What gender are you?

[xanisha]

I'm a female ^.^ That's what I was born as and that's all I will ever want to be <3

 

[Brackets]

The way I figure all this goes is I walk into a doctors office and mark down the nice little checkbox for Female because at the end of the day it's my organs that are going to determine what's up with my body, not anything else. Also I think I'd probably get slapped for identifying as some outrageous thing when trying to get medically treated.

yeah I can't stress enough how important it is for doctors to know your biological sex

 

[Nebulaquatic]

^agreed
Doctors need to know your biological sex so you can get the proper care you need
it's annoying how some people say it's trans phobic BC

sorry people it's not it's for health reasons while males and females aren't really much different mentally they are physically.​

 

[hanashi]

im ?????? but cis-passing so *shrug*

but i agree that doctors need to know your biological sex bc otherwise its difficult to find out whats wrong

 

[Caius]

^agreed
Doctors need to know your biological sex so you can get the proper care you need
it's annoying how some people say it's trans phobic BC

sorry people it's not it's for health reasons while males and females aren't really much different mentally they are physically.​

That's one of the reasons I don't really understand 'feeling' like another gender. How are we as human beings supposed to know what another gender feels like? I have days where I'll bro out with the guys, go shooting, play some golf, and other days where I'll slather on makeup, do my hair, and just want to wear a pretty dress. I'm pretty sure it's the human condition to just want to be social. I don't think it has anything to do with personally feeling like "I should be a woman" and probably more about conforming to societal standards for said gender.

An example. I'm not a very 'motherly' person. I reserve acting like a total clinger for my cat. That's about it. I'll get that maternal urge every now and then but it's rare. Meanwhile my fiance is much more of the maternal type. It's not 2 hours out of every 3 days, it's every day. He doesn't identify as someone who feels like they should be considered a female, he just knows he's very loving and nurturing.

Like I said before, I think what's most important is your biological sex. You can feel like whatever you want. It shouldn't be a reason to cause depression or anything. That being said, I do know a few people who have/are going through the sex change process. A couple have come back and said it wasn't worth it, but others are happy. I'm just hoping that they realize the medical repercussions for doing it, and hope them the best on their journey. I couldn't imagine being put through it.

To each their own.

 

[lithiumlatte]

That's one of the reasons I don't really understand 'feeling' like another gender. How are we as human beings supposed to know what another gender feels like? I have days where I'll bro out with the guys, go shooting, play some golf, and other days where I'll slather on makeup, do my hair, and just want to wear a pretty dress. I'm pretty sure it's the human condition to just want to be social. I don't think it has anything to do with personally feeling like "I should be a woman" and probably more about conforming to societal standards for said gender.

Spoken like a true cis person Be grateful you haven't experienced dysphoria.

 

[Caius]

Spoken like a true cis person Be grateful you haven't experienced dysphoria.

I honestly can't tell if that's supposed to be an insult or what.

 

[Moddie]

That's one of the reasons I don't really understand 'feeling' like another gender. How are we as human beings supposed to know what another gender feels like?

Transgender people don't feel like another gender, they are whatever gender they say they are. Some transgender people feel like they were born in the wrong body and seek surgery to correct this.

You can feel like whatever you want. It shouldn't be a reason to cause depression or anything.

Dysphoria is a very powerful feeling. Unless you've experienced it you can't even begin to imagine the pain. As someone who has broken down repetitively because my body doesn't line up with the way my brain says it should this is an incredibly ignorant thing to read. I get that it's hard to understand but please try to be more compassionate.

 

[Jake]

That's one of the reasons I don't really understand 'feeling' like another gender. How are we as human beings supposed to know what another gender feels like? I have days where I'll bro out with the guys, go shooting, play some golf, and other days where I'll slather on makeup, do my hair, and just want to wear a pretty dress. I'm pretty sure it's the human condition to just want to be social. I don't think it has anything to do with personally feeling like "I should be a woman" and probably more about conforming to societal standards for said gender.

An example. I'm not a very 'motherly' person. I reserve acting like a total clinger for my cat. That's about it. I'll get that maternal urge every now and then but it's rare. Meanwhile my fiance is much more of the maternal type. It's not 2 hours out of every 3 days, it's every day. He doesn't identify as someone who feels like they should be considered a female, he just knows he's very loving and nurturing.

