Post by Ativan Prescribed on May 21, 2016 21:02:34 GMT 8
Biological Roots of Being Transgender
The best evidence that gender identity is built-in, according to Safer, comes from a 2004 study documenting attempts over the last 25 years to treat babies born with male-pattern XY chromosomes, but who had ambiguous genitalia.
Since it is easier to surgically create female genitals, the children were given female body parts shortly after birth.
They were also given estrogen at puberty, to ensure breast and other body development, and otherwise raised as “typical” girls.
But when scientists checked in on the kids years later, they found the majority were living as men.
The effort to manipulate the babies’ gender had largely failed.
“Basically, we know gender identity is biological because we thought it was malleable, and we found out (we were) wrong,” Safer explains.
Chromosomes, genitalia and gender identity align in most people, but in transgender individuals they don't.
The best evidence that gender identity is built-in, according to Safer, comes from a 2004 study documenting attempts over the last 25 years to treat babies born with male-pattern XY chromosomes, but who had ambiguous genitalia.
Since it is easier to surgically create female genitals, the children were given female body parts shortly after birth.
They were also given estrogen at puberty, to ensure breast and other body development, and otherwise raised as “typical” girls.
But when scientists checked in on the kids years later, they found the majority were living as men.
The effort to manipulate the babies’ gender had largely failed.
“Basically, we know gender identity is biological because we thought it was malleable, and we found out (we were) wrong,” Safer explains.
Chromosomes, genitalia and gender identity align in most people, but in transgender individuals they don't.
That may be why all the girls laughed at me. Excieted give me this "---------" I had bigger boobs and something that wasn't big enough to please them. Thank god for the tounge though being bi.
So I'm a son. 
But yeah right.
I still think it is way deeper than biology or nuerology. I truly believe it lies in the psychology where our deepest thoughts and secrets are. In biology, we are no more than animals. In nuerology, we are no more than electrical impulses in the brain which is biological. But psychologically, if you are a follower of Jungian psychology, we are so much more. The word Psychology comes from the Greek word Psyche which means Soul.