Kids Aren’t Born Trans — People who pursue a cross-sex identity aren’t born that way, and children should not be encouraged to “transition” to the opposite sex, according to a reference work endorsed by the American Psychological Association

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[–]HopeThatHalps 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

You have a good grasp of the nuances.

[–]hennaojisan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Those are the basics we have to understand. Then sometimes two people with penises can fall in love and/or have sex. Fine. But you can't change sexes. You end up with a penisless male or something else that is still female. Try to change your sex and you get a 40% probability of ending your own life.

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

If you're a biological absolutist when it comes to gender, looking at a person's chromosome makeup is a more classy way of going about it.

But that aside, "the basics we have to understand" admits that our understanding is incomplete, and it doesnt make sense to take a definitive view while at the same time admitting that your understanding is limited.

[–]wizzwizz4 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That 40% is for people who feel trans, not people who've had surgery / HRT. It goes down for those who are allowed to express themselves as their percieved gender.

[–]hennaojisan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I see what you mean but it was never explained to me that way. Thanks.

[–]wizzwizz4 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm glad you see, now. Hopefully we can work to knock that 40% down some more.