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Gender dysphoria also isn't a clean distinction between "male" and "wanting to be female". The underlying phenomenon is observed to be rooted in sex-specific in
by ashleyn 8y ago
Gender dysphoria also isn't a clean distinction between "male" and "wanting to be female". The underlying phenomenon is observed to be rooted in sex-specific instincts and feelings inverse to what is normally found in people of the same sex. The interpretation is cultural. Indians believe it means there are two spirits in a single body, Mexicans have the "mux", and even in the west there's been tacit admission by some trans people that they feel different but couldn't tell you they were actually female...the oft-maligned "nonbinary".
So really, I don't personally believe a brain can be cleanly male or cleanly female. Rather, if specific parts are formed differently than usual, then they respond differently to external stimuli. This can result in a wide range of sex-atypical behaviour ranging from mere homosexuality to finding one's genitals revolting. How you interpret that objective phenomenon is really up to the individual.
- zaarn 8y agoI think the brains that are cleanly male-trait or female-trait are very very rare, most are a mix but there is usually enough difference to be able to make a very good guess. Though I also do agree that gender dysphoria can have many different expressions, once you drop gender you get into a whole new world of stuffs where people hate various things about themselves (I've met people with self-described "whole body dysphoria" who are generally okay with their gender and simply hate the physical existence of their body)