I don’t think we’re quite using the words the same way. If you’re talking about having brain that is truly a different sex from the body, I would agree that this does not exist.
I’m talking about a brain that has developed in a way that could be described as a DSD. The person, like all humans, is still unambiguously a member of one sex ca…
I don’t think we’re quite using the words the same way. If you’re talking about having brain that is truly a different sex from the body, I would agree that this does not exist.
I’m talking about a brain that has developed in a way that could be described as a DSD. The person, like all humans, is still unambiguously a member of one sex category regardless of what DSD they have. I don’t think there’s any disagreement between me and Colin Wright on these issues.
My point is simply that what I think people mean when they say “true trans” is an intersex condition that causes some difference in neurological development, to where a person has one unambiguous biological sex, but has some brain development that is more typical of the other sex.
I’m not saying that most people who “identify” as trans actually have such a condition, which I doubt. I’m not saying that having a DSD actually changes your sex, because it does not.
This is still putative and what “trans” actually is has not been well established. I’m thinking about what Dana Beyer has to say on the subject, which I largely agree with.
Hmmm, my understanding of “true trans” is that some people have an immutable, unchangeable inner essence of the opposite sex. However this essence has yet to be identified.
I don’t think we’re quite using the words the same way. If you’re talking about having brain that is truly a different sex from the body, I would agree that this does not exist.
I’m talking about a brain that has developed in a way that could be described as a DSD. The person, like all humans, is still unambiguously a member of one sex category regardless of what DSD they have. I don’t think there’s any disagreement between me and Colin Wright on these issues.
I’m not talking about brains at all. I’m confused and don’t understand your point, sorry.
My point is simply that what I think people mean when they say “true trans” is an intersex condition that causes some difference in neurological development, to where a person has one unambiguous biological sex, but has some brain development that is more typical of the other sex.
I’m not saying that most people who “identify” as trans actually have such a condition, which I doubt. I’m not saying that having a DSD actually changes your sex, because it does not.
This is still putative and what “trans” actually is has not been well established. I’m thinking about what Dana Beyer has to say on the subject, which I largely agree with.
Hmmm, my understanding of “true trans” is that some people have an immutable, unchangeable inner essence of the opposite sex. However this essence has yet to be identified.
"but has some brain development that is more typical of the other sex."
There's never been a shred of evidence for this.
There is no such thing as a "brain that is a different sex from the body." The brain is part of the body. If it's in a male body, it's a male brain.