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Canadian tribunal fines $55,000 for expressing Christian views on “transgenderism”

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
From what I see many claim gender disorder is genetic. I believe it's mental simply because going by genetics, the easiest thing DNA can tell us about an individual is whether they are male or female.
The DNA will show male while the mind claims female and vise-versa.
The mental aspect of gender appears to have physical (brain) characteristics.
If these traits show up in children, it does point to genetics.
Ref...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/03/15/44FD8B7500000578-4944954-image-a-93_1507042700636.jpg
Study Shows Differences In Brain Structure Between Transgender, Cisgender People - Study Finds
Certainly, there are known genetic conditions (eg, XXY, XYY) which result in gender determination issues.
 
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We Never Know

No Slack
The mental aspect of gender appears to have physical (brain) characteristics.
If these traits show up in children, it does point to genetics.
Ref...
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/10/03/15/44FD8B7500000578-4944954-image-a-93_1507042700636.jpg
Study Shows Differences In Brain Structure Between Transgender, Cisgender People - Study Finds
Certainly, there are known genetic conditions (eg, XXY, XYY) which result in gender determination issues.

Something I could never understand was for example a transgender born female that identifies as a man, has a sex change then wants to be with men and is the female figure in the relationship. I guess I don't understand why not just stay female then.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Something I could never understand was for example a transgender born female that identifies as a man, has a sex change then wants to be with men and is the female figure in the relationship. I guess I don't understand why not just stay female then.
I'm not familiar with that particular situation.
But things can get complicated.
 

Liu

Well-Known Member
Why would you want to get your tongue split?
Good question actually.
Basically because it somehow feels right.

I guess I'm kinda an otherkin, even though I don't subscribe to the metaphysic beliefs that are associated with that subculture, nor do I identify with any specific creature.

Btw, that desire is a quite different feeling from gender disphoria. Comes from a different layer of the psyche it seems to me and also doesn't cause depression or anything. It's merely that my feeling of how my psyche is shaped differs from the shape of my body, and that it would be nice if I could shape my body accordingly, but without any urgency to actually do so.

And, a bit like how people who lost a limb still feel like it's there, I feel for example as if I had a tail. Might have to do with what some occultists call their astral body.

And well, I can hardly get a tail, so I gotta start with changes that are actually possible, among which tongue splitting should be among the most widespread, easiest and also most easily hideable ones.

Additionally, some who got their tongue split report it caused it to lengthen a bit and that it got overall more flexible, that would be a bonus.
 

We Never Know

No Slack
Evidence?
We have several posters here who are transgender, but none who admit to be transcanine.
I don't care for the daily mail but it was what popped up first on the search.

Transgender man identifies as a DOG and says chasing sticks and playing on all fours has brought him closer to his husband.


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We Never Know

No Slack
Good question actually.
Basically because it somehow feels right.

I guess I'm kinda an otherkin, even though I don't subscribe to the metaphysic beliefs that are associated with that subculture, nor do I identify with any specific creature.

Btw, that desire is a quite different feeling from gender disphoria. Comes from a different layer of the psyche it seems to me and also doesn't cause depression or anything. It's merely that my feeling of how my psyche is shaped differs from the shape of my body, and that it would be nice if I could shape my body accordingly, but without any urgency to actually do so.

And, a bit like how people who lost a limb still feel like it's there, I feel for example as if I had a tail. Might have to do with what some occultists call their astral body.

And well, I can hardly get a tail, so I gotta start with changes that are actually possible, among which tongue splitting should be among the most widespread, easiest and also most easily hideable ones.

Additionally, some who got their tongue split report it caused it to lengthen a bit and that it got overall more flexible, that would be a bonus.

 

Liu

Well-Known Member
Something I could never understand was for example a transgender born female that identifies as a man, has a sex change then wants to be with men and is the female figure in the relationship. I guess I don't understand why not just stay female then.
I can only guess, but I would guess that this person is transgender in the sense of feeling better in a body of the opposite sex, but not in the sense of identifying with all the social roles associated with that sex.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I don't care for the daily mail but it was what popped up first on the search.

Transgender man identifies as a DOG and says chasing sticks and playing on all fours has brought him closer to his husband.


flipboard
From an article like that, one cannot tell whether this is his belief he's
really a dog, or if he just wants to be a dog, or if it's role playing.
It strikes me as being very different from transgender.
 

Sky Rivers

Active Member
Something I could never understand was for example a transgender born female that identifies as a man, has a sex change then wants to be with men and is the female figure in the relationship. I guess I don't understand why not just stay female then.
Indeed, strange isn't it?
 

Liu

Well-Known Member
Indeed, strange isn't it?
I don't know for sure, but I think it is fairly common for transpeople to not completely identify with the gender stereotypes of either sex. Not less common at least than for people who are not trans.

To me at least, being trans is about the physical characteristics and how one feels about those. One can act completely like the opposite sex without being trans, and vice versa.

Also, most transpeople are sexually attracted to the sex they identify with and not the one they were born as. So, that person mentioned would be typical in that regard.
 

Saint Frankenstein

Here for the ride
Premium Member
From what I see many claim gender disorder is genetic. I believe it's mental simply because going by genetics, the easiest thing DNA can tell us about an individual is whether they are male or female.
The DNA will show male while the mind claims female and vise-versa.
Except when the DNA is wrong:
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome - Wikipedia

DNA is just a roadmap, but the body often takes detours and those detours are just then factored into the route connection. Basically, we're born with a map of possibilities but which possibilities manifest (genes are activated) depends on our environment. Biological sex can't be reduced to just one thing because there's so many factors and variables.
 

Saint Frankenstein

Here for the ride
Premium Member
Something I could never understand was for example a transgender born female that identifies as a man, has a sex change then wants to be with men and is the female figure in the relationship. I guess I don't understand why not just stay female then.
Because they want to be with a man as a man, not as a woman. Or are you saying that only women can be attracted to men?
 

Liu

Well-Known Member
Most trans people are straight, not gay.
Straight as in attracted to the sex they were born as?
Were did you get your statistics from?

I admit I didn't do any research recently on that topic, only went with what I heard in a university lecture a while ago.
 
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