What is the legal definition of male gender?

In our state, there is a woman who is a transgender. She has legally changed her gender to a male. Now he is pregnant. I want to know what is the legal definition of a male and how can she legally change her gender with out having male parts?What is the legal definition of male gender?
See a therapist.

Get diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder.

Live for a minimum of one year as the gender you feel you are.

Petition a court for a legal name change. (easily done)

Take hormones.

Get referral letter for surgery.

Get ONE permanent, irreversible gender specific surgery (this could be a hysterectomy, a phalloplasty, OR just chest reconstruction from having female breasts to a male chest)

Petition court for a legal gender change based on letters from surgeon.

Chest surgery for female to males is still considered sexual reassignment surgery becuase you are operating on the female breasts which are gender specific.



The end. You are legally male.What is the legal definition of male gender?
Technically a legal gender change doesn't occur until the transperson has sexual reassignment surgery(SRS)--which doesn't happen with all of them. Often, especially with female to males the bottom surgery (SRS) is not part of the transition process, it's too costly, and the results are just not that great. So technically even though the person lives as male, the legal definition of that person is still female.
i don't know about legally, but technically gender is a construction of society, and sex is the biological construction.... so really male or female gender is societal norms that the gender identifies with....just so you know.
Is this the person that was on Oprah today? Her name was Tracy and now it's Tommy. I saw that... I kinda wondered the same thing that you are asking too.. Another thing I wondered about was that when he/she met the Girlfriend, he was still a female. So was the girlfriend a Lesbian or Bi? Because now that she has become a he wouldn't that make her straight? Geez, now I'm really confused Lol.. But they look really happy and I'm happy for them too..
I think a weaner is required.

How do u change the gender of a meez character from a boy to girl?

Daily dosages of hormones, followed by gender-reassignment surgery.How do u change the gender of a meez character from a boy to girl?
I don't know if that's possible once you create it!

Have you tried to contact Meez to ask them?

How do i change the gender of the avator?

change to female avatorHow do i change the gender of the avator?
go to the avatars main page %26amp; click on preferences (in the upper right hand corner). there will be options to change the avatar's genderHow do i change the gender of the avator?
you need to start a new acount or e-mail
Click your avatar, Avatars will pop up and there!!!!! No need to sign up for another account.

How do you make a new avatar when your current one is the wrong gender?

Please, I really don't want to have a make avatar. I have already tried going to my profile, and editing it, but how do I change the gender??How do you make a new avatar when your current one is the wrong gender?
Looks like you already found it. I see a pretty girl on your question.

To change an avatar appearance, click on your current avatar to open your profile.

Click on ';Edit My Info.';

Go to your current avatar on the far right and click ';Edit My Yahoo Avatar'; under it. There will be tabs above to choose appearances, but above the tabs on the right is the ';Change Gender'; link.

When finished, go to the orange bar under your new avatar and click ';Save Changes.';How do you make a new avatar when your current one is the wrong gender?
FIRSTLY SIGN IN YOUR YAHOO ID %26amp; THEN ON TOP RIGHT YOUR ID'S NAME IS MENTIONED CLICK ON IT THEY ASK YOU TO RETYPE YOUR PASSWORD GO AHEAD %26amp; WRIGHT

YOUR PASSWORD IT WILL OPEN YOUR YAHOO ACCOUNT INFO THERE IS MENTIONED MEMBER INFORMATION ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IT'S WRITTEN EDIT CLICK ON IT %26amp; CHANGE YOUR GENDER THEN CLICK ON FINISHED THEN YOUR AVATAR'S GENDER IS ALSO CHANGED AUTOMATICALLY.YOU CAN ALSO CHANGE YOUR ANY INFORMATION ANYTIME LIKE YOUR ALTERNATE E-MAIL ETC.

THANK YOU!
How do I create an Avatar? I keep getting an error message.

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How can i change my gender to female in the avatars plz answer my answer plz??!!!!?

You can create an avatar at http://avatars.yahoo.com/



To change your avatar's gender:



Go to the My Avatar page.

Click the ';Preferences'; tab.

Click the ';Change'; button in the ';Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

Click ';Switch Gender.';

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How can i change my gender to female in the avatars plz answer my answer plz??!!!!?

1. Go to the My Avatar page.

2. Click the ';Preferences'; tab.

3. Click the ';Change'; button in the ';Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

4. Click ';Switch Gender.';How can i change my gender to female in the avatars plz answer my answer plz??!!!!?
go to preferences and change my gender

If you could change your gender would you and why.?

ohkay. so i'm suppoosed to basically do a survey on how many people would like to have a sex change so please answer trufully thank you.!If you could change your gender would you and why.?
No never.....If you could change your gender would you and why.?
Hell no! I love being a guy.
Ewwwwwness and noness, I love being a guy, besides in my opinion, gay guys are hot xD
Nope, I'm happy being a male.
I like being a boy!
I'm might want to have a sex change female to male, but I'm mostly happy being female. :)
In my fantasies I have a sex change and sleep with all the hot straight men, but in reality I'm completely happy with what I am and besides I have a hand.
if i could have it magically changed yes but go through surgery probably not as i have gender issues :)
some times I would :D

I think it would make love and sex easier because there are more straight guys then gay ones out there XD well that I seem to find



but also I would like to stay male as the straight guys are 90% douche bags :D

so I dunno, probs stay male because its all cool :D
It would be so cool to be a boy for a day, but I wouldn't have a sex change I'm just curious that's all.
If I am honest, the thoughts have crossed my mind, as I am more comfortable with my 'masculine' side. But the surgery wouldn't make me a fully functioning male, and many FTM don't have bottom surgery. Not to mention the family and friends issue. So, basically, I wish I had been born a guy, but I wouldn't go through surgery to change.
Do you need to know how many people want a gender change or a sex change? They are two different things. I am a trans woman. I would never change my gender, I love being a woman. But having the sex change to fix my body/mind mismatch is absolutely necessary.
Before you start your survey, I suggest you educate yourself as to what a ';sex change'; actually is.



