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[–]Ricky_Ticky 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think if a woman is experiencing dysphoria she is transgender, not lesbian. Dysphoria can be easily confused with so many other conditions, be it body dysmorphia, autoandrophilia or a sense of permanent discomfort that comes from not meeting heteronormative social expectations.

I agree with you that a woman with dysphoria can choose to live as a woman. But that does not make her a lesbian who chose to live as a woman, she is trangender who chose not to transition.

[–]piylot 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If a woman is experiencing dysphoria she's a woman though right? A woman attracted to other women.

Do you believe the person should more accurately be described as a man? Or do you see transgender as a third category?

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am also curious about this as well. I think it partly depends on how you define "woman" and "transgender".