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Transgenderism will soon be cool

And if it becomes 'cool' - well that's sad. Accepted should be the key point to make, not 'cool'. When things are 'cool' people emulate it and reduce it down to a trend or a fashion. People who actually identify as such-and-such are diminished as a result, I believe.

I won't pretend to know the root causes of transgenderism and why someone might identify as the opposite gender when biologically something different. Nevertheless, the increased publicity for transgenderism may actually perpetrate more harm than good because now people will be allured by a perceived constitutional right to identify as however they see fit, and use this to their prurient advantage. What stops a 15 yearold boy from saying, "I feel like a girl, let me into the girl's locker room?" What stops a 48 yearold man at the gym from also identifying as female and insisting on joining nude ladies as they enter the tub? What prevents a male college freshman from suing a university for not letting him into a sorority, or a marginal elite male basketball player from insisting that he be allowed into the WNBA because he feels female? There are so many ways in which this situation could be, and likely will be, abused.
 
For several years, Western societies have failed to offer adequate avenues for men to fully express and/or harness their effeminate side, and for women to fully express and/or harness their masculine side.

Hence, the need has always existed to compensate for this deficiency by taking on the persona of the opposite gender, i. e. permanently (or routinely) modifying one's physical appearance to conform to what is customary for that gender as defined by those inflexible social norms.

When there were only a few openly transgendered individuals, this was harder to do as there was more social pressure against crossdressing. Now, as it has become more accepted, the bottle containing this pent up psychological need has been uncapped.

But since this need exists in everyone, transgenderism will inevitably become the norm, and individuals doing it will no longer be labeled "LGBT."

I have only three things to say to this. One, you aren't even talking about transgenderism. Second, I don't feel a need to "fully express and/or harness" my effeminate side. This need most definitely does not exist in everyone. I'm not saying that what you call transgenderism is wrong; I'm saying you are wrong in saying an urge toward what you call transgenderism exists in everyone. It doesn't exist in me, that's for sure. And third, the terms "cool" and "the norm" are very different; one does not mean the other and you can't use them interchangeably.
 
Where is your source?

Source for what? That >90% of transsexuals are satisfied after SRS? I have MANY sources and have posted them before. Do you want me to do so again?
 
I've posted LOTS of information on this topic and am always happy to answer honest and inquisitive questions. Feel free to ask.

I'm honest about my repudiation of the concept of transgenderism and about my desire to sensibly and substantively discuss it with a man who claims to have extensive knowledge and experience with it. If that interests you, feel free to share some of your acumen on the subject to initiate the discussion.
 
For several years, Western societies have failed to offer adequate avenues for men to fully express and/or harness their effeminate side, and for women to fully express and/or harness their masculine side.

Hence, the need has always existed to compensate for this deficiency by taking on the persona of the opposite gender, i. e. permanently (or routinely) modifying one's physical appearance to conform to what is customary for that gender as defined by those inflexible social norms.

When there were only a few openly transgendered individuals, this was harder to do as there was more social pressure against crossdressing. Now, as it has become more accepted, the bottle containing this pent up psychological need has been uncapped.

But since this need exists in everyone, transgenderism will inevitably become the norm, and individuals doing it will no longer be labeled "LGBT."

Wouldn't that be like saying that because 50 Shades is now out, BDSM activities will become the norm?
 
cross-dressing is not the same as identifying as another gender i can see more people casualy braking away from stereotypes

but i dont thinck the enforcement of those stereotypes is the cause of not feeling like you dont belong to your xx or xy chromosome

Pretty much every mode of dress (clothing one's self, not the specific article) has at one point in history if not more, switched between men and women as "normal". High heals were at first the dress of men. Kilts really are nothing more than skirts. Dresses and slacks have been worn by both genders well before the modern age.
 
Here's your clue...



And the only way one's mind could perceive an incongruence between its body is if society attached artificial meanings to what being a biological man or woman entails, and there were clear, non-trivial distinctions in those meanings.

In the absence of those distinctions, the incongruence wouldn't exist, and therefore, there would be no need for transsexualism.

I recommend that you research the concept of socially constructed gender identities to learn more about the relationship between societal values/norms and transsexualism, instead of just listening to Caitlyn Jenner speeches.

There is a difference between the assumed gender behaviors and one's gender. This is why we have plenty of females who keep their hair real short, never wear "female" clothing, etc, yet still identify as female and are attracted to men. And the same can be said of males as well. You could place a transgender into any era where the social expectations of what is male and female are different from today, and they would want to conform to those expectations, at least to a degree. If they were a FtM and lived in the era where men wore high heals, then they would want to wear high heals.
 
I won't pretend to know the root causes of transgenderism and why someone might identify as the opposite gender when biologically something different. Nevertheless, the increased publicity for transgenderism may actually perpetrate more harm than good because now people will be allured by a perceived constitutional right to identify as however they see fit, and use this to their prurient advantage. What stops a 15 yearold boy from saying, "I feel like a girl, let me into the girl's locker room?" What stops a 48 yearold man at the gym from also identifying as female and insisting on joining nude ladies as they enter the tub? What prevents a male college freshman from suing a university for not letting him into a sorority, or a marginal elite male basketball player from insisting that he be allowed into the WNBA because he feels female? There are so many ways in which this situation could be, and likely will be, abused.
And once again, no one bothers to ask about the females posing as males to ogle/assault them. Bias shown.
 
Source for what? That >90% of transsexuals are satisfied after SRS? I have MANY sources and have posted them before. Do you want me to do so again?

I don't care what you do.
 
And once again, no one bothers to ask about the females posing as males to ogle/assault them. Bias shown.

I think most men want to be ogled, and therefore wouldn't mind a female invasion of the locker room.
 
I think most men want to be ogled, and therefore wouldn't mind a female invasion of the locker room.

Unfortunately the same doesn't apply for females.

Bathroom ordinances that allow Men or Boys that identity as Female to use the bathroom of their choosing are intolerent to the 10th degree because they ignore the rights and concerns of millions of Women and girls.
 
Pretty much every mode of dress (clothing one's self, not the specific article) has at one point in history if not more, switched between men and women as "normal". High heals were at first the dress of men. Kilts really are nothing more than skirts. Dresses and slacks have been worn by both genders well before the modern age.

Nope, the codpiece has always been male dress. :mrgreen:
 
I think most men want to be ogled, and therefore wouldn't mind a female invasion of the locker room.

Yeah right. Let a female walk in and see how fast men scramble to cover themselves.
 
Nope, the codpiece has always been male dress. :mrgreen:

I think that would have been covered with the "pretty much" qualifier, along with the female shield equivalent. And yes kicking a woman between the legs can be as effective as kicking a male. Ask any female martial artist. Well one who has been doing it a while at least.
 
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