People who have ';sex changes'; don't change their gender. Transsexual people Transition (the correct term) to bring their body into alignment with their minds. They are already the gender they appear to ';change into.'; People simply don't understand that it is possible to be a female and yet be born with a male anatomy, or a male, and be born with a female anatomy.



As a Transsexual woman, I was born looking like a male, but I don't want to change genders because my gender already is female, and I'm comfortable being female. I simply want my body to match my mind, and Transitioning is how I will accomplish this.
yes I am a TG it has always been my dream to become fully female :)
I'll ask you the same thing I ask anyone that calls my home doing a survey. Who are you supposed to do this survey for?



I transitioned for the only acceptable reason. I am a woman that was born with the incorrect anatomy

How do i change my gender on here?

ok, so i just made my yahoo account thingy and when i go to make my avatar it shows me as a dude! but im a girl! could someone please help me change that?!?!?How do i change my gender on here?
To change your avatar's gender:



1. Go to the My Avatar page. http://avatars.yahoo.com/

2. Click the ';Preferences'; tab. Or click the short cut link below:

http://avatars.yahoo.com/prefs.php?g=m

3. Click the ';Change'; button in the ';Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

4. Click ';Switch Gender.';



Note: Changing your avatar's gender changes the outfits, hair, face, and gender-specific accessories available to you.How do i change my gender on here?
If you have already chosen the gender of your avatar, you can click PREFERENCES in the top right hand side of the screen. That will bring you to a page with two options, one of them being able to change the gender of your avatar. You can click on that, and then you will have a female avatar. Good luck!
go to my profile, click edit and there you go.



answer- http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;

How to change the gender of my avatar?

1.Go to the Yahoo! Avatars homepage.

2.Click Preferences (located under the Web Search button).

3.Click Change.

4.Click Switch Gender to Male.

5.Click Save Changes.

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Where can you find scanlations of Nephilim?

Possibly Nephilin...not positive of spelling.

It's the manga where there's people and during the night they change gender and they're not allowed to let anyone see them because they're so beautiful. Something like that. %26gt;.%26gt;

Direct link please.

Also, how far into the series are they?Where can you find scanlations of Nephilim?
According to http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html? no one has even started scanning or editing it. It might take a while but, it's only 2 volumes long and they've already been released in English so you can just buy them. You can read the first chapter though at http://www.aurora-publishing.com/manga_p

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Living in Canada, When and how can I change my gender on documents?

I live in Ontario Canada and I am transgendered. I will be starting hormone therapy soon. I know that I can change my name at any given time once I fill out the papers and whatnot. BUT when is it time for me to change my gender from female to male?? Do I have to be living as male for a certain amount of time? Please help!Living in Canada, When and how can I change my gender on documents?
I know that my son (in BC) was able to change his name and the status on his drivers license within eight months of starting to take T. I believe it only took a doctors note for the Drivers licensing branch to issue a new ID for him.

Hope this helpsLiving in Canada, When and how can I change my gender on documents?
Hi,

As I'm a straight person I know of 2 people in my life that have made the complete change over.....So they could ONLY make legal and on legal documents when all the processors were completed then and only then doctor /s will sign documents in your behalf; To be of Truth, stamped, and with hospital records backing completed transitions.

As for your name change You can do this right now, as you need not one single operation to change anything. Good luck on your new journey through life and happiness.

Edit: I'm sorry dear I read your question all wrong until I read the posting under mine. (I thought you meant: When can I legally be listed as a male?)- Sorry.
Not exactly an answer but the links may be of some use.



Entirely as a guess I think there's a point where a specialist agrees that you are the new gender and have no intention to reverse the decision, I'm not sure if gender re-assignment surgery is a necessary pre-urequisite but suspect it is.



FTMs have much lower visibility than MTFs so I can imagine it's a very difficult road needing to explain so many times that it can get boring, For that I don't envy you at all and for that I know it will make sure you are 100% sure of the decision.



Best of luck, perhaps someone with personal experience can offer better advice.

Does the year or times change our gender roles as men and women?

I hate it when i get responses like:

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';Wow, what is this 1955?



Most people in the before the women movement and the sexual revolution were very unhappy with marriage. It's not for everyone and not every woman wants to be stuck in the house being a slave to her husband and her children. You act as if it's easy **** to pop out babies, raise them, cook, clean, and be a good wife at the same time. It's not for everyone. I would be rather have a awesome job that lets me travel the world and have as many boyfriends and no children. I believe that women should sow their wild oats too and have their own cake and money.';

or

Amy C :

';Seeing as how it's the year 2009, the role and responsibilities of women are numerous and varied. I want to be a mom one day-- the type of mom who can bring home the bacon AND cook it. My mom worked 9-10 hour days and still had time to cook for us and spend time with us. I hope I will have her strength as well as a husband/partner who will be willing to share the same responsibilities (which was what my mother did not have).';



I know what year it is, I think we all know what year it is. It does not change our gender roles though. That is a weak example to disagree.



ThoughtsDoes the year or times change our gender roles as men and women?
Like I'd wrote in our private exchange: Yes, time does change gender roles. Otherwise, women would be confined to the home with no say in politics or in any public entities.



I, by no means, am judging you like some others might have in your last question nor am I trying to impose my ideals onto you. My mom was a full-time stay-at-home mom at one point in my life and if circumstances should force me to take on the same role, I will. But I'm just speaking for myself. Don't take it personally. If you're a full-time mom, all the power to you. Your kids are lucky to have a mom that can devote extra time and attention to them.Does the year or times change our gender roles as men and women?
Firstly, if I ever write a polemic against a user, provided it is not a habitual troll, I seldom call them out by their name. It starts a lot of angry venting on this category. In future, please abstain from calling a user out by their name.