Like I said before, I think what's most important is your biological sex. You can feel like whatever you want. It shouldn't be a reason to cause depression or anything. That being said, I do know a few people who have/are going through the sex change process. A couple have come back and said it wasn't worth it, but others are happy. I'm just hoping that they realize the medical repercussions for doing it, and hope them the best on their journey. I couldn't imagine being put through it.

To each their own.

wat
you're literally using stereotypes to show your point..
"my fiance has a maternal instinct but that doesnt make him a girl" "i play golf but that doesn't make me a man", just because you have traits that are stereotypical to one gender which is opposite to your own doesn't mean you should automatically "feel" like you're another gender wtf

legit wtf did i just read LOL

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Transgendered people don't feel like another gender, they are whatever gender they say they are. Some transgendered people feel like they were born in the wrong body and seek surgery to correct this.

transgender**

 

[Caius]

wat
you're literally using stereotypes to show your point..
"my fiance has a maternal instinct but that doesnt make him a girl" "i play golf but that doesn't make me a man", just because you have traits that are stereotypical to one gender which is opposite to your own doesn't mean you should automatically "feel" like you're another gender wtf

legit wtf did i just read LOL

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transgender**

You missed the point. I said at the very top I don't get all the gender identity stuff and then I rolled on to say why.

You could try and let me in on your perspective you know.

Transgendered people don't feel like another gender, they are whatever gender they say they are. Some transgendered people feel like they were born in the wrong body and seek surgery to correct this.


Dysphoria is a very powerful feeling. Unless you've experienced it you can't even begin to imagine the pain. As someone who has broken down repetitively because my body doesn't line up with the way my brain says it should this is an incredibly ignorant thing to read. I get that it's hard to understand but please try to be more compassionate.

To part 1: Alright makes enough sense I suppose.

2: You didn't really explain what Dysphoria is besides a kind of anxiety. I'm not trying to be 'ignorant'. I've never attacked you. I've never said anything that should make you 'mad' at me. None of this stuff just clicks with me is all. I'm not a very compassionate person.

Also I think you took my "you can feel like whatever you want" post the wrong way.

 

[Moddie]

transgender**

Yeah, sorry. I guess I've been reading it used that way so much I'm unintentionally using it myself. I'm going to correct my post now. Thanks for pointing that out.

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You didn't really explain what Dysphoria is besides a kind of anxiety. I'm not trying to be 'ignorant'. I've never attacked you. I've never said anything that should make you 'mad' at me. None of this stuff just clicks with me is all. I'm not a very compassionate person.

Also I think you took my "you can feel like whatever you want" post the wrong way.

Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there is a mismatch between their biological sex and gender. It affects transgender people differently, it will be more extreme in some than in others. Some transgendered people will not experience dysphoria at all. However the majority of transgender people do experience dysphoria which is why most seek surgery and/or hormones.

I never claimed you attacked me, and I'm not mad. I was just pointing out that your statement came across as ignorant.

 

[Tao]

what

That simply isn't true. You haven't personally encountered someone in your obviously sheltered little world who doesn't fit neatly into "male" or "female", but it isn't an idea the ****ing internet created. To say such things is insulting and ignorant. I can see your privilege from here, bruh.

I never said it's an idea the internet created. I said it's a modern ideal that you don't really see much of outside of the internet, probably because it's only a small group of people that actually know about and identify as all this stuff.

Is it something that you see on a daily basis outside of the internet? Maybe it is, but don't pretend that this is a worldwide thing where everybody should know at least one person that identifies as one of these 'modern genders' because most people don't even know that it's 'a thing'.

It doesn't mean that I live a sheltered life, it means that I grew up in a generation where male and female are the only genders. If not knowing about all these 'other genders' instantly means you live a sheltered life then we better include 99% of the Earths population as 'sheltered'.

Transgender people don't feel like another gender, they are whatever gender they say they are. Some transgender people feel like they were born in the wrong body and seek surgery to correct this.

Wouldn't transgender people feel like another gender before the operation though?

wat
you're literally using stereotypes to show your point..
"my fiance has a maternal instinct but that doesnt make him a girl" "i play golf but that doesn't make me a man", just because you have traits that are stereotypical to one gender which is opposite to your own doesn't mean you should automatically "feel" like you're another gender wtf

legit wtf did i just read LOL

Well if stereotypes don't make you a gender, what exactly does if it's not genitals? I'm male and I can only really contribute that gender to male stereotype things. What is 'feeling male' even supposed to mean?

