You mean would I chose to have more money, return of the feeling I lost in my face and downstairs,  a body that more closely matches how I feel and the ability to have babies as well as much more support to raise them?

Yes.

Quote from: Futurist on December 02, 2015, 04:22:54 PM
If there was no transphobia anywhere worldwide, then would you prefer to be cisgender over being transgender if you could magically become cisgender?

Any thoughts on this?

Magically become a cisgender woman? In a heartbeat. A cisgender man? Not so much.

Quote from: Sarah82 on December 03, 2015, 07:28:57 AM
If I could magically become a biological woman I would do it in a heartbeat,

You can. It's called transition.

Much of my biology is female, and I was born a woman so I am a biological woman.

I assume you mean cisgender woman. Cisgender is an important word.

Quote from: Futurist on December 02, 2015, 04:22:54 PM
If there was no transphobia anywhere worldwide, then would you prefer to be cisgender over being transgender if you could magically become cisgender?

Any thoughts on this?

Male or female, transphobia or not, I'd rather be cisgender.  To have always had a mind and body agreeing on what parts and chemistry I should have would be amazing.  If the time since starting HRT is any indication of what a cis brain feels like, I feel like I have been robbed of something very precious my entire life; true harmony in existence. 

Would things be easier without transphobia?  Heck yeah.  But I wouldn't wish my internal experience of life upon anybody.

I'm not worried about other people's phobias. I wouldn't trade my unicorn status for anything in the world. 

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on December 03, 2015, 09:59:59 AM
I'm not worried about other people's phobias. I wouldn't trade my unicorn status for anything in the world. 

Hugs, Devlyn

I don't really think you have to worry about safety issues where you are. Elsewhere, it's different.

Two words: Rita Hester. Killed in Boston and the reason we have Transgender day of Remembrance. Nowhere is safe, but I won't live in fear. 

Hugs, Devlyn

Absolutely not.  I am who I am because I'm transgender.  To take that away would make me into someone else.

hmm that is a tough question. i don't know. lol. i want to be trans because this is who i am. i've been fighting to get to where i am now. and i deserve it all the way.
but if it didn't make me feel like killing myself for half of the time and depressing the other half, of course i'd like to be cis. that doesn't mean it makes it any easier, but at least it would be in my end. it doesn't matter if the world is transphobia or not.

All other things being equal, there is no doubt in my mind that I'd rather have the XX chromosome set. I can't dwell on that though. It's a pointless exercise. My life is what it is. I've built it block by block and I have few regrets.

Cindi

Nope, I'd settle for billionaire though.

It depends, for me it isn't about cis or trans it's about the kind of woman I am. As long as I'm beautiful, motivated, successful, and happy then I don't mind which. Let's remember that just because you are cis doesn't mean you are all of those things I listed. I'm sure we can find pros and cons for both. I would love being cis because I won't have to worry about guys not accepting. I don't want kids so giving birth doesn't matter to me, I won't have to worry about getting knocked up lol.

It's always been a fantasy of mine to be XX, and not XY, because I am trans. Transphobia has nothing to do with it.

Though, if I could have chosen to be born cis, I would have done that. I would have also chosen to be born to a wealthy family and have a very well to-do life, (like be a rocket scientist AND a rockstar) and die in a pleasant way, and yet before then, I would have also cured cancer, mediated world peace, landed and pioneered space travel to distant systems, and be a world class chef--but that isn't how reality works.

So, I'll just choose to be the best me that I can be right now

<3

Audree

Quote from: audreelyn on December 03, 2015, 11:24:20 PM
It's always been a fantasy of mine to be XX, and not XY, because I am trans. Transphobia has nothing to do with it.

Though, if I could have chosen to be born cis, I would have done that. I would have also chosen to be born to a wealthy family and have a very well to-do life, (like be a rocket scientist AND a rockstar) and die in a pleasant way, and yet before then, I would have also cured cancer, mediated world peace, landed and pioneered space travel to distant systems, and be a world class chef--but that isn't how reality works.

So, I'll just choose to be the best me that I can be right now

<3

Audree

  Yeah, I've always wanted to change the world after I changed myself. I feel that I've made some significant contributions. After transition, we get to try to live a "normal life," however we choose to do that.