To answer your question, ';modern'; is just one of those terms (there is a specific terminology for this, but I'm no Shakespeare) that is used almost as a conjunction with binary opposition. If an ideology/substance must be ';modern';, then most assuredly the opposing ideology is archaic. It's a persuasive tactic. ';Modern'; does not exist - what we deem as ';modern'; will be archaic in the next 150 years, and that in itself is an overstatement. Given, gender roles are not modern nor archaic, but are simply the product of societal ideologies at best.
Yes they have society itself has changed because so many norms have been decimated or changed for this or that group.

Feminist have killed chivalry which has changed the dating world.

Homosexuals have changed religions which is changing laws

Gangs are changing the media which is promoting violence and chaotic lifestyles.



Those are just examples but in you question its more of a Womens Equal rights thing so with equal pay comes equal gender roles so a man no longer has to be the provider if he doesnt want too, he no longer has to do all the things to get in a girls pants or no longer has to be honorable. Girls can get pregnant at a young(early teens) age and every congratulate her.
Wow, so what that's my opinion. Women have a choice to what they want to do and so do men. It's not our destiny or roles to be wives and mothers. Nor is it a man's responsibility to work and bring home the bacon. Most people don't even get married anymore. Obviously, these genders don't work and they will never work. Not all me want a stay at home wife and not all women want to be stuck at home all day with the kids. Marriage is about teamwork. There are a lot of stay-at home dads and there are a lot of married couples who don't have kids. So WTF are you talking about? Just because you see a nuclear family with a dad mom and 2.5 kids and the dad works while the mom stays home doesn't mean that they are happy.
Its not the year but the times have changed things. It started when women had to go to work during WWII. When the men came back it was impossible to go back to how things were. Women had tasted the rewards and trials of making a pay check. Many other factors have come in to play as well but that was a big start to those things. You can go back further to women's suffrage. You could even go back to I think Hildagarde a middle ages christian lady who was some what of a Renaissance lady before the Renaissance happened. Of course do we really know the family structure from through out the ages or just the past few hundred years. I do believe there are roles we are more suited to as male or female but they are not limiting in the ways they have been in the past. It has not all been good changes but it can hardly be said it has been all bad changes either. I hold to a more traditional view but I value freedom. Women should be able to work if they so choose and if a guy doesn't like that then find a girl willing to stay home.

I messed up on Gaia making my avatar, I need 2 change the gender, I don't want it Male!?

I am new to Gaia and I created a profile, but I didn't notice the stuff to the left til it was too late. And now I can't change my Avatars gender.it's a guy but I'm a girl! I got stuck saying I'm a guy but I'm really a girl. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem so me and my avatars 'female' THANKS: Night Angel67I messed up on Gaia making my avatar, I need 2 change the gender, I don't want it Male!?
Step One:Go to %26gt;%26gt;My Gaia%26lt;%26lt;

%26gt;%26gt;Account%26lt;%26lt;

You'll see NPC Rina and will see this message:

Change options related to your account. Other options which haven't been migrated to the new profile system are also %26gt;%26gt;available%26lt;%26lt;. These include changing your username and birthday.



Click available.

You'll see

User Name:

%26gt;%26gt;Gender%26lt;%26lt;:

Birthday:



Click on the Female Gender circle.

Submit. And your Avatar should be female.I messed up on Gaia making my avatar, I need 2 change the gender, I don't want it Male!?
go to change gender after clicking on the aactar and then it should work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



hope i could help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do i change the gender of my avitar?

im a girl and its a boy. i want to change it....but i cant figure it outHow do i change the gender of my avitar?
Lol. Go to preferences in the avatar home page and change your gender.How do i change the gender of my avitar?
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Can anybody tell me how to change the gender of my Yahoo avatar?

??? anyonee?Can anybody tell me how to change the gender of my Yahoo avatar?
Just click on the picture of your avatar.Can anybody tell me how to change the gender of my Yahoo avatar?
Short of deleting and starting over, I don't think you can.. Sorry

Would a guy change his gender to date a girl he loves?

A guy loses a bet to his friend tricks him into cross-dressing and he fools a lot of people into thinking he is really a girl. he feels really embarrassed by it though and then a girl he like tells him he makes a good girl, she likes him better that way and would date him if he was one.he doesn't really know her sexual orientation after that but he is in love with her enough to do anything.she is the type of girl that jokes around with other girls by groping them that's how she finds out who he is. Would you change your gender in order to date a girl you truly loves and has everything you like in her.I kinda think it is going to far but love makes people do crazy things.Would a guy change his gender to date a girl he loves?
he shouldnt need to change his gender, he shud go for someone who likes him for who he is....and he wont find love unless they try going out and sees what happens. u shouldnt change for anyoneWould a guy change his gender to date a girl he loves?
I will be the first to tell you I love women. But I do not love them enough to want to be one to be with one. If that makes sense.
if he does , he's a dumbaass
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How to change yoville gender?

i realy would like to change itHow to change yoville gender?
towards the top of the screen of yoville it will say edit room, next to that on the left it will say change appearance then you can change the gender!!! = ]How to change yoville gender?
just click on your character
if its anthinglike farmville, click on your character

How to change the gender of my avtar?

go to your avatar home page http://avatars.yahoo.com and sign in if you're not already. On the right is a pair of links in small blue text ';how to use avatars'; and ';preferences';. In preferences, you can change your gender or completely delete your avatar.

