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- From: wendy@sundown.mil.wi.us
- Subject: Re: Self Appreciation (was: Re: Elle MacPherson causes rape?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.161546.12252@mr.med.ge.com>
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- ljf (farthing@leland.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
- > In article <BxvJp7.12o@apollo.hp.com> nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson) writes:
- > >In article <1992Nov17.163629.1172@mr.med.ge.com> wendy@sundown.mil.wi.us writes:
- > >
- > > [Stuff from Peter Nelson and me deleted]
- >
- > My understanding of transsexual people is that they feel at odds with
- > their bodies, that their bodies are of the wrong sex.
- >
- > If a man were to say, "I don't feel like a man because I don't like
- > sports, I like theatre and music," and yet be very happy with the fact
- > he's male and doesn't want to be female, I would say that he's just
- > suffering from cultural stereotypes, something feminism is trying to
- > free us of (imo). However, if this man were to say that he hated his
- > male body and always wanted to be female, I would say that he's
- > transsexual.
- >
- > I, too, have some problems with "I've always felt whatever gender." I
- > have no problems with, "I've always hated my female (or male) body and
- > want to be of the other sex."
- >
- > I'm sure Wendy has more insight than either of us about this, though.
- >
-
- Thanks,
-
- I don't know how to describe it. I just know I'm female. Like you know your
- female (I'm making an assumption about you here) and Peter knows he's a male.
-
- Along with this comes a hatred of the body I'm in. I've tried many creative
- methods to remove that part of my anatomy. My current plan is to have
- a competant surgeon do it. Much better results, usually.
-
- The internal conflicts are tremendous. I have seriously thought of suicide
- although, fortunately, I never tried.
-
- My therapist says I'm going through a "bitch" (He and I don't like that term,
- but most people seem to understand what it means) period. The anger at myself
- for surpressing this so long is coming out. I gather that's why I'm getting
- myself into flame wars around here. It'll pass, at least that's what he told
- me........:-) I certainly hope so!!!
-
- I will be glad to discuss these issues further, if anyone wants to.
-
- Wendy
-