Throwaway to avoid getting doxxed

I know there are probably arguments against centering biology in the discussion about trans people (and if you want to make these arguments to me please do, I'm all ears), but I have found that many transphobes are brought to reflection when told that transgender feelings have a congenital basis, like homosexuality. I have been testing this. Again, I realize this might be a flawed or wrongheaded approach and I am open to criticism.

Anyway, my issue is that, while I have read some research, I do not have a strong enough grasp of the field as a whole to be forceful with this rhetoric. If I start posting studies, I might end up cherrypicking a position that is open to strong criticism.

I realize the research itself is unsettled and many questions remain, but I just want enough to inspire doubt. I want people to doubt that their current understanding of trans people is correct.

This study published in nature found correlations in the parietal lobe that might be associated with perception of one's own body, but I do not feel comfortable posting studies anywhere until I feel more confident that I know what I am talking about.

*got rid of the word "transsexual"

  • Bayonetta [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    If you're not a troll, then you should switch over to the term "transgender" instead. 'Transsexual' is outdated and only a thing in certain trans sub cultures, rocky horror screenings, and/or true scum (transmedicalists) for some reason. Many consider the term offensive.

    Transgender is an adjective and should not be used as a noun. If using trans to describe a person, you would say "trans person", "trans man," "trans woman", etc. Combining the two words is inappropriate and a common dog whistle because it implies the person being describes is not their actual gender.

    Ultimately, whether or not there is firm scientific evidence is pretty unimportant. Transphobes are not approaching the topic sincerely and will move whatever goal post they set. The only thing most transphobes are good for is target practice.

    • throwaway_159246837 [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      only thing most transphobes are good for is target practice

      I think transphobes can be clumped into categories, and some of those categories are persuadable to an extent while others are not.

      I actually just finished with a thread that went way better than expected. When I got there the thread was all really fucked up transphobic memes, pictures of intermediate stages of phalloplasty, etc.

      I've been copying down the exchange to study it later and maybe post it, but i got the memes to stop and i talked to one of the anons about how phalloplasty actually turns out and why trans men get them, and there were a lot of long pauses between the anon's posts but they eventually seemed to adopt a more understanding mindset

      I'm still monitoring the thread but it looks like the transphobic anon has left, hopefully to go think things through