person, obey the law, and take the ups and downs in life with who you are, not what others want you to be.

I can tell you I often wished I had Xena Warrior Princess as my girlfriend in high school. Not only sexy but could have kicked the jocks asses when they bullied me.