# Would you spend a year as a member of the opposite-sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147 "2007-05-15T03:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/1 "2007-05-15T03:24:34Z")
If you had the chance to be magically transformed into a member of the opposite (including your DNA) for a year and then revert back to your current sex would you? If not for a year would you do it for less? Guys, this would also mean we’d run the risk of getting pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/2 "2007-05-15T03:28:09Z")
Not for a year, but only because it would be difficult to explain away why Matt had ceased to exist and who the hell Maud was (there’s a reason – difficulty choosing names), leading to all sorts of practical problems. For a shorter period? Certainly. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/3 "2007-05-15T03:31:13Z")
Uhh, duh. ---
**Author:** ![gladtobeblazed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@gladtobeblazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gladtobeblazed)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/4 "2007-05-15T03:41:34Z")
I’d like to be a lesbian for a day. No, crossdressing and making out with my girlfriend doesn’t count 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/5 "2007-05-15T03:43:10Z")
Assuming all my documents, friends, family, etc etc etc were magically changed into thinking I was a girl since birth, and then it all reverted back after a year, then sure. It would be fun. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/6 "2007-05-15T03:47:11Z")
[QUOTE=alphaboi867] If you had the chance to be magically transformed into a member of the opposite (including your DNA) for a year and then revert back to your current sex would you? If not for a year would you do it for less? Guys, this would also mean we’d run the risk of getting pregnant. [/QUOTE] I sure wouldn’t want to get knocked up three months into it. As bad as the ladies might have it squeezing a baby out of their hole, I sure wouldn’t want a 6+ pound lump of flesh working its way out of my genitalia. But would I want to switch? Nah. Even if I knew it was going to happen, I think I’d have some issues with no longer having a penis; it would just be too wierd psychologically and physically. But maybe for a day, just to see what all the fuss is about. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/7 "2007-05-15T04:20:54Z")
With the above caveats (documents, etc.), sure. If I get to choose what I look like as a man, I’ll take the Rock. ---
**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/8 "2007-05-15T04:21:48Z")
If I was guaranteed to have nice boobs, then yes, I would do it! ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/9 "2007-05-15T04:26:50Z")
> [@blazed](#): > > crossdressing and making out with my girlfriend That’s hot. … Also, hell yeah in answer to the OP, I’d love to be able to piss standing up, jack off, and f\*ck the hell out of my husband. Not at the same time, and not necessarily in that order. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/10 "2007-05-15T04:38:54Z")
Off to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/11 "2007-05-15T04:43:33Z")
With the caveats that **Autolycus** mentioned, yeah I’d be game for it. Especially if my wife also switched for the same time (and was aware of the switch) ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/12 "2007-05-15T06:12:16Z")
Given that all the practical problems are somehow resolved, absolutely. No question. In a heartbeat. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/13 "2007-05-15T06:19:20Z")
Yeah, I’d love to. It would be nice to be able to pick your looks, though. ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/14 "2007-05-15T07:31:00Z")
Without hesitation. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/15 "2007-05-15T07:42:12Z")
[QUOTE=alphaboi867] If you had the chance to be magically transformed into a member of the opposite (including your DNA) for a year and then revert back to your current sex would you? If not for a year would you do it for less? Guys, this would also mean we’d run the risk of getting pregnant. [/QUOTE] For a week yes. I’d also be a lesbian, no sprogs for me thank you very much 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/16 "2007-05-15T08:04:16Z")
Subject to the approval of my wife, Yes - it would be quite an interesting experience on many levels. ---
**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/17 "2007-05-15T08:51:04Z")
A year is quite a long time. If all the paperwork were figured out in advance — if I could still receive the same paycheck at my current job, still have a home and a drivers’ license and so on — then yes, I’d do it. I’ve wondered in the past what I might look like had I been born a woman. I tried doing a photographic morph of my own face to see how I might have looked with an extra X chromosome. Kind of eerie, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/18 "2007-05-15T11:20:54Z")
Only if I were much more attractive as a woman than I am as a man (I would make a truly homely woman!) ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/19 "2007-05-15T11:30:29Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] For a week yes. I’d also be a lesbian, no sprogs for me thank you very much [/QUOTE] Be a lesbian? I don’t even know how that would work… unless you just scissor or something… ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147/20 "2007-05-15T11:41:11Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] With the above caveats (documents, etc.), sure. If I get to choose what I look like as a man, I’ll take the Rock. [/QUOTE] And I’ll sleep with you. I’d do it just for the lesson in perspective. Absolutely. I’d hope that my husband would do it too, so my sex life wouldn’t come to a screeching halt. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-spend-a-year-as-a-member-of-the-opposite-sex/404147.md?page=2)