I have a vagina (and now boobs), and people have always referred to me as female. I remember thinking when I got pregnant that I really couldn’t deny being female now, because being pregnant is like biological proof. FTR, I am perfectly happy being a woman, although if I were a man I don’t think it would upset me much either.
I don’t disbelieve, or mind, that trans people have a strong sense of gender identity that overrides their outward physiology and everything anyone has ever said to them, but I definitely don’t understand it.
Nothing. Anything I point to would either fit a stereotypical “female” thing, or be despite it not fitting a stereotypical “female” thing. And those are the stereotypes I’ve been trying to avoid all this time.
I feel like adding a Seinfeld disclaimer in these threads “not that there’s anything wrong with that!” “No, of course not!” My not understanding doesn’t equal judgment – there are plenty of things I don’t understand but don’t worry too much about.
Gigi It’s my opinion based on various observations (but not supported by a formal study) that the degree to which a person feels gendered runs (like so many things) on a bell curve. Ask the average person what they would do if they woke up with the body of the other sex, and you get a strong response. Some people, however, answer honestly ‘It would not be a big deal.’
“not that there’s anything wrong with that!” “No, of course not!” My not understanding doesn’t equal judgment – there are plenty of things I don’t understand but don’t worry too much about.