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Am I the only one that thinks this is kind of surprising? I was taught that transgenderness wasn't something you could choose, but apparently this woman can and
by azzurite 12y ago
Am I the only one that thinks this is kind of surprising? I was taught that transgenderness wasn't something you could choose, but apparently this woman can and did choose her gender. She didn't "deep down feel like a man" but still was identified with gender identification disorder.
- wodenokoto 12y agoThere are multiple possible answers. The simplest being, that she was originally mistaken in her interpretation of her depression. It doesn't strike me like the author chose to be a man or stay a women like how the rest of us chooses between vanilla and chocolate ice-cream. It was a profound realization that where she was going in life would not make her happier, only more sad. Another explanation is that she identifies 50% male and 50% female and both are equally right or wrong for her. But she still needs to choose to be either or.
- emmab 12y agoIt's different for different people. As a general practice, reparative therapy has historically been very harmful, and is usually what people are advocating for when they say that being transgender is something you "can choose". There exist some people for whom transition is optimal for mental health and some people for which it is not. "Transition" can also be deconstructed into different things: - hormone therapy (which itself involves a lot of different possibilities) - changes in gendered behavior (voice, body language, etc.) - changes in gendered apparel - changes in gendered self-perception - asking to go by different pronouns - becoming a part of trans-aware/queer communities where gender is perceived as more fluid - various surgical options