Trans gressions

[ysabetwordsmith]

Here's a detailed look at some of the subversive and contentious issues in transgender theory.  It acknowledges that some transwomen never quite feel like women, despite being told that transitioning will resolve the dysphoria, and then they feel betrayed.  There are people for whom transitioning solves that problem, and people for whom it does not

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Unfortunately, both the article and its author are problematic<<

Well, the article was obviously fractious.

>>The tl;dr version of the issue is that the most common, and most vociferous opposition to trans women being recognized as women comes from people who have a heavy emotional investment in a separatist characterization of the gender identity "woman". Only passing references to a more inclusionary view are included, and one of those is by way of a disparaging reference.<<

There really is a lot of headbutting between literalist and constructionist views of gender. I don't think that's productive. Because the thing is, everyone has a body but not everyone identifies with it to the same degree. A person with a very concrete, literalist view of gender can have a very different trans experience that someone with a constructionist, fluid view -- and that means they may benefit from different therapiesEven the idea of gender therapy is a huge hotspot because so many people have been traumatized by bad therapists and there is the

Re: Thoughts

[ng_moonmoth]

Your comment got me thinking about my own perspectives on the matters you discussed, and how they relate to topics covered in the article. I got seriously interested, and by the time I was done, had written more than two comments' worth describing my own (and others') views of the gender, transition, and trans community issues raised in those places. So I posted in my own blog, and I'm linking here.

I'm not wise enough in LJ etiquette to know whether subsequent commentary belongs here or on my post. Given that either might happen, interested people should check both places.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>Your comment got me thinking about my own perspectives on the matters you discussed, and how they relate to topics covered in the article. I got seriously interested, and by the time I was done, had written more than two comments' worth describing my own (and others') views of the gender, transition, and trans community issues raised in those places. So I posted in my own blog, and I'm linking here.<<

Thank you! I have linked to your post from mine above.

>>I'm not wise enough in LJ etiquette to know whether subsequent commentary belongs here or on my post. Given that either might happen, interested people should check both places.<<

Here if people are responding to me, there if responding to your post, and either if citing both.