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Transsexuals experience themselves as being of the opposite sex, despite having the biological characteristics of one sex. A crucial question resulting from a previous brain study in male-to-female transsexuals was whether the reported difference according to gender identity in the central part of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BSTc) was based on a neuronal difference in the BSTc itself or just a reflection of a difference in vasoactive intestinal polypeptide innervation from the amygdala, which was used as a marker. Therefore, we determined in 42 subjects the number of somatostatin-expressing neurons in the BSTc in relation to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and past or present hormonal status. Regardless of sexual orientation, men had almost twice as many somatostatin neurons as women (P < 0.006). The number of neurons in the BSTc of male-to-female transsexuals was similar to that of the females (P = 0.83). In contrast, the neuron number of a female-to-male transsexual was found to be in the male range. Hormone treatment or sex hormone level variations in adulthood did not seem to have influenced BSTc neuron numbers. The present findings of somatostatin neuronal sex differences in the BSTc and its sex reversal in the transsexual brain clearly support the paradigm that in transsexuals sexual differentiation of the brain and genitals may go into opposite directions and point to a neurobiological basis of gender identity disorder.
I watched a video (forget where) of a mother talking about her young daughter who was getting sex change surgery. Of course, now days liberals love this, it is so touching and compassionate!
But is it really?
Maybe some kids really were born the wrong gender, I have no idea. But how can they be so sure? And how can they let a young child make this irrevocable decision?
I forget the age of the child in the video, but she was definitely under 18.
First of all, it is very common for girls to sometimes wish they were boys, and vice versa. If a girl happens to like sports, or other things where boys are given preference, she will be frustrated at being girl.
If a boy likes fashion, or dancing, or other supposedly girlie things, he might wish he could be a girl.
So the transgender desire might be temporary. And parents are letting their kids have parts of their bodies CUT OFF, based on what could be a passing phase.
BUT FURTHERMORE:
Gender is much more than a penis or breasts. Getting your penis cut off will NOT make you look feminine! Even if you take hormones.
The entire shape of a man's body is different from a woman's. Not just bigger. The proportions are different. And men have angles where women have curves. A man's face and a woman's face DO NOT look the same! No matter how much makeup you use.
I think sex change surgery is mostly a stupid passing fad. With exceptions of course -- if a child has an ambiguous gender, genetically, they might need sex change surgery.
Parents are letting their young teenagers get covered with permanent tattoos, so obviously they are not into thinking about the future. But they should.
So you want a discussion and instead of presenting facts you babble incoherently about your opinion on the subject like if this was a forum full of morons like Facebook.
Go find that video you "mentioned" and get back to us.
California probably has more transgenders than Vermont.
Probably, but that's because California has more people living there than vermont. One of the best estimates of the ratio is roughly 1 trans person to every 5,000 cis people. Though Vermont does have a law that makes discriminating against trans people illegal, there are probably a lot there as opposed to a less welcoming state. But you're probably right about Vermont having a smaller trans population than California.
Hey, if it isn't affecting you, doesn't impact your life in any way, shape, or form, WHO GIVES A RATS PITOOT WHAT PEOPLE DO?
This whole topic is quickly becoming a topic for those that have to have something to gripe about, to gripe about.
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