Transgenderism

[Dragon Master Mike]

Is it bad/weird that I've never heard the term "Cis" until now? I have no clue what it means.

I pretty much agree with what everyone here said. Pretty much my motto is that if something will make you happy and isn't hurting anyone, then go for it. Everyone here has pretty much said anything I would have to say and worded it far better than I ever could, so there's no point in repeating it, because there has been not one thing said that I disagree with.

I've actually never told anyone this, but there have been times when I felt like I should have been born female. Not strongly enough that I could ever have acted on it, but it was still there, and there was at least one time that I was pretty seriously convinced. Am I happy how I am? Mostly. But I still can't help but wonder from time to time what it would have been like if I was born female. Well, the point of my saying this is that, although I realize what I felt wasn't really what real transgender people feel, I think I at least have a vague idea as to what they feel.

[Corey]

The only issue I could possibly find people have with transsexualism is the religious argument, which Neo addressed. Other than, "ew that's icky," which isn't a rational nor respectful argument, I'm don't know why anyone would argue against transsexualism. Though, humans have always frowned upon non-procreative sex, whether it be in the form of homosexuality, transsexualism, or fetishism. Many still oppose oral sex and sodomy, even among heterosexual couples.

I think the problem lies in ignorance, as many people associate gender and sex, when they're, in reality, two different things. Sex is biological, while gender is a human construct. Sex is binary and gender is not. Sex is physical, while gender is mental. Though, one similarity between assigned sex and gender is that they aren't choices. I've done little research into the origins of transgenderism (if this were a thread about homosexuality, then class would be in session), and I'm not even sure if there's been comprehensive studies of scientific standard conducted on the topic, but I'm rather certain that gender dysphoria is no more a choice than something like clinical depression.

As for "cisphobia," I've rarely ever seen true, non-satirical "cisphobia," and I frequent Tumblr. I think that it's an attempt to make a jab at the majority due to persecution of the minority, which is understandable, but not an appropriate response.

I've actually never told anyone this, but there have been times when I felt like I should have been born female. Not strongly enough that I could ever have acted on it, but it was still there, and there was at least one time that I was pretty seriously convinced. Am I happy how I am? Mostly. But I still can't help but wonder from time to time what it would have been like if I was born female. Well, the point of my saying this is that, although I realize what I felt wasn't really what real transgender people feel, I think I at least have a vague idea as to what they feel.

Haha, I'm pretty sure most people feel this way, just a lot of people won't admit it. I personally think my life would be 1000x easier if I were born female. I could more acceptably indulge in my make-up fascination and like boys (being gay is very frustrating when no hot, romantic gays live within a 32345843274320985 mile radius). I'm lucky though, in the sense that I could just be a drag queen (which is more fun than being a girl would be imo). The difference between curiosity and transsexualism is how you identify mentally. :)