Gender is a social construct that is waining as society has become more androgynous. However there are parts of the brain that do react differently for males and females and this is often is due to the reproductive processes. Modern pharmaceuticals too have a profound affect on these areas of the brain especially SSRI's. Its interesting that a huge proportion of returned female veterans are living in homelessness and have huge adjustment problems when trying to re-enter a society that does have gender as its values. We really have not thought this one out very well have we?
In regard to many transsexuals (not all) we have to ask, is this delusional paranoia that is mishandled. After all, if a person went to a doctor saying they were Jesus Christ, would they crucify him/her? But, go and say your a member of the opposite sex and "WONDERFUL" the cash registers ring and treatment begins.
Gender needs a good bit of thought and a lot more research although personally, I think we have gone too far already and, too many live in shame and poverty due to acceptance of Liberal Middle Class Values.
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