 

[Caius]

Yeah, sorry. I guess I've been reading it used that way so much I'm unintentionally using it myself. I'm going to correct my post now. Thanks for pointing that out.

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Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there is a mismatch between their biological sex and gender. It affects transgender people differently, it will be more extreme in some than in others. Some transgendered people will not experience dysphoria at all. However the majority of transgender people do experience dysphoria which is why most seek surgery and/or hormones.

I never claimed you attacked me, and I'm not mad. I was just pointing out that your statement came across as ignorant.

It still sounds like anxiety to me.

When I was maybe 12 or so I was frustrated that I was born a female. Had the same thought cross my mind when I turned 17. It's not a constant thought, but it's there. It's not that I'm uncomfortable being me, I just feel like I'd have a much simpler time of things as another gender. I don't think I'll ever have a mental breakdown over it though. My mind's usually too busy on other stuff.

V
What the heck is truscum. I feel like words have been made up in the last year and I do not follow.

 

[fup10k]

Not all trans people experience dysphoria and it doesn't make them any less trans or any less worthy of your respect.

Just saying.
It's starting to sound very truscum in here.

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Well if stereotypes don't make you a gender, what exactly does if it's not genitals? I'm male and I can only really contribute that gender to male stereotype things. What is 'feeling male' even supposed to mean?

Wait...
wait.
wait.
You really actually think genders are made up of stereotypes?
seriously?

My bf fits very few, if any, male stereotypes but that doesn't stop him from being male (and it has nothing to do with his penis) so I suggest you do a little soul searching.


I'd advise you read wikipedia's page on gender
it's not perfect but it's not our job to educate you and i think you'll get all of your questions answered here if you actually want to know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender

 

[EpicGamer12]

I'm so embarrassed for you. Making a cruel mockery about other people's identities as your form of entertainment must be truly sad.



This means literally nothing. penis ≠ male.

I never said I was a male. What the heck? Why are you assuming? You're just like all the others. So disrespectful.

 

[Plushieluver101]

I'm a gay male who identifies as a girl, purely because of my very feminine traits and self, so yeah. I still use pronouns 'him', and such but I, personally class myself as a girl. No one has to call me a girl, but I do prefer to be called a boy, rather than guy or man because they're very masculine terms in my eyes and I'm too innocent for that? Hah But, seriously, I hate being called a man or a guy. Just makes me feel masculine, when I'm so not

 

[EpicGamer12]

I'm a gay male who identifies as a girl, purely because of my very feminine traits and self, so yeah. I still use pronouns 'him', and such but I, personally class myself as a girl. No one has to call me a girl, but I do prefer to be called a boy, rather than guy or man because they're very masculine terms in my eyes and I'm too innocent for that? Hah But, seriously, I hate being called a man or a guy. Just makes me feel masculine, when I'm so not

Don't worry bro, I got you!

 

[Tao]

Wait...
wait.
wait.
You really actually think genders are made up of stereotypes?
seriously?

My bf fits very few, if any, male stereotypes but that doesn't stop him from being male (and it has nothing to do with his penis) so I suggest you do a little soul searching.


I'd advise you read wikipedia's page on gender
it's not perfect but it's not our job to educate you and i think you'll get all of your questions answered here if you actually want to know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender

Wow, little hostile. Excuse me for asking a question. Guess I better go check my privilege.


I barely fit male stereotypes either, I just fit more male stereotypes than female.


But that doesn't really answer the question. I 'identify' as male but what the hell is that even supposed to mean?

 

[fup10k]

Wow, little hostile. Excuse me for asking a question. Guess I better go check my privilege.


I barely fit male stereotypes either, I just fit more male stereotypes than female.


But that doesn't really answer the question. I 'identify' as male but what the hell is that even supposed to mean?

Read the article.

 

[Caius]

Wow, little hostile. Excuse me for asking a question. Guess I better go check my privilege.


I barely fit male stereotypes either, I just fit more male stereotypes than female.


But that doesn't really answer the question. I 'identify' as male but what the hell is that even supposed to mean?

I'm going to guess it's how you feel about yourself when you wake up in the morning. Like waking up and feeling 'feminine.' Which again, really has no... reasoning (not even sure that's the right word) in my mind. I just wake up and feel like me. I go through my day and feel like me with coffee, I go home I feel like me but exhausted.