RE: Why I'm giving up on dating, and people in general... 11-08-2013, 01:48 AM
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(10-16-2013, 03:19 PM)Jiggly Wrote: I think I'm somewhat biased as I have transgender friends. They mentally identify as female. Physically they technically will always be male. But I guess there are some transgender girls where you just wouldn't ever know.
If she was post-OP... I wonder how this story would have turned out then.
The shock is totally understandable. Especially, when the poor guy gets that far with her >.<
I can see what you're saying, but I have to question that they will always technically be male. You may be right, but at the same time I feel that it's debatable. First off, what truly defines gender? This is something people could argue over forever. Secondly, the same material that makes a penis, makes a vagina. The genetic code in an individual (which can be shaped, altered, manipulated, "screwed-up" by a variety of factors) tells how that material is to be shaped. From what I understand being transgender or in this case transexual is actually more like a mutation (& no I'm not trying to call transgender/transexual people mutants or anything like that). Other than the shape/form of genetalia the only other physical factor is body chemistry. This can easily be adjusted via hormone therapy. Skin thickness & texture, body hair, body scents, etc all become altered over time. There are several "genetic women" (as some would say) who do not have ovaries, and have to go through hormone therapy to maintain a healthy hormone balance for several reasons. Anything that I haven't covered just seems to be too trivial to bother going into. For all intents & purposes a transexual female is female, both physically & mentally. Same goes for transexual males. Sorry for going on & on but I felt some people here really could use some education in this area, and I'm really into civil rights so it can be a sensitive subject for me. Thank you to whoever reads all this
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