Quote Originally Posted by emma5410 View Post
You are missing the key point. TS may be genetically male but their gender identity is female. CDs are genetically male and most of them have a gender identity that is male. That makes us different. TS are not crossing the gender boundary. They are already on the other side.
No, I think you missed the point. You're talking about ONLY the end game. I was speaking about the entire process. A person who becomes a M2F transsexual starts out as a male. Now, unless you are raised as a female from Day 1, you have spent some time as a male. However, at some point you come to the realization that there is a mismatch between your physical and psychological selves. Maybe you begin to crossdress, but eventually you realize that your situation needs more than occassional dressing and that there is a considerable mismatch between your physical and psychological selves. At a minimum, the desire is to live 24/7 as a female and taking steps to correct the incongruency is considered.

For most people, I would guess that self-awareness starts somewhere in adolescence. Until that time, chances are that you have lived as a male, even though that may have seemed difficult and frustrating. And yes, transsexuals do cross the gender boundary; it's just that their last trip is one-way.

Also, I find it hard to believe that crossdressers can really identify as 100% male. It doesn't seem right that such a person would be willing to present as the other gender. What would be the point? I think that there has to be a bit of dysphoria; not much, but some.

DeeAnn