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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>

It has been embraced primarily by advocates of the 1960s [[sexual revolution]] such as [[homosexual rights]] activists, but rejected by the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>"The key point is that the (transsexual) surgical operation is so superficial and external that it does not change the personality. If the person was male, he remains male. If she was female, she remains female." [http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/CatholicTSDecision.html]</ref>

It has been embraced primarily by advocates of the 1960s [[sexual revolution]] such as [[homosexual rights]] activists, but rejected by the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref>"The key point is that the (transsexual) surgical operation is so superficial and external that it does not change the personality. If the person was male, he remains male. If she was female, she remains female." [http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/CatholicTSDecision.html]</ref>