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originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: riiver
I disagree. It affects men too. How do you think a father feels when one of these trans men gets into an MMA match with his daughter and break her skull?
This actually happened.
“We found distress and dysfunction were very powerfully predicted by the experiences of social rejection or violence that people had,” he said. “But they were not actually predicted by gender incongruence itself.” This finding contradicts the basic classification of a mental illness, which is that “distress or dysfunction are essential elements of the condition,” the paper said.
Gender, typically described in terms of masculinity and femininity, is a social construction that varies across different cultures and over time.
A social construct or construction concerns the meaning, notion, or connotation placed on an object or event by a society, and adopted by the inhabitants of that society with respect to how they view or deal with the object or event.[5] In that respect, a social construct as an idea that would be widely accepted as natural by the society.
I probably should have said, "If you're a man, it MIGHT not matter." You're right, it does affect men, though I'd argue it's in a less direct way than it affects women; I'd say the woman was a lot more directly affected by having her skull cracked than her father was, for example.
Since the late 20th century, some hijra activists and non-government organizations (NGOs) have lobbied for official recognition of the hijra as a kind of "third sex" or "third gender", as neither man nor woman.[13] Hijras have successfully gained this recognition in Bangladesh and are eligible for priority in education.[14] In India, the Supreme Court in April 2014 recognized hijras, transgenders, eunuchs, and intersex people as a 'third gender' in law.[1][15][16] Nepal, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh have all legally accepted the existence of a third gender, with India and Nepal including an option for them on passports and certan offical documents."
In 2004, the Chiang Mai Technology School allocated a separate restroom for kathoeys, with an intertwined male and female symbol on the door. The fifteen kathoey students are required to wear male clothing at school but are allowed to sport feminine hairdos. The restroom features four stalls, but no urinals.[28]
Following the 2006 Thai coup d'état, kathoeys are hoping for a new third sex to be added to passports and other official documents in a proposed new constitution.[29] In 2007, legislative efforts have begun to allow kathoeys to change their legal sex if they have undergone genital reassignment surgery; this latter restriction was controversially discussed in the community.[18]
originally posted by: AProudLefty
a reply to: scrounger
Why do some people always feel the need to teach kindergarten biology as if they have just learned it? We already know about the chromosomes. Transgender people already know that. They know their biological sexes! What do you think "transgender" means?
originally posted by: TinySickTears
a reply to: riiver
None of it is affecting you though so what's the problem exactly?
To everyone with an issue. What exactly is the problem besides you don't approve and you don't like it blah blah?
Affects you all not at all so why care so much?
originally posted by: TinySickTears
a reply to: riiver
None of it is affecting you though so what's the problem exactly?
To everyone with an issue. What exactly is the problem besides you don't approve and you don't like it blah blah?
Affects you all not at all so why care so much?