How to change the yahoo avatar?

i'm talking about those custom yahoo avatars (that you can dress, change the hairstyle etc).



someone (i don't know how) accidentally chose the male instead of the female. is it possible to change the gender of your yahoo avatar?How to change the yahoo avatar?
To change your avatar's gender:



1. Go to the My Avatar page. http://avatars.yahoo.com/

2. Click the ';Preferences'; tab. Or click the short cut link below:

http://avatars.yahoo.com/prefs.php?g=m

3. Click the ';Change'; button in the ';Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

4. Click ';Switch Gender.';



Note: Changing your avatar's gender changes the outfits, hair, face, and gender-specific accessories available to you.

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Want to change my gender-confusing first name ... what's your opinion?

I am 36 years old, so I know it's a little late to do this, but I have hated my name all my life. I will tell you that I am a female and my first name is Trey. What were my parents thinking? It's a guys name and I hate it ... everything from being called ';Mr. ... '; at the doctor's office to cashiers looking at my credit card and then looking at me like ';did you steal this from a guy named Trey?'; I know some of you might think it's cool, but try living a day in my shoes and I will tell you it's not fun. My middle name is definitely feminine, but I'm not a big fan of being called that. Now I am about to start a part-time career as a real estate agent (keeping my day job until market picks up) and your name in real estate is everything. With meeting so many new people in this new field, I want to legally change my first name to Traci ... leaving my middle and last name (married name) in tact. I figure that way, it's easy for people to remember beause it's so close to my current name (just adding ';ci'; to the end). If friends or current co-workers forget and call me ';Trey';, it is short for Traci. I know Traci in itself can be gender confusing too, but not nearly as much as Trey. I have done a lot of name statistics research and ';Traci';, because it is spelled with an i at the end, is 100% female, according to name registrations. Other variations like Tracy or Tracey could be either, but mostly female. I like the name. It's short, easy to say, and flows well with my middle and last names. BTW ... I live in Maryland. Know anyone else who has done this? How easy will it be for friends to remember my new name? Opinions anyone?Want to change my gender-confusing first name ... what's your opinion?
That's a fabulous idea. I think your friends will have no problem with remembering your new name, as long as you don't mind them calling you ';trey'; sometimes. It will be like your original name is a nick-name for your new name.



Best of luck. You've obviously put a lot of thought into this.Want to change my gender-confusing first name ... what's your opinion?
you're used to your name and it's part of your identity, your friends will still call you trey out of habit, so keep it as trey for a nickname, and ask a solicitor to legaly change your name. it will cost, but not a massive amount, and you may need to pay for a new credit card etc



I'm 15 and i'm changing my last name, but I'm in the UK. It might be different

How do i change the gender of my avatar?

by mistake i clicked male and i cant go back to female cuz i am a female and always have been and always will be...so how do i change it!!! i feel stupid but im kinda new to yahooHow do i change the gender of my avatar?
Try left clicking on your avatar, then editing profile, if that doesnt work, then change your qna name and reopen with a different account, similar to what you are already using so that your fans and friends can find you easily, hope that helps, goodluck! :)

How do you change the gender of your avatar?

my friend f***ed it all up, and we can't figure out how to turn it back into a girl!How do you change the gender of your avatar?
On the Avatars page, click the Preferences link in the upper right. On the next page, click the Change button in the Change Gender area.

http://avatars.yahoo.comHow do you change the gender of your avatar?
go to advanced options and change the sex.
i guess it depends on your profile..

change the gender in your profile at http://members.yahoo.com or http://profiles.yahoo.com and then try http://avatar.yahoo.com to change the pic..

How do you change the gender or your avatar???

well i was in a rush and than i had to create my avatar, than i just kept on clicking continue. than i saw i became i boy than i try ed to go back, but it wouldn't let me!!!!!!!How do you change the gender or your avatar???
To change your avatar's gender:

Click this link.

http://avatars.yahoo.com/prefs.php?g=m

Click the ';Change'; button in the ';Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

Click ';Change';.

Change yoville gender?

i need someone to help i have tried everything but this how do i change my yoville characters gender by erasing the app how do i do thatChange yoville gender?
I'm willing to bet money that if you click on the 'help' link on the game's toolbar, it won't lead you to Y!A

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How do i change the gender of my avatar?

my friend is trying to build an avatar and it is stuck on male. she is FEMALE not male!!! on the front page of the avatars there is a selection of gender, but i press female and there is still a male avatar!!!! help this is getting frustrationg!!!!!How do i change the gender of my avatar?
TO CHANGE THE GENDER OF AVATAR

鈾lick 楶REFERENCES?at the top right corner of the screen,

above 楳Y FAVOURITES?in the Avatar home page to select Male/Female, as you are it.



OR You could use this link directly:-

http://avatars.yahoo.com/prefs.php?g=m



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How do I change my gender from M to F on webcam. I put M by mistake, I guess it shows as M, which I am not?

change ur gender simply .........open ur messenger window then click on messenger then it will shows u a list then there u can see account info click on dat then it will open in a new window after dat u have to type ur password there after then it will open ur profile there u can see gender edit edit it then change wat u want to change thnx byeeeeeeeeee Good Luck !

How can you hide you gender on honesty box?

well really im asking if you change your gender from female to blank on your facebook information, then send an honesty box comment, and then change it back to female, will the sent comment turn pink to indicate your a girl or will it stay grey?How can you hide you gender on honesty box?
Hi,



This will reflect on the particular thread you will send. If you revert to your chosen gender after sending your message, it will not be retroactive and will remain as you sent it.



I hope this helps!

How do you change the gender of a Y! avatar?

I'm a guy who was just playinga round by changing my avatar into a ';dreamgirl'; (Yeah, kinda embarassing), but now I want to chnage it back to a guy, but I don't knwo how... Anyone know how?How do you change the gender of a Y! avatar?
Hello,



Go to http://avatars.yahoo.com/

You can see ';Preferences'; in Blue fonts at the top right corner of the page, click on it;

You will get 2 options -- 1) to change the Gender of your Avatar %26amp; (2) To Delete your Avatar;

Select ';Change Gender';.



