But do you brag about it afterward?
Brag about it? He posts about it on an international message board!
But is he scratching his nutsack while he types?
I think we’ve begun to milk the chimp on this subject.
Has he still got one?
I don’t. But without even noticing my hands are always going to my nuts. (not even sure if I do it in public). As for feeling male, well, as a kid/young man, yeah, BIG TIME. I mean I just LOVED being a guy, chasing women and being a jock to boot. I remember thinking all the time just how lucky I was for being one. Now, not so much – after reading this thread and what with fuckin’ alimony and child support, sex change doesn’t sound so bad.
Anyway, quite an informative thread. Still trying to get some concepts into my thick skull, but hey if the surgery works as some your cites have shown and it truly makes some people lead better lives…go for it!
Well then, now that this one is winding down 'luc, how’s about you start another one on penile implants, pumps, meds and aphrodisiacs.
Mayhaps we could learn a thing or two there as well 
In all seriousness, I think it has to do with how we relate to different groups, and how we establish ourselves in hierarchies within those groups. We are, afterall, just another social primate species. If I’m in a group with women, there’s always a very different kind of tension/dynamic going on than if it’s just men. Some of this may be cultural, but from what I’ve read on the subject, I think most of it isn’t. If each of us were alone on a desert island, I don’t think we’d feel particularly male or female.
Gee, what a swell idea, Rojo. No, really, thanks so much! But what I was really hoping for was a pony. With anthrax, if at all possible.
I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t get you out of the alimony and child support, brother.
Of course, most men would prefer to be a horse, a lot for a man to envy in a horse.
It’s really not all it’s cracked up to be.
Unless, of course, you’re the cowpoke in the old joke who remembered too late he was riding Old Bess.
Could be worse, could be a gelding.
Holy guacamole! Trust I didn’t break yet another can of beans with my off the cuff comment. :eek:
I swear, some of this stuff makes my brain hurt.
I’m not quite sure what you mean by that. Sure, no one yet has been able to uneqivocally identify which specific genes are involved, but since there is strong evidence that male homosexuality (at least) has a very real genetic/biological component (whether within the subject or the subject’s mother), that is almost certainly only a temporary state of ignorance.
Would you agree?
I’m not so sure. I’ve read some ridiculously absurd, anti-scientific articles in the BMJ. For example, many vigorous defenses of HIV “dissenters” such as that bottomlessly evil douchebag Duesberg.
My hunch is that the BMJ doesn’t have nearly the same level of prestige as, say, JAMA (not to be parochial; I just don’t know which British medical journals are equally respected).
Assuming you’re over 18, can I tell you how much I love you?
Well, I’m queer, and on the very narrow and specific point about whether it’s wisest to include the transgendered and the rest of the whole kit and kaboodle in the “gay rights” movement, I tend to agree with elucidator, even though I wouldn’t put it quite the way he did.
In any event, I’ve started a GD thread to further explore this specific issue: Must the Gay Rights Movement Include the Transgendered?
I’d like to amend this statement by saying that there is some evidence that some instances of male homosexuality have a genetic component. Even in MZ twin studies, although the concordance rate is higher than for DZ twins, the number of pairs whose sexual orientations differ is still larger than those that are the same.
You have the right to your opinion, though I think matt_mcl has offered pretty good reasons for why it’s ultimately harmful to us. Nevertheless, there’s always differences of opinion as to how we should pursue the changes we’re seeking; I frankly think it’s presumptuous for a straight person to refer to it as “our” movement or to tell queer people how we should proceed - particularly when he’s so obviously arguing from ignorance.