I expect the flippant tone won't be generally well-received, but, fortunately, there aren't many eyes on this thread. Personally, I have no horse in the race, o

I expect the flippant tone won't be generally well-received, but, fortunately, there aren't many eyes on this thread. Personally, I have no horse in the race, other than intellectual curiosity, so, everyone, please don't assume any particular position on any issue on my part. > Turning your penis inside out doesn't make you a woman I believe one of the contentions is that such a person doing so was already a woman, at least in terms of self-perception. This begs the question of what it means to be a woman. Evan an answer relying strictly on biology is unsatisfying, since genetics don't necessarily match external genitals and/or hormone-producing gonads (and sometimes those don't function as expected). With over 7 billion persons, outliers are remarkably common. > This is mental illness If you're saying gender dysphoria is actually a different mental illness or caused by one, that's not clear If you're merely labeling it as mental illness, there's not much meaning to that. It could still be that "transitioning" is the accepted best treatment. > often stems from abuse during childhood How is that relevant?