I know it\'s old, I just found it.

What's the arm thingy?

Edit: Oh sorry! I just read the thing.. I seem to have the arm thingy I already know I have the fingers thingy.. will read the rest now ^^

I should note I have alot of female characteristics, female carry angle, narrow feet, smaller hands, and generally a more feminine voice (voice training was a one week thing with me). I also had breast growth in puberty. But I am not going to say what ones mind is...its inappropriate to delve into such things.  While I do think there is REAL physical, neurological, psychological and genetic differences in those who transition at a younger age compared that those who transition at an older age.  But I do not think this means that this is a difference of male/female mind.  Rather I think this is a difference in cause and manifestation.  I am one who thinks there is a variety of causes.

I stopped reading about 1/2 way thru.  What the body does or how it's shaped has little to do with if one has a female or male mind. 

I'd put that in the bul*****. column,  for sure

Now I looked like a guy growing up,  But I was teesed that I ran and threw a ball like a girl. Which I did.

As far as being TG/TS it's all about what's between the ears. 

Sorry have to go wash out my brain.  Reading Ms Phillips made my mind go numb.

Hey!  I'm a broad! GOT IT!?!?

And if you got a problem wit dat let's you & me take it out back and settle dis mano y mano!

Gee,

Look at all the old names in this thread. I still miss Kate and Tink.

I hope they are well

Al(ice)

Quote from: Al on August 17, 2009, 01:19:06 AM
Gee,

Look at all the old names in this thread. I still miss Kate and Tink.

I hope they are well

Al(ice)

me too.

Most of the time, I think people see what they want to see.
If you want to have male/female arms, you will likely see them as that.
I don't think any of the physical matters, and most of the time, it's just the result of insecurities showing themselves as an attempt to grasp excuses for the individual's struggles.  In this case, a transsexual woman trying to convince herself that she is female, coming up with nonsense theories to prove or disprove others' femininity or masculinity... A truly secure person would never come up with this nonsense.  To me, this woman's words are completely caked in elitism and an underlying insecurity.  The pictures she has of herself?  The proof.  None of us should give her faulty reasoning even a moment of our attention.

This is the real problem with this awful piece: the misrepresentation, the unfounded and unscientific claims, and the personal bias are obvious to those of us who have transitioned or are far enough along to be confident in our gender identity.  To someone just starting the journey, it would likely be upsetting and confusing.   Validating gender identity through body type or anatomical features is ludicrous and has no basis in modern medicine.  None of the features she mentions are accurate predictors of gender.