"Gender identity: A person’s intrinsic sense of being male (a boy or a man), female (a girl or woman), or an alternative gender (e.g., boygirl, girlboy, transgender, genderqueer, eunuch)." - WPATHOriginally Posted by Elizabeth Ann
You know, there is an unprecedented number of people seeking transition in the last few years (decade(s)?). And much of this is finding it's way into the news. We even have a TS holding office in the current administration! There are blogs now from parents advocating for acceptance for their transsexual children. One of the most celebrated models of our time is a man who looks like a woman and who is ambiguous about his (her?) gender.
Chemicals have found their way into our ecosystems messing with biological gender among fish. How much of this has affected humans, and to what degree? And what about meds given to pregnant mothers during the 1950s?
We've come a long way from early last century, when Hirschfeld first coined the term "transvestite". More and more people are seeking gender counseling today, and I dare say that transgender issues have found their way into the curriculum of all would-be therapists.
Along with all these changes, it is inevitable there should be a great deal of gender deconstruction going on, especially among our young, who also witness an equally unprecedented, fundamental change in gender roles among their parents which has trickled down to even greater degrees among their peers.