But you have to make your whole avatar again.



All the Best. Have fun.How do you change the gender of a Y! avatar?
Good. Have Fun :)

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How do i change my gender?

i wanna know how i can change my gender from being a boy to become a girl any tipsHow do i change my gender?
Go seek the assistance of a gender therapist. Or a therapist that specializes in Gender Identity Disorder.



If you are really Transsexual, you and your therapist will work out a plan for gender transition.



How long it will take will depend upon you and your therapist.How do i change my gender?
errr you can do that when ever you want, but the only way is an expensive surgery. I'm not sure on the specifics though.
look up doctors in your area that do gender reassignment surgeries. at least consult with them so you have an idea of the cost, complications, and recovery. i have heard it is very expensive, but i'm sure its worth it for those stuck in the wrong body.
You have to undergo hormone therapy and alot of psychological evaluations before a doctor will even consider doing it.

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General semantics note: ';gender'; = your psyche. Can't change that, it's in your brain. ';Sex'; = physical form that brain inhabits. That's what you can change. Note that there's also social-sex role/presentation - that's how you're seen by other people. That you can also change, though this change may or may not corrospond directly to changes in one's physical sex.



Basically, step one = research. Finding a good shrink who's worked with a lot of trans people in transition (transition = the process of changing from living as a man to living as a woman) is a good start. Support groups or social clubs or whatnot are also not a bad idea. Most people start out by changing their life incrimentally - changing their wardrobe, changing their hair, adopting a new name, etc.



Generally speaking, as far as physical changes go, most people start with hormonal therapy. It has a more dramatic impact on your appearance than surgery (except possibly facial feminization surgery for some people), and costs far less. Most people get hormonal therapy by getting a letter from a shrink certifying that you're trans and basically emotionally stable, and you give that letter to an endocrinologist who writes the perscription for hormonal treatment.
You can't change your gender- gender is what's between your ears, sex is what's between your legs. If you feel you are a woman inside, then that IS your gender... but if you were born male, then you need to change your sex characteristics. (Facial hair, other hair growth, breasts, voice, fat distribution, genitalia, etc.) This is done through hormone therapy and in many cases, surgery. (SRS, breast implants, tracheal shaves.)



I suggest learning everything possible before you do ANYTHING. Read up on Gender Identity Disorder (Gender Dysphoria), transgender, transsexualism, etc. Find a therapist in your local area and maybe even some support groups. That'll really help.



Good luck!
you can't, you can hire an unethical surgeon to give you hormone supplements and mutilate you surgically but you cannot in any way actually alter your gender.

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On lego indiana jones, how can you make your custom character a girl?

i finally finished my girl-looking custom character then when i went to play her she made man voices:( is there a way to change genders?On lego indiana jones, how can you make your custom character a girl?
Nope, it's called Lego Indiana Jones for a reason: Your character is emulating Indiana Jones.

How would you change the gender style of my clothing?

my sister and i are going to be each other for the summer, how or what would be a good way to change our clothing without other people noticing. be detailed as possible pleaseHow would you change the gender style of my clothing?
That is weird.How would you change the gender style of my clothing?
Just switch clothes or jsut try to were what other oppisite sex will look try to act like it too or else it won't work.
The best ways would those that would go mostly unnoticed. Try wearing women's underwear or getting an unpadded bra of a color that wouldn't be noticed (a muted tone like beige or white, for instance) of exactly your size so that no one would notice it under your clothes.



You could also try women's jeans, which would go largely unnoticed, unless you got some that were designed to emphasize the hips and butt. There are also a wide variety of women's shirts that look enough like men's to not be noticed. Most people won't really be paying enough attention to even notice women's half-sleeve, three-quarters sleeve, or mostly sleevless shirts.



One of the easiest ways is with shoes. People rarely look at a person's feet enough to notice if they are wearing women's or men's tennis shoes. However, if you walk around in platforms or high heals, everyone will notice. Although, shoes will be hard to find because women's shoes tend to be made for much smaller feet than those of the average man.



Any of these options will allow you to try women's clothing without people noticing too much. This experience may also help you gain some insight into the lives of women, not so much because the clothes change who you are, but because the clothes will trick your mind into making you feel more feminine.



Oh, and avoid carrying a purse, unless you want to get beaten up a lot. That is one thing that people will definitely notice.
ease into it...start ieht under garments, then work out...

If your transgendered, were you able to change the gender on your citizenship/naturalization certificate.?

How did you do it?If your transgendered, were you able to change the gender on your citizenship/naturalization certificate.?
Yes I did.



For the most part in the USA you need to FULLY transition, that means everything including sex reassignment surgery. By the way legal sex in the USA is determined by your birth certificate. After treatment transsexual people can change they birth certificates in 47 states. Only Ohio, Tennessee and Idaho do not allow changes, although those states will allow it sooner or later. The actual process of changing birth certificates varies slightly from state to state. In my state I petitioned the local Probate Court and asked to change the name and sex on my birth certificate. I showed them the notarized certification letter from my surgeon, paid the fee and less than two weeks later the court order arrived in my mail box. I then took the court order to the city hall of the place where I was born and was issued a brand new birth certificate (not an amended one). Beleieve it or not the legal fees were only $12.



Information about the process in various states can be found here:



http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/birth-c

.If your transgendered, were you able to change the gender on your citizenship/naturalization certificate.?
I think that the degree of difficulty may vary by state? Ask this in the Legal Forum of Craigslist. Good luck!
Not yet, need surgery, will be able to afford it in 7 years
you where BORN A MAN THUS YOU ARE A MAN NO MATTER WHAT!!!
Yes I did. I live in Las Vegas Nevada, and I hired an attorney to take care of all my legal matters involved in transitioning, Name Change, Birth Certificate, Drivers License, Social Security. I could have done it all myself but the attorney saved me allot of time, and headaches.

