I was watching this fascinating video lecture by a neurobiology professor and the brain regions that are dimorphic and are correlated with expressions of male and female gender alignment; but the comments devolved on accusations of "trans medicalism". My assumption is that this is an accusation of boiling down transgenderism to sex-characteristics as expressed through the brain, and the possibility of "testing" that would deny transgenderness if the person doesn't have these correlating sizes previously identified in research.

Am I missing something?

  • milistanaccount09 [she/her]15•4 months ago

    My assumption is that this is an accusation of boiling down transgenderism to sex-characteristics as expressed through the brain, and the possibility of "testing" that would deny transgenderness if the person doesn't have these correlating sizes previously identified in research.

    you would be correct, that's 100% the concern!

    • FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]16•4 months ago

      The other aspect is that you don't want to exclude someone from the trans umbrella or trans experience even if they never take medical transition steps such as hormones, genital surgery, top surgery, implants, etc.

      • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]7•4 months ago

        That's true! Fascinating part of the lecture - they did autopsy and brain measurement of trans people that underwent sex-reassignment surgery and those that never underwent said process, but still claimed to be trans, and the specific brain regions matched their self-declared gender.