Quote from: Shana A on June 18, 2008, 11:57:37 AM
BiGender and the Brain
Zoe Brain
http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2008/06/bigender-and-brain.html
many people are essentially Bi-Gendered, and would be able to function in either a male or female role, as circumstances dictate. Relatively few are strongly gendered, but for those that are, it's unchangeable.
There were several studies done about Bigendersim in the early 2010's, mostly as a result of the efforts of the members of
Bigender.net. There were a handful of us who were Multiple or who had Dissociative Identity/Multiple Personality Disorder, but the majority were "Singlets," people with one identity who express themselves as male OR female, rather than a simultaneous blend.
I was a founding member and long time moderator of the forum. Watching people come and go, it became clear the Bigender identity was an unstable condition for the Singlets. It was a stop along the way to their transition to another gender rather than the home it was for those of us with dissociative disorders. Unless a person is dissociative, the human mind doesn't seem to be able to maintain the level of effort required to keep up this kind of compartmentalization.
The world is full of strongly gendered men and women who revel in who they are. Our couple's psychologist explaining gender variance is fairly common, but for most people, peace comes from finding a way to do that in their birth gender. It seems transgendered individuals are unlucky few who are not only strong gendered, but who also do not have the body they strongly identify with...