How did gender relations change from early Bedouin and Islamic societies to later Islam? Is marital aspects 1?

Is that a good thesis statement for that question?:

In early Bedouin and Islamic societies, women had far more rights in regard to marriage. Later Islamic societies, however, had far different marital relations between men and women.



Or are marital rights not gender relations?How did gender relations change from early Bedouin and Islamic societies to later Islam? Is marital aspects 1?
I think it is a great thesis. Good, in every religion, must push against those who would derail the religion for political and monetary gain.



Here is a website from which to base your paper:



http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/mhv



Global Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls

Speaking Out and Providing Services



...Islamic fundamentalism establishes its thesis on the differences between the sexes and the conclusion that the male is superior, and hence, the female is a slave at his service. A parliamentarian in Iran is on record as saying, ';Women must accept the reality of men dominating them, and the world must recognize the fact that men are superior.'; Ultimately, the fundamentalists do not believe women are human. One of the Iranian regime檚 key ideologues says: ';Women and men are equal in their humane essence, but they are two different forms of humans, with two different sets of attributes and two different psyches...';



From the fundamentalist mullahs?perspective, sexual vice and virtue are the principal criteria for evaluation of women. The most ignoble and unforgivable of all sins is sexual wrongdoing. Piety, chastity and decency are measured by sex-related yardsticks, and seldom applied to political and social realms. Fundamentalism conceives of woman as sinister and satanic; she is the embodiment of sin and seduction. She must not step beyond her house, lest her presence in society breed sin. She must stay at home, serving her husband檚 carnal desires; if she fails to comply, she is compelling her man to commit sin outside the home.



The top officials of the fundamentalist regime in Iran emphasize that it is the ';sacred'; responsibility of a woman to serve her husband and take care of the household. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the mullahs?';supreme leader,'; has declared that ';women檚 first job is to be a wife and mother.'; Khamenei dismissed the notion of women檚 equal participation in social life in July 1997 as ';negative, primitive and childish.';



...Mullah Mohammad Yazdi, the Head of the Judiciary, also emphasizes the subservience of women: ';If kneeling before God were not obligatory, wives should have knelt before their husbands.'; He also said: ';A woman is wholly the possession of her husband, and her public life is conditional upon her husband檚 consent.';



These blatantly prejudiced views shed light on how discriminatory legislation against women has been proposed, adopted, and enforced in Iran since 1979. All the existing laws in Iran, which deal with the rights of women, arise from the stereotyped presumption that men are endowed with the right to dominate women. A man can divorce his wife freely and has the right to retain custody of their children. Article 105 of the Civil Code stipulates: ';In the relationship between husband and wife, heading the family is characteristic of the husband.'; The Islamic Council of Guardians decreed that ';a woman does not have the right to leave her home without her husband檚 permission, even to attend her father檚 funeral.';



Sale of Girl Children



Girl children suffer the worst conditions in Iran today. According to the clerical regime檚 rules and regulations, a girl child can virtually be bought and sold with the consent of her male guardian. Article 1041 of the Civil Code provides that 楳arriage before puberty (nine full lunar years for girls) is prohibited. Marriage contracted before reaching puberty with the permission of the guardian is valid provided that the interests of the ward are duly observed.';



It has become common practice to sell or force very young girls to marry much older husbands, giving rise to all sorts of social ills. Adineh magazine wrote in summer 1991: ';An 11-year-old girl was married off to a 27-year-old man. The father, who had seven daughters, received $300 for his consent. The morning after the marriage ceremonies, the girl was taken to hospital suffering from severe lacerations to her genitals.';



The state-controlled daily, Ressalat, reported on December 15, 1991, that due to extreme poverty and the absence of the most basic facilities, the deprived people of northern Khorassan sell their young girls for as little as $33. The buyers, mostly from Gonabad, take the girls away and put them to work on farms and in workshops. In the impoverished province of Sistan-Baluchistan (southeastern Iran), girls eight - ten years old are sold by their drug-addicted parents for $4.



Rape of Female Prisoners



In a report on November 22, 1994, the United Nations Special Rapportuer on violence against women said ';the public stoning and lashing of women serves to institutionalize violence against women. The Special Rapportuer has received many allegations of such violent punishments being inflicted on women in the Islamic Republic of Iran.';



According to a special ';religious decree'; issued by Ayatollah Khomeini, virgin women prisoners must be raped before execution to prevent their going to heaven. A Guard conducts the rape the night before their murder. The next day, the religious judge at the prison issues a marriage certificate and sends it to the victim檚 family, along with a box of sweets.



Tens of thousands of women have been subjected to cruel torture and execution. One method is particularly revealing: the Revolutionary Guards fire a single bullet into the womb of women political prisoners, leaving them to bleed to death in a slow process of excruciating pain.



In an eyewitness report, Amnesty International revealed how the small children of many young women in Evin Prison are viciously abused. Witness Helmut Szimkus, a German engineer, told Amnesty International they are kept ';because they are an asset to the prison authorities for gaining confessions.'; Szimkus, who was released after serving a lengthy sentence in an Iranian prison, said he witnessed several cases where Iranian children were tortured in the presence of their parents. ';One time these guys [torturers] raped a nine-year-old girl. The parents had to watch. The father shook and rattled so badly that he could no longer sign the espionage confession they put before him.';



Rampant Prostitution



The social environment imbedded in the misogynous views, laws and policies of the fundamentalist regime naturally spawns corruption, making it increasingly difficult for women to survive. Women bear the brunt of the economic difficulties and social barriers and restrictions. Large numbers of deprived women have been forced into prostitution or become addicted to drugs. Meanwhile, the clerical regime, touting Islam, claims to accord ';divine respect'; to women.



