hondarobot
04-29-2006, 04:02 PM
What is the meaning of the term "Transexual"? You can't really consult a dictionary for a definition, because the people who compile dictionaries don't really understand transexuality any more then anyone else (and that includes most transexual girls and guys, as well).
A transexual is born with many of the physical aspects of the gender opposite of what they truely are. They don't want to be identified or live as what they got alloted in the genetic lottery, and they take steps to correct that situation. Does it come down to obtaining a "dick" (in the case of FTM) or a "vagina" (with MTF)?
No.
Female to male will not have a functioning penis at our current level of medical science. Male to female can obtain a close approximation of a vagina, but it's still not the same thing, in my and most peoples opinion. Not being mean, just a fact.
I think it goes way beyond anatomy, or striving towards becoming something that can't honestly be achieved at this point in time. I'm not being negative towards anyone who has had SRS, although I realize that I may have insulted post-op girls in the past. I'm glad if they are content with themselves, I think being happy with yourself and your body is more important then anything.
But I think people in transition currently are a third and seperate gender. Science will advance, and true transition will be an option if the medical community continues to work towards that goal. At the moment, it's still a chimera, and that's not anyones fault, it's just an unfortunate reality.
There's nothing wrong with a third gender, I think people would be much happier with themselves and the rest of the world if they accepted the fact that everyone, on many levels, is different. It's all about being a decent human being and happy with the world you live in, despite it's flaws at the moment.
There are people in this world working to make things better, the important thing is to remain positive and think rationally. The world is changing all the time, but if it's going to change for the better, it will be done collectively by those who want positive change. Just fighting against things as they are now has rarely produced positive results.
Definitions and catagories don't really matter.
(My inspirational post of the day, hehe, too bad it will probably have absolutely no influence on anything what-so-ever. The struggle continues)
And I just remembered that in one of my last posts, I proclaimed to never again post on the subject of SRS. I guess it's the topic that just keeps rolling on. . .
A transexual is born with many of the physical aspects of the gender opposite of what they truely are. They don't want to be identified or live as what they got alloted in the genetic lottery, and they take steps to correct that situation. Does it come down to obtaining a "dick" (in the case of FTM) or a "vagina" (with MTF)?
No.
Female to male will not have a functioning penis at our current level of medical science. Male to female can obtain a close approximation of a vagina, but it's still not the same thing, in my and most peoples opinion. Not being mean, just a fact.
I think it goes way beyond anatomy, or striving towards becoming something that can't honestly be achieved at this point in time. I'm not being negative towards anyone who has had SRS, although I realize that I may have insulted post-op girls in the past. I'm glad if they are content with themselves, I think being happy with yourself and your body is more important then anything.
But I think people in transition currently are a third and seperate gender. Science will advance, and true transition will be an option if the medical community continues to work towards that goal. At the moment, it's still a chimera, and that's not anyones fault, it's just an unfortunate reality.
There's nothing wrong with a third gender, I think people would be much happier with themselves and the rest of the world if they accepted the fact that everyone, on many levels, is different. It's all about being a decent human being and happy with the world you live in, despite it's flaws at the moment.
There are people in this world working to make things better, the important thing is to remain positive and think rationally. The world is changing all the time, but if it's going to change for the better, it will be done collectively by those who want positive change. Just fighting against things as they are now has rarely produced positive results.
Definitions and catagories don't really matter.
(My inspirational post of the day, hehe, too bad it will probably have absolutely no influence on anything what-so-ever. The struggle continues)
And I just remembered that in one of my last posts, I proclaimed to never again post on the subject of SRS. I guess it's the topic that just keeps rolling on. . .