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o_O.Q said:
"Gender identity is biological." the only thing presented so far has been male and female brains which according to some scientists has been discredited https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/feb/24/meet-the-neuroscientist-shattering-the-myth-of-the-gendered-brain-gina-rippon instead they argue that it is the environment which shapes the brain to differentiate beyond that when you were speaking of biological characteristics before weren't you talking about other characteristics? " When we think of an individual who holds these attributes of "femaleness" we may think of someone who is shorter and has breasts (generally biological characteristics)" interesting |
We spoke not too long ago about twin studies (which are used to determine whether a trait is biological or a product of environment) which indicated that identical twins are more likely than fraternal twins to both identify as transgendered, which indicates that there is a strong biological component to gender identity.
As for your other point, I'm not really sure what you are trying to say. I am in no way contradicting that quote with anything I am saying or arguing. I feel as if you may be misinterpreting something again, but you haven't given me enough info to know what.
| JWeinCom said: I guess what I don't understand about trans people is whether or not they are transitioning because they actually feel like another gender, or is it because they like to behave in a certain manner which would be acceptable for the other gender, but not for them. In other words is the dysphoria based on what they are vs society's expectations, or what they want to do vs society's expectations? For instance, if we had a world where a man was not judged for wearing dresses, makeup, being emotional, or other things that are typically considered feminine, would we see a decrease in the amount of people transitioning from male to female? |
I think the answer to that question is mostly conjecture as we don't really have any way of knowing how individuals would act in a world that is so different from our own. While I think that is an interesting conversation to have, I don't know if it is really possible to have such a conversation when one of the individuals in the room is not acting in good faith.