';It is appalling. Never has prostitution been so rampant. But everything is done behind the veil,'; Mahin, a 47-year old female Iranian jurist purged by the mullahs, told Helen Kami, the French journalist for Elle magazine who visited Iran in January 1997. Kami writes: ';Prostitutes regularly roam Gandhi Street in north Tehran. At 5 p.m., we go to Istanbuli Street, also in north Tehran. The cab drivers, looking for wealthy or foreign patrons, are driving slowly. In exchange for only $1 (500 Tomans), they can provide you with girls, alcoholic beverages, heroin and hashish.';

How do I change My Gender from female to male?

on the question where it asks gender, scratch out the box you marked F and put a check in the box next to M.How do I change My Gender from female to male?
Oh gosh, please don't.



There are plenty of us lesbians who love masculine women/butches. If you work out and eat right, you can get a wonderful GF who will see you as male without ever having to get your body altered, and without ever having to take male hormones which unfortunately give some FtM transexuals terrible problems with anger, and other mental difficulties.



Butch women are physically beautiful, as long as they are fit.How do I change My Gender from female to male?
Isn't there something better to worry about or aspire to? Been in reality long? You sound like such a retard.
I wonder whether you're confusing gender and outward physiological sex?



Gender cannot be changed, it is in built within the brain and cannot be re-wired, even if it could be, it would effectively destroy who a person is and create someone new.



Anatomical sex can be altered through the administration of cross-sex hormones and various surgeries. For a female body as you suggest, this means administration of testosterone, and surgeries which may include some or all of - bilateral mastectomy, hysterectomy, phalloplasty, and scrotoplasty.



But should only ever be undertaken by genuine transsexed persons, and those intersexed persons who feel the procedures necessary for them. It's a one way process so it's imperative that you're absolutely honest with yourself and sure it's right for you before you go ahead.
I suggest you read up on the subject, start with the book ';Self Made Man'; by Norah Vincent. Good luck honey.
I know someone who did this. You need to go to a doc or therapist that speciallizes in it. So you can get a ok for the steroids and surgerys and legal name change. you have to go to a couple sessions so you can prove you really want to be a man and not just doin it for fun basically. Cuz then you will have the ok to get surgery and steriods injections to start your transition. Good luck
i dont think it's possible because a male can never change his reproductive system into a female's reproductive system and a female can never change her reprodructive system into a male's.
you can't, nobody can change their gender, they can get surgically mutilated and go on hormones, but you can't really change your sex.
See a psychiatrist, see a MD, see a surgeon.



I really can't believe that you have to ask this question if you are truly considering this.

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How can you determine and what determines the gender of a marijuana plant?

i've heard many different things that aterations to the the light cycle can change the gender of a plant also pollination ( which makes more sense)..... I assumed that the genetic make up ( gender) was predetermined and the only factor is whether the female gets pollinated or not? hm.....How can you determine and what determines the gender of a marijuana plant?
Very simply,



Males have seed pods that literally look like plant-testicles, dangling from the stems. These open up and make different colored flowers when mature.



Females have white hairs emerging from raindrop-shaped buds ONTOP of the stem, or going up the stem. These make those tasty buds and all the colorful calyxes when budding starts and they mature.



Cannabis' gender is naturally determined at ';puberty';, right before the vegetative state (which is like the ';teen'; phase), after germination (birth), and the 2- 6 weeks pre-veg. (toddler stage)

Stress, such as changing the light cycle constantly, adding cold water, changing the temperature, changing the ferts, changing the soil, ect - these *can* all cause shock and produce predominantly male plants.



Marijuana is pretty awesome in the fact that it is one of the only plants we know of that has physically different looking males vs females, this just makes it easier to find the ladies.How can you determine and what determines the gender of a marijuana plant?
Shocking a plant can make it go hermaphrodite.....Female with seeds. Pollination will also produce seeds (fertile)

Males are long and slender which produce seed pods.
Male flowers will have stamens, female flowers will have pistils.

Does anyone know how to change the gender of your avatar?

CHANGE AVATAR GENDER:

1. Click the green ';My Profile'; in the top of this page to open your profile.

2. When it opens, click on ';Edit My Info.

3. Click on ';Edit My Avatar'; on the right.

4. Click on the ';Preferences'; tab at the top right.

5. Click the ';Change'; button in the Change My Avatar's Gender'; section.

6. Click ';Switch Gender.';

4. In the next page that opens, click on the category tabs above to find items to try on.

5. Click on the Appearance tab to change the avatar's face, eyes, and hair style and color.

6. Click on the ';Apparel'; tab to choose an outfit.

7. Click on the Extras tab to select bags, jewelry, eye ware and scarves.

8. Click Backgrounds to select a background.

8. When you spot something you like, click it, and you'll see the new look in the ';Avatar Preview Window'; on the left pane.

9. If you don't like it, uncheck it under ';What I'm trying on'; in the ';Preview Window.';

10. When finished selecting/saving each item, go to the new avatar on the left and click ';Save Changes'; in the orange bar under it. Go to the new Avatar on the right and click ';Use My Yahoo Avatar.';

11. Scroll down to and click on Preview, then OK.

It may take a day or two to show up here in Answers.Does anyone know how to change the gender of your avatar?
Your welcome and thank you. Very pretty avatar.

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Does anyone know how to change the gender of your avatar?
Go to ';preferences'; in http://avatars.yahoo.com



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To change your avatar's gender:



? Go to the My Avatar page. http://avatars.yahoo.com/

? Click the ''Preferences'' tab. Or click the short cut link below:

http://avatars.yahoo.com/prefs.php?g=m

? Click the ';Change'; button in the ''Change My Avatar's Gender'' section.

? Click ''Switch Gender''.



Note: Changing your avatar's gender changes the outfits, hair, face, and gender-specific accessories available to you.





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When the opposite gender changes the subject?

