Frankenstein monster is kinda like Trans folks or people

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

[Thumpalumpacus]

If a person had the brain formation which is associated with being cis, and said sincerely that he was trans, which would you believe?

I'm not sure that a person with the brain formation associated with being cis would be able to 'sincerely' say that he was trans.

Boru

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

[Paleophyte]

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

That's always been the benchmark that I've used. I'm cis hetero, was born cis hetero, and will almost certainly die cis hetero. I had absolutely no choice in the matter, so why would I believe that anybody else did? When I see somebody desperately pleading for the sort of gender-affirming surgery that I can't even comprehend undergoing I'm going to assume that they really need it for their well-being.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I'm not sure that a person with the brain formation associated with being cis would be able to 'sincerely' say that he was trans.

Boru

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

Exactly. I could go round all day saying that I'm gay or trans, but it wouldn't be sincere. And the bigotry is certainly and issue (not just here, obviously). Why someone's gender doesn't confirm to their biological sex doesn't justify discrimination.

Boru

[Paleophyte]

[Belacqua]

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

This is basically how intersubjectivity works. You have no empirical evidence to tell you how others feel, but you can extrapolate based on your own experience.

[Sheldon]

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

This is basically how intersubjectivity works. You have no empirical evidence to tell you how others feel, but you can extrapolate based on your own experience.

Just because the experience is subjective, like pain for example, does not mean we cannot objectively verify its existence. You are conflating the one with the other, and wrongly assuming that having a gender that differs from your biological gender is unsupported by any objective evidence, see above your claim we must rely solely on the subjective claim of the person, this is not the case.

[Belacqua]

This is basically how intersubjectivity works. You have no empirical evidence to tell you how others feel, but you can extrapolate based on your own experience.

Just because the experience is subjective, like pain for example, does not mean we cannot objectively verify its existence. 

We cannot know what another person's pain is like. We assume it is the same kind of thing that we feel, because we describe it in the same way and react in the same way. This is what intersubjectivity means.

What can we do to objectively verify that pain exists other than this? (An fMRI shows that some activity is occurring, but does not tell us what the experience is like for the person having the experience.)

You are conflating the one with the other, and wrongly assuming that having a gender that differs from your biological gender is unsupported by any objective evidence, see above your claim we must rely solely on the subjective claim of the person, this is not the case.

What objective evidence do we have that an individual's gender differs from their biological sex? 

For example, if a person were to make this claim, how do we verify that they are speaking the truth and not lying?

[Ravenshire]

[Thumpalumpacus]

I didn't choose to be hetero male. I assume on that basis that those who feel differently dd not choose as well, especially since their layout exposes them to the bigotry on display here.

This is basically how intersubjectivity works. You have no empirical evidence to tell you how others feel, but you can extrapolate based on your own experience.

I don't know how you would feel after being hit in the face with a two-by-four, but that doesn't mean that would give you an orgasm. There's many subjective experiences that we cannot share, but many we can imagine -- at least if we have a sense of empathy.