Believable theories on Cross-dressing

[Marla S]

I recall reading another case study on twins in which one became a crossdresser and the other not. Since both had the same genetics, the same hormonal experience in the womb and the same living conditions at home then the only sensible explanation is that transgenderness is based on nothing more than what type of personality you are born with ...

I agree, but having a scientific background, folks like me will search for the cause of that personality we are born with. The womb wash hypothesis might be an option, if you assume that there is a non equal distribution of nutrition and probably hormones in the womb even for identical twins.
I. e. usually they are not born with identical size and weight. Hence their development is very similar but not identical in the womb. Why should the personality be ? And it is a fact that the personality is different for identical twins, it doesn't usually effect the gender identiy though.

Unfortunately for boys, the choice to stay true forces them into the dark closet where their transgendered personality gets corrupted and twisted by fantasies and new found sexuality, instead of being expressed as a normal personality trait in a welcoming social environment. The end result is a secretive shamed crossdresser who is not recognizable from his simple, humble beginnings as a healthy routine boy who just happens to like things which society, in its ignorant wisdom, has deemed taboo.

Exactly

This tool we call crossdressing is based on nothing more than personality traits - our likes and dislikes - which become ingrained into our being as we grow up.

Agreed. But I would go a step further. It's a corrupted tool and a tool of corruption. I don't think that we would see the split-personality approach or some fetishism like episodes, if we wouldn't have imbibeb the corruption from our infancy.

Imagine for a second you loved to eat strawberries as a child. But society said at age 10 you were now prohibited from eating them anymore. Is there not a likelihood that some people will find this rule silly? that everytime they see a strawberry the fact they are forbidden to eat it will grate against their consciousness? will some not eventually choose to ignore the rule and sneak into a strawberry field late at night when nobody can see them? And when they taste that strawberry, it will be amazing because of all the emotions that have been condensed into the thought of eating one.

I agree again.
My favorite example here are odors or parfumes.
I don't think that there is a gender specific preference for certain odors.
Nevertheless someone got the idea that odors have to be split in odors for men and odors for women.
Men got the one's of a rotten piece of leather, burned wood, chem Lab, a sharp cleanser or, if it is more a unisex odors, that of a citrus fresh dishwashing liquid. The more flowery and sweeter odors are for women.
Actually this is complete nonsens, and I know it, nevertheless my corrupted soul hasitates to buy the parfum I like because it is labeld "for women".
When I bought it I am overwhelmed because it's labeled "for women".
What a corrupted crap !!! :Angry3:

I find it odder that people have to seek weird and wonderful theories to explain the fact that we desire a certain look for ourselves. This is just normal routine humanity folks! To me, this is like someone using hormone wash theory to explain why they like cars so much. Nobody needs theories to explain our love of cars so why do we need theories to explain our choice in clothes? This is just who we are, the only odd thing is why society is so intolerant of diversity among people.

Well, searching for a theory for something that doesn't fit to the rules is normal routine humanity too. But because the human psyche and personality is a black box (for scientists and oneself) the causes of an effect might lie in the complete opposite direction.

But you are right, it becomes pointless, if the society and we start to accept personalities as they were born. The How is by far more imporant than the Why.

I am slightly optimistic that progress can be reached there (maybe not during our lifetime though)