This whole thread: "Cis is a scientific word, used in chemistry to mean "on the same side; not crossing", which means the word cisgender makes so much sense! And trans people have always existed, there were so many trans characters in ancient stories! 🤪"

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[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 28 insightful - 5 fun28 insightful - 4 fun29 insightful - 5 fun -  (4 children)

Yeah, they always love to ignore the fact that most of what their stories from ancient times involve one or more rapes in the process, heavily implying that these ancient people saw trauma as the only reason someone might want to undergo such a transformation.

[–]ChodeSandwichtender and moist 25 insightful - 5 fun25 insightful - 4 fun26 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Trauma and/or being literally cursed. I'm not a mythology buff but I can't think of a single sex transformation story that was embraced or seen as a gift. There are happier endings about people being turned into trees and constellations, FFS...

[–]SilverWolf 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I remember one Roman myth, about a girl named Iphis. Her parents couldn't afford a daughter, so while the mother was still pregnant, the father decided to kill the child if born a girl. When she was born, the mother raised her as a boy so that she could live. Eventually she was arranged to be married to another woman, and even fell in love, but marriage between two women was "impossible" so she prayed to a goddess and was transformed into a man.

[–]MezozoicGayoldschool gay 17 insightful - 2 fun17 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And this sounds like another reason of many teen girls deciding to go transmen, as by Tavistock data - around 40% of girls transitioned there named reason of transition either "I like girls" or "I like girls and boys".

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

And this sounds like another reason of many teen girls deciding to go transmen, as by Tavistock data - around 40% of girls transitioned there named reason of transition either "I like girls" or "I like girls and boys".

At least in the former case, maybe we could term this disturbing phenomenon "Iphism"?