Hixy said:
Ugh you again. Medically speaking they ARE male. Their cells have X and Y chromosomes and internally they have no female reproductive system. The changes made for someone to switch gender are essentially cosmetic alone. Hormone therapy only lasts as long as supplementation continues if that stops then the masculine characteristics associated with normal testosterone levels will reassert themselves
ugh that argument again. you can say 'genetically they are still male', but medically, thats a different story.
after the surgery, if a transsexual person has to stop taking those hormone supplements, their bodies go through the same as cisgender people when their hormone levels sink, aka menopause. That doesnt cause the body to revert to its state before the beginning of a HRT, so breasts for example just stay.
gender is more than just anatomy and chromosomes, and if you have to deal with something that differs from the simple definition of 'XY = male, XX = female', you should be openminded enough to atleast consider it to be not sufficient.
Our genderidentity and our sexuality are not bound to our last chromosome pair, other factors are responsible, which we just come to start understanding. The example I mentioned before, people with XXY or someone with androgen insensitivity (XY, but the body is resistant against the influence of testosterone and so doesnt change from the initial state of female configuration, so are their brains unaffected and their gender identity is female) show that its not that simple.
Medically speaking, I am not male. My bloodcellcount, bonedensity, muscle density and several other aspects of my body fall into female categories, while others like lungvolume, bone structures and sadly my chromosomes go into male categories. Most important of everything is still the person I am, thats why medically I'm treated like a woman who differs from the norm, instead of a man who differs and thats why I am legally female.
What deterimes our gender is neither cosmetic, nor is it genetic, its most likely neurologic. Changing ones body to have their sex fit their gender is not purely cosmetic, it is also a functional change. Some day that change will hopefully include the ability to reproduce aswell.
the original question was if you would date a transsexual, not what you think of them, so just consider that you meet a girl/boy and you find them physically attractive, you get to know them and you fall in love. upon learning that the gender and sex you see them as is not how their chromosomes are, what would you do? discarding them as chromosomes are more important than the person? that doesnt seem reasonable to me (more like cruel to both and quite stupid)
not really for discussion, just for your consideration.