Is gender identity real?

And this is just a personal observation, but on average FtMs seem way better adjusted than MtFs.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Do you think it could have something to do with trans men passing pretty much seamlessly white trans women usually are pretty obvious? That might be part of it...
 
Most (young, at least) people who claim to be transgender are confused, rebelling, faking or whatever. I can't tell you how many people I know IRL and online that almost ruined their lives by almost transitioning. But I've also met a surprising amount that did transition, are many years into it, and only remain in the 'community' to talk about surgery details.

When I was 4/5 and first learned that I would grow boobs and the such, it was my first experience with being furious with being born a woman. I pretty much begged and prayed for 'em to come off or never grow. Thus began a weird transition, non-medical of course, with as much ability as a child that young have. I.e. stealing my brothers clothes, chopping up my hair, general child bratty attitude. It was my big dream to have gender reassignment surgery. Didn't even know the word transgender. I only adopted it when I learned it.

So, in my eyes and experience, only people that have desired to present socially and physically from the beginning are legit. I am not accepted in the transgender community due to these views but I don't really give a shit, no one is going to be able to tell what the fuck I am in a few years.

So yeah. While I do believe resources/general acceptance make it so 'real' transgender individuals can transition, the majority of those exploring gender identities just need to accept that they just don't conform to gender roles. Actual gender dysphoria is not even remotely as fluid as sexuality, so the whole concept of only just realizing dysphoria/just acquiring it at an older age smells like bullshit.

But y'know. That's how I perceive it. I'm open different perceptions, what others believe won't kill me.
 
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Do you think it could have something to do with trans men passing pretty much seamlessly white trans women usually are pretty obvious? That might be part of it...
It's a combination of things...
First you have to remember that male effeminate behavior is still openly shunned across the world; women that are more masculine are a lot more accepted than effeminate men.
The second thing is that the thirst for attention, validation, and penis is very real among women, so among F2Ms it must be explosive.
 
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Do you think it could have something to do with trans men passing pretty much seamlessly white trans women usually are pretty obvious? That might be part of it...
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that when a woman decides she's not special enough, she's more likely to go "gender non-binary" or "agender" or some snowflake crap than claim to be a man, whereas the men seem to favour going full trans. That is to say, the reason the MtFs seem more well-adjusted is because they're more likely to actually be serious about their identity. Whereas while plenty of the people who identify as transwomen are genuine, an awful lot of them, if not the majority, are just fuckups in dresses seeking a cheat code to get out of the mess that is their life.
 
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Hmm, I dunno, the concept of gender was coined by this guy who forced a traumatic experiment on a pair of twins that ended with their deaths...
Damn, I nearly forgot about this. Watched the documentary years ago in school.

Mother fucking John "childhood sexual rehearsal play" Money.
 
Damn, I nearly forgot about this. Watched the documentary years ago in school.

Mother fucking John "childhood sexual rehearsal play" Money.
@Patrick Buttman told that story in the Social Justice Warriors thread and I honestly thought I was reading the plot of a horror film rather than something which actually happened.
 
Personally, I'm not quite sure. I do think there are lots of sociological aspects that contribute to a certain identity both sexes take on, but they're not entirely detached from biology.

Regardless, I think anyone should be allowed to express themselves how they like, whether it means liking tor participating in actions usually associated with the opposite sex without fear of being treated disrespectfully or as anything less than a person.

any gender other than male or female seem like bullshit though. like, congrats, you don't feel like you fit in with either stereotype of male or female. do you want a fucking medal?
 
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