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[–]worried19 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I really don't think it would ever be possible to change the sex of a born human being.

It might be possible to manipulate embryos to make them develop male or female, but I don't think that would be of much use to trans people. If science could change everything in an adult, including fertility, chromosomes, and DNA, I think that person would be biologically of their target sex. But they would still have their original socialization.

[–]transwomanHesitantly QT?[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree, I don't necessarily think it's a possibility, but it's still interesting to think about. In a world where it was possible, I'm not sure if I would classify someone who changed their sex as someone who was born of that same sex. I've always been under the impression that sex is observed at birth (and often while in the womb as well).

Many commenters have mentioned socialization, which I definitely agree with 100%. In a society with gendered socialization, that's not something we could medically create without some kind of way to modify human consciousness and thought, but that gets a little too sci-fi for the discussion at hand, I think.

Anyways thanks for taking time to respond, I appreciate your input ♥️