Quote from: Chynna on June 12, 2006, 01:55:13 PM
Yup! Sure is Transsexualism is a state of mind ONLY
True, but I've always assumed that the state of mind HAD to include a discomfort with one's body (and thus a desire to change it, though one may choose not to for various reasons) in order to be considered transSEXsualism. A desire to change roles, while remaining perfectly happy with one's body, seems to be ->-bleeped-<- instead - or even GenderQueer - a bending of traditional roles vs. physical sex.
This is interesting to me, as I've been wondering if it's possible to evolve emotionally to a point where the compulsion for physical changes becomes unecessary, being seen/revealed as a way to prove to MYSELF that I'm female - to give form and reality to something that seems so nebulous, so vague as a "I identify as a female..." inside. To at last be able to point to my body and say, "See? I TOLD ya so!"
I'm not hopeful though, as it seems to be a root-level, biological craving that can't be touched by any amount of emotional epiphanies.