Poll: Would you Change your Gender/Sex?
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Well, biological sex is the parts you were born with.
Gender is how you perceive yourself.
So the short and messy form is, sex=body, gender=mind. For most people these work out to be the same thing, which is why it's typically used interchangeably. For those of us who are transgender though, that isn't necessarily true.
So, would I change my gender (female)? No. Hell no. That would be destroying my identity, I couldn't stand that.
Would I change my sex (born male)? Hell yes. I am in the process of doing that now, since I am transsexual.
My greatest wish in life is to have my body match what my brain tells me it should be. I spent more than the first half of my life trying to make my brain match my body and it nearly killed me. I've spent most of the second half of my life trying to live with the difference and it nearly killed me. So the only thing I have left is to make my body match my brain, and life finally is worth living to me now that I am. I wish I had started sooner.
Gender is how you perceive yourself.
So the short and messy form is, sex=body, gender=mind. For most people these work out to be the same thing, which is why it's typically used interchangeably. For those of us who are transgender though, that isn't necessarily true.
So, would I change my gender (female)? No. Hell no. That would be destroying my identity, I couldn't stand that.
Would I change my sex (born male)? Hell yes. I am in the process of doing that now, since I am transsexual.
My greatest wish in life is to have my body match what my brain tells me it should be. I spent more than the first half of my life trying to make my brain match my body and it nearly killed me. I've spent most of the second half of my life trying to live with the difference and it nearly killed me. So the only thing I have left is to make my body match my brain, and life finally is worth living to me now that I am. I wish I had started sooner.
For a short time, certainly. There's no real visible harm in it, and it's an opportunity that I don't imagine would roll around again any time soon. Besides, I've got an older sister that most of my friends try to hit on, so I'm fairly confident I'd turn out reasonably good looking.
Then again...the First Law of Genderbending dictates that I've a significantly higher likelihood of ending up stuck in my 'new' state since I was male to begin with.
Then again...the First Law of Genderbending dictates that I've a significantly higher likelihood of ending up stuck in my 'new' state since I was male to begin with.
That is an admirable way to look at life. Also OT: Not forever no, but doing the "taking pictures and masturbating to them later" trick would come in hand
(See what I did there?) Though I most probably would be a ugly girl... Heck! I'm desperate, nobody is gonna judge me...
Although a lot of people are alluding to the sex-as-biology / gender-as-social-construct divide that gets reproduced in most social science classes, there's still a lot more complexity in there even than that.
This is an excellent article by a trans man that gives a sketch of some of the issues:
http://tranarchism.com/2010/11/26/not-your-moms-trans-101/
I also find it very, very interesting how willing the men are to admit that they have it easier than women. Usually, when questioned about equality most people would say that things in the West are there already.
This is an excellent article by a trans man that gives a sketch of some of the issues:
http://tranarchism.com/2010/11/26/not-your-moms-trans-101/
I also find it very, very interesting how willing the men are to admit that they have it easier than women. Usually, when questioned about equality most people would say that things in the West are there already.
Crossdressing for a costume and going all out with it is as far as I'm going to go in terms of what you are asking.
Relative to the plans that I have for the future, changing my sex would be a waste of time even if it was for a short while. Not only that but it would confuse not just me but also my parents.
Now that isn't to say I haven't fantasized what I'd be like if I was a girl. It's actually kind of fun and a worthwhile fantasy to think about.
Relative to the plans that I have for the future, changing my sex would be a waste of time even if it was for a short while. Not only that but it would confuse not just me but also my parents.
Now that isn't to say I haven't fantasized what I'd be like if I was a girl. It's actually kind of fun and a worthwhile fantasy to think about.
Girls have insanely awesome orgasms. Just saying.tahrey said:
Suddenly there'd be a lot of lesbians in this world having huge orgies.
I don't really think the gender thing would be a big deal. If you look at how girls and boys actually act compared to each other nowadays, they're a lot more interchangeable than they used to be.
Ah, and you know that because you´ve had both sexes and compared them!DasUberCow said:
By the way, could you tell me how to change my sex sometime? That´d be cool. Thanks!
OT: Temporarily, yes. Permanently? NO. NO. NO. Being a woman seems to suck.
Erm. From personal experience, female orgasms not only last longer but are waaaay more powerful. A proper one can shake and pulsate through their entire body for up to a minute and still have quivering effects 5 minutes afterwards. When a girl orgasms she completely looses control of herself and gives in to the euphoric rush.awesomeClaw said:
On your profile page it says you were born in '98 so i don't expect you to know this, but if you ever do have sex and, shall we say, perform, you would know what i was talking about.
Also, hail, fellow viking!
Hm. Well i suppose you´re correct. Can´t really question you. Yet. Like a wise man once said: "Virginity is not a virtue, it is merely a lack of oppurtunity"DasUberCow said:
Kind of feels like you´re bragging here, though.
(Also, since you mentioned my age, did you notice i joined in 2009? Ha! Like some stupid age check would stop me then! Though i an 13 now mods, so you can´t ban me. Muhahahah!)
