# Any transgender Dopers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-transgender-dopers/622685 "2012-05-22T02:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![Martin\_Hyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-transgender-dopers/622685/23 "2012-05-24T03:30:33Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Actually, **bouv** ’s statement is factually correct, in that, if you don’t want to appear rude or insensitive, then you should avoid language like that when talking to or about transpeople. > > If you don’t care about being rude or insensitive to transpeople, knock yourself out. Biology 101, born male = male, period. Male and female are not culturally defined, but biologically defined, period. People born with deformities and organs of multiple sexes are simply people who have suffered mutations, the vast majority of people who would answer “yes” to the OPs question were not born with such afflictions but are just physical men and women who through mental illness have become convinced they are something they are not. No different than people who genuinely believe they are Napoleon–their belief is genuine, and to tell them otherwise will upset them greatly, but that doesn’t change reality. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-transgender-dopers/622685)._