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Can you please elaborate on this point? Gender is "neurologically mapped in utero?" How does this occur? You mean, a person can be ambigender, bigender, pangender, gender outlaw, affectugender, anxiegender, gender fluid, etc., in utero because one's gender is neurologically mapped?
My understanding of gender theory goes that sex and gender are two different things, and that sex is what is biologically determined at birth, whereas gender is what a person's "identifies as" irrespective of sex. Is that not true, now? The WHO says "Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time." https://www.who.int/health-topics/g... the characteristics,and can change over time.
If gender is determined in utero, then it is NOT socially constructed, is it? Is the World Health Organization wrong?
Maybe, but by the same token, there are plenty of kids who are impressionable, and also unsure. And, since gender is something that can change over time, and kids could well find out that they are "gender fluid" moving back and forth among various genders, and "transitioning" someone from girl-gender to boy-gender could do more damage than is saved because later the person might feel like being girl-gender again - or being girl with a penis - or being a girl but "presenting" as a boy. That kind of thing.
Different things can be true at the same time. Put yourself in the position of parents who have a child, and that child as a young kid goes through various phases. For a while, the kid thinks she's a cat, or pretends to be a cat, and "presents" as a cat. And, then maybe she goes through a "tomboy" phase, doing things that a lot of boys usually like - getting dirty, collecting frogs - and for a while she doesn't care about her hair and doesn't play with girl dolls, etc. Is that tomboy really a boy? What if she says "mom, I feel like boy..."? Tomboys often ultimately become cheerleaders, with long hair, and short skirts, eschewing boyish things, and turning more feminine oriented as they go through puberty. It is left to the parents to work this out, and the various therapists and psychologist can and do have myriad opinions as to what the indications are when dealing with a young child.
It is the job of a parent to parent. It is the job of a parent to evaluate and make decisions. It is NOT the job of a psychologist to usurp this role, and determine that a particular child will undergo permanent drug and surgical activities. That person can make a recommendation, but as with all other medical decisions, the decision rests with the guardian/parent of the particular underage person. There is no route that can be taken here that will result in perfection - or that will mean all people will grow up happy. There will be people who physically transition and are happier for it. There will be people who would have been better off just keeping their bodies the same and living life with a different gender identity. There will be those who physically transition and deeply regret it.
