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Line 1: − − ==Transgender Ideology== − − Traditionally, individuals who are classed or who identify themselves as "transgender" or "transsexual" are said to possess a desire to become the opposite sex. However, many such individuals reject this categorization, insisting that they are in some meaningful sense a member of the opposite sex already. While acknowledging that this is not true by any genetic or anatomical definition, transgender individuals insist that such physical markers as sex chromosomes, or the possession of male or female reproductive organs and/or sexual characteristics, have nothing to do with whether a person truly is male or female; that it is a matter of personal identity or self-perception and thus not subject to biological reality. To this end, transgender individuals will frequently insist that they were "born in the wrong body" and that they are simply changing their outward appearance to reflect this inner truth. − − Those who identify as transgender over the long term frequently assert that they have had feelings of gender confusion from the ages of 3-5, the period in which males and females typically begin to be socialized differently and to become aware of these categories. They further state that these feelings intensify significantly during puberty, and persist throughout their adult lives. Some seek to compensate by engaging in behavior that overly exaggerates the stereotypes associated with their sex (some "male-to-female" transsexuals, for example, previously took up hobbies such as bodybuilding, or joined the military). Many, however, experience feelings of failure and depression, and suicides or attempted suicides are not uncommon. The transgender movement strongly implies that this depressive state is the inevitable endpoint for all transgender persons, unless they are given the opportunity to live as the opposite sex; in this context, such behavior is represented as literally a matter of life and death. Although this is far from universally true, as many transgender individuals never do act on their desires, it has become part of the popular image surrounding transsexualism in recent years. − − There is nothing within the scientific knowledge of the human body and of sexual development to support the claim of transgender individuals that they were "born in the wrong body." Disorders of sexual development, including various forms of hermaphroditism, are well-known and carefully documented, but such "intersex" cases, as they are sometimes labeled, are rare and cannot account for more than a small minority of those who identify as transgender. Claims sometimes made to the effect that such persons have brains resembling those of the opposite sex are not borne out by the available medical research. The ways in which persons with gender confusion view themselves overlap considerably with the symptoms of anorexia and "body integrity dysphoria" (in which people seek to become disabled via the removal of a limb or the destruction of a sense such as vision or hearing), and it has been suggested that the cause of these disorders lies in a defect of the brain's spatial-cognitive abilities, but more research is needed.
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The theory of '''"sex change"''' is based on the claim that a person of one [[gender]] can be born "trapped" in an opposite-gender body. The theory plays havoc with traditional ideas of [[masculinity]] and [[femininity]]. It is referred to as '''"transgenderism"''' by its liberal proponents, but can be better seen and understood as a type of mental disorder called '''[[gender confusion]]'''.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2896200258/gender-confusion.html Gender confusion]</ref><ref>[http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting-challenges/gender-confusion-in-children Answering parents' questions on gender confusion in children] at Focus on the Family</ref>
The theory of '''"sex change"''' is based on the claim that a person of one [[gender]] can be born "trapped" in an opposite-gender body. The theory plays havoc with traditional ideas of [[masculinity]] and [[femininity]]. It is referred to as '''"transgenderism"''' by its liberal proponents, but can be better seen and understood as a type of mental disorder called '''[[gender confusion]]'''.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-2896200258/gender-confusion.html Gender confusion]</ref><ref>[http://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/parenting-challenges/gender-confusion-in-children Answering parents' questions on gender confusion in children] at Focus on the Family</ref>
==Alleged medical treatment==
==Alleged medical treatment==