QT oriented question but anyone can comment: How much of a choice do we have over our gender identity (assuming for the sake of argument that gender identity exists in all people)?

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[–]CatbugMods allow rape victim blaming in this sub :) 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Gender is nothing but how you feel about the sexed role you were prescribed. It can’t be an inherent identity when it’s only able to be explained via sexism or a quasi-religious view almost identical to the idea of a soul inhabiting a body.(only these souls inhabited the “wrong bodies” which is a disturbing message in and of itself)

Gender is real only to a select few who have the privilege to navel-gaze and wax lyrical over what they wore as a toddler and how they feel about lipstick or a football game today. Definition of a first world problem.

Gender is performed because it’s displayed by adhering to the stereotypes prescribed to your sex. Performing the gender role of the opposite sex is simply pantomime.

[–]worried19 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Definition of a first world problem.

Which is why it's no surprise that "gay trans boys" and "demiboys" and "non-binary" and "agender" people are confined almost exclusively to the first world. The only group that crosses over is actual transsexuals.

[–]CatbugMods allow rape victim blaming in this sub :) 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yup. All the xe/xir faegender demi girl nonsense is wealthy white adolescent stuff.

Transsexualism has far more heft to it considering it actually does occur in places without tumblr.

[–]SilverSlippers 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

When you actually look at the statistics about violence against transwomen, it is largely transwomen (of the type with severe dysphoria from early childhood) in developing countries who are sex workers. Sex work in and of itself is super dangerous and degrading and victims of sex trafficking (regardless of sex or gender identity) face high levels of violence and murder. Transwomen & transmen in wealthier, developed countries do not face higher levels of murder than their non-trans peers.

All of the so called 'activism' that most woke-TRAs do does nothing to help these transwomen. They do nothing to combat global sex trafficking or help impoverished transwomen find employment or income.

[–]CatbugMods allow rape victim blaming in this sub :) 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re right about the being prostituted thing. And to think how much of TRA also panders out all that “sex work is work” and “sex work is empowerment” garbage.