LogFAQs > #886079272

Kisai posted...

Zeeak4444 posted...

Be to work on eliminating gender roles in society instead of reinforcing them by transitioning?

Well for me, my being transgender isn't just about any sort of "gender role", as much as it is the appearance. This stems from my "younger" early-20s days, where I — for some reason — honestly believed the only difference that should be seen between men and women is purely physical. That guys should be allowed access to "feminine" clothing and activities, and girls allowed access to "masculine" things as well without any sort of fear of ridicule. That no clothes or hobbies should be seen as exclusive for either gender. The only difference would be simply appearance. I realize now how ridiculously ideal that is, though. Things are never going to be that equal.

Although, I will admit, a tiny part of my being transgender does stem partially from certain gender roles, but I would rather do those things as a girl anyway.

That makes a lot of sense to me. That first part was pretty much my perception as well. It seems a lot of the stress and ostracism people get come from not conforming to normal societal roles.

In those cases the roles usually have some type of useful utility though but I can't honestly think of any for gender roles aside from maybe attraction (which itself is arbitrary).

I agree though it's unrealistic to think we'll even start progressing towards that route though.

I really appreciate you sharing your experience and opinion on the topic!
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