Do you think transsexualism is real?
413385
Yes, transexualism is very very real. And if anybody says otherwise, then they do not know what they are talking about or are being very very ignorant.\n\nIt has existed in human society since the dawn of ages and a paper has been written on it by Socrates and Plato in regards to it outlining the benefits of same sexed unions, making reference to the brain and not social conditioning.\n\nIn later years, studies and papers have been written by many esteemed socio-biologist and genetisist on the subject as well. One of them being Dr. Levy.\n\nDr. Levy had worked on the genetic aspect of it, working down to the chromosome level, identifing the x22 gene that differentiates our sexuality and the extent or it. Brain size also playing a factor in human sexuality.
850329
WE ARE NOT SHEMALES...WE ARE Transsexuals get the term right.  if your wanting a shemale then your looking for a porn slut have fun with the disease
1068476
Lack of education.  "To Wong Foo" said it best:\n\n"When a straight man puts on a dress and goes on a sexual kick he is a transvestite.  When a man is a woman, trapped in a man's body, and has a little operation he is a transsexual.  When a gay man has way too much fashion sense for one gender he is a drag queen. And when a tired little Latin boy puts on a dress, he is simply a boy in a dress!"
603548
This is a very difficult question.\n\nBeing a transsexual is a very different state of being than being homosexual or bisexual.\n\nThe first thing to know is that that being a transsexual is mostly a state of feeling like the other gender. Something deep inside of you is telling you that you are something- but the reality of your physical being says that you are something else. Here two worlds collide because you feel either you are wrong or reality is wrong.\n\nFeelings are something on the inside and are difficult to evaluate to top it all off because feelings can change people tend not to trust them. \n\nBut if that feeling is very strong and stays strong during a long period of time then that is a definate sign that you do feel that you are the other gender. \n\nHowever there are many psychological conditions that can bring on feelings of being the other gender: Schizophrenia, psychosis, autism, childhood abuse.\n\nThe best thing to do is to go the Henry Benjamin site and find a trained counselor in transsexual matters near you. This association sets standards for the treatment of gender dysphoria as it is called. By treatment I mean that a counselor will help you sort out all of that confusion inside of you and help you see clearly if you want to be a boy or a girl and how to become that person that you want to be\n\nhttp://www.hbigda.org/\n\nBest of luck
1119752
The person decides to change their gender to match their "brain sex".  A person's genetalia has nothing to do with their gender IDENTITY.  You can look one way and totally feel another way.  And to be honest with you, many transgendered and transsexual people decide to make the transition because it's simply easier to live their life that way.  It comes from a psychological diagnosis of GID or Gender Identity Disorder or Gender Dysphoria.  It's still a medical "mental illness" although I don' t think there's anything abnormal about it.  All babies start off as female in the womb, and it's that extra kick of testosterone and a Y chromosome that makes us different as male and female.  Do you think that things ALWAYS go perfectly according to plan?  I don't.  Sometimes wires get crossed, things get misplaced and you end up with truly unique, wonderful, diverse people like transsexuals, transgendered people and intersexed people.  And it's actually been studied that transsexuals are two standard deviations above the mean on intellectual abilities than straight people and one standard deviation above the mean than homosexuals.  So, most are not "mentally ill" or "insane" in my opinion.  I believe it takes a LOT of self introspection and self analysis to come to the decision to transition.  \n    You really can truly learn a lot about society and how to live your own life for yourself from a transsexual person.  They have a tremendous amount of knowledge and considering they have had a unique opportunity to see the world from two different views, they have a first hand account of just how differently you are treated by society depending on what people ASSUME is between your legs.  You can learn a lot from a transsexual, and the ones that I have had the pleasure of meeting have all been WONDERFUL people.
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I think as the years go on more people feel that they do not have to dress in the role they are.  They can dress comfortably.  So if they want to dress as the opposite sex they can.  Our world is developing it to what we make it and and we are more comfortable as we feel then as we actually are.  Also the reason more people get the sex change surgeries they know it is alright, and they will not be judge in open settings as much as others in the past have been.
813791
Well, you say that you would feel more comfortable as a male, so I guess that would be true.  You DEFINITELY don't have to know from childhood that you were transgendered.  There are people who live their lives fine, happily, and then, at 20, 30, 50, 60, whenever- realize that they want to change their sex.  Knowing beforehand is not a prerequisite.\n\nShouldn't you really want male reproductive parts?  Not necessarily.  I mean, there are two different things we're dealing with here, sex, and gender.  Your sex- hormones and genitals and breasts, and something very private.  Few people- mostly doctors and lovers- are only going to see your sex.  However, everyone will see your gender, your presentation as male, and how they react and treat you and interact with you is a big part of gender, much more than a mind-body mismatch.  I think that's the heart of your feelings, and I think that you are transgendered, but not transsexual- i.e. you want to be taken as a man, but it isn't as though you're trapped in a woman's body, but rather, trapped by society's gender definitions.  So break free of those definitions, if you want, by passing as a man.\n\nI hope that helps- and just remember, I'm no expert.  Just trying to dole out good advice if I think I have some.
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Resources- YES\n\nhttp://www.transexuality.org\nhttp://www.ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/conway.html\nhttp://www.annelawrence.com/\n\nFun- sorry, but no.
1160339
I dont think its odd..........but what about a very male looking butch??? thats what my partner is and I so agree about the male energy and female body!!! too many lesbians overlook just how incredible a butch can be..........I find the biggest problem (for me personally) with FTM is that the body changes so drastically when they are on male hormornes.......its not as female anymore.......give me breasts, hips, legs........etc......LOVE'EM!!!!
868151
Oh YES. Tell. Immediately. That's not something that should be kept a secret. The only transgendered person I ever knew (best dang hairdresser in Minneapolis, by the way) was very upfront about her operation, and all it entailed.
167494
If it makes the person feel better, I think they should go for it. There is no point living in the wrong body if they can afford to have the surgery and they are sure that is what they want. We have the technology and I think it must be torturous for someone who is born the gender that is not what they want to be. Live and let live and my best wishes to them.=)
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I think they're bigger in the "trans" community.\nCaterpillar, goes into cocoon, comes out beautiful butterfly.\nThey think the same thing about going into sex-change surgery, they'll come out of the O.R. as the person they were "meant" to be.
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No(yes). It is not real(it is).\n\nhttp://www.poleshift.org/sublim/
440349
Not this year, but, about 20 years ago, my husband wore a dress and a wig to work, and told eveyone he got a sex change.  Of course, it was  a small business, and they all knew he was pulling a joke, but the customers sure were fooled.  It was all over town, and  people would come in and ask, "Did you really get a sex change?"  (actually believeing he did this overnight!!!) and he would pull the wig off, and yell "April Fool!"
571146
its difficult to tell.. if its for real then thats really silly.. wait i checked it again.. its not real!!!! thats for sure..
1164798
They dont care if they have "magical semen" or not.  People who get sex change didnt feel conforatable as the gender they were, so they did something about it.
1048507
Transsexuals only have one type of genitalia--either the one they were born with, or the one created by sexual reassignment surgery.  You are thinking of hermaphrodites or intersexed people.