I addressed someone out of charity(let someone know something) and it was at work and it pertained to something else. then they flirted. I thought it was OK to ask ppl how they are or did they misinterprate something?When the opposite gender changes the subject?
Yeah, they thought you meant something else I guess. The signals crossed but didn't match.

I want to change my gender into a male, where or how can I find the hormons I need and a doctor on line?

Don't do it online. Go to the doctors office, talk it over with a physician, and they'll hook you up with the surgeon and the drugs. Keep in mind, it's a long process, takes a tear or more.I want to change my gender into a male, where or how can I find the hormons I need and a doctor on line?
ill spare you someI want to change my gender into a male, where or how can I find the hormons I need and a doctor on line?
Sorry, online you only can find some web page talking about transexual, sex and clip. You need a delicate surgery operation with specific drugs and hormones. Therefore I just think that you need a good surgeon and urologist.

Are we forced to conform to artificial gender roles?

Did the sexual revolution of the 20th Century really liberate us or simply force us to conform to another model of sexuality?

What are the main gender roles for both sexes? How are these harmful or beneficial?

How has the increased acceptance of homosexuality in the 20th Century changed gender roles?



These questions are simply to get you thinking, you don't need to answer all or any of them as long as your answer is pertinent to the main one.



p.s. I'm not writing an essay on gender roles; I'm doing French Studies at university, not Gender Studies. I just want your opinions!Are we forced to conform to artificial gender roles?
This sounds like homework too....but I'm bored, so...



While granting a few more sexual freedoms, the sexual revolution of the 20th C also placed a heavier weight on the ';importance'; of conformity in the eyes of those with strict gender-based boundaries. In the eyes of the public, new and strange sexualities were emerging from the woodwork that, in reality, had been there all along. This placed a strain on those with traditional views, who in turn, pushed back. A movement was started, small and quiet, for nontraditional sexualities to gain acceptance in the public mind. The rift between the old school of thought and the new one brought to light uncomfortable tensions between the two that had been growing for years.



Gay, lesbian, transsexual, trans gender, asexual, pan sexual, even things such as robo sexual or non-sexual. These things, as they gained media coverage, slowly became the topic of many would-be-concerned evangelist and politicians; and quickly afterward, became taboo among those with reputations or seats of power that could become shaken by the battle being fought. Civil rights groups began to campaign for equality, while others began fighting to discredit or quieten those blowing whistles. Court battle such as those in Massachusetts and California began to spread. Slowly, a couple states held that marriage was between two people and not just a man and woman.



Women, began to gain more cultural freedoms and men, while still heavily influenced by decades old beliefs, were allowed more room for expression and sexually exploration. Groups and mind-frames such a ';emo'; and ';metrosexual'; became mainstream and quickly accepted. Gradually, men were allowed more freedom to be sensitive and women could become more aggressive.



I would continue, but I lost track of time. I've been typing for about 20 minutes....

A Question for those with visible disabilities to ponder about disability and its effect on gender formation?

In your opinion does having a visible disability hinder/destroy traditional gender roles or expand/reform them in both men and women? Those with disabilities and those non disabled people close to disability can answer this, but provide examples generally and from your life to back up your answer either way.



For example in the past a boy with a moderate to severe physical disability (like me) was seen as at risk for being a homosexual simply because he couldn't play rough and do the things that ';normal'; boys would/could do. It's was assumed he would spend all his time in the company of older women in the house and that no girl would would want to be attracted to/seen relationally with a ';weak cripple.'; He eventually would be made into a sissy and be vulnerable to Communist threats. (A bunch of mostly bullshit in my opinion, but it was, at one time, seen as reasonable.) Then there are men who react to disability by displaying hyper masculinity and trying to ';get tough'; and ';beat it'; (more utter nonsense in my opinion as most disabilities are lifelong and if you can't accept some limitations and depend on other people for what is needed than it is just unnecessary struggle to appear ';inspirational'; and come out in the non disabled world on top as ';better'; than others who have the same disability or disabilities in general. I have also heard about women who have experienced the two fold passivity they were supposed to take upon themselves as women with a disability and wanted no part of it and thus ';reformed their gender expression'; to be more genderless or typically masculine because of their disability, among other factors.



Personally, having a disability as a man is interesting to say the least for me with regard to gender because I don't (as with most men with disability I gather) fit into the typical male prototype physically or otherwise. I have a masculine identity (watching sports, bullshitting with guys about which celebrity women are hot etc), but I can say with all honesty that having a disability has made me ';more feminine'; than most guys because I have been around a lot of women from an earlier age simply because of surgeries, physical therapy, aunts, mother (because I can't physically work) add to that the fact that I'm naturally sensitive, introspective, and tuned to beauty (into poetry and such) and there is a feminine side/gender identity to me. I'm equally likely to comment specifically on a woman's clothes/makeup choice etc. (and then say she is hot and want to make out-- It's weird I know lol!) Generally, this gender queerness is a positive thing for me, although it be hard to balance. I have no homosexual inclination (proof of the above bullshit), but I can say from experience that a severe disability CAN and DOES feminize a man who is predisposed if he takes a certain nonchalant approach to being around women in his childhood (because that is where he will generally find himself if has medical problems/a long term disability.) The only hindrance my disability and experiences has on my gender is trying to convince ignorant women that I still find them attractive physically and sexually appealing even if I need to routinely let my hair down in a manner of speaking.



So what do you think about this issue? How has having a disability reshaped expanded or hindered your own personal gender expression or does it even matter enough to warrant a chair at the table here? Was/is it a positive or negative experience in your opinion? Do you know men (and women) who could relate similar stories to mine...how has your personal experience been different?



Thanks to all who read and answer. :)



p.s. All my love to the gender queer/trans gender/ gay/lesbian population from a Catholic Christian (yes that is another ball I have to juggle in my ever changing gender presentation in my kinky head LOL!, but seriously I've become quite an expert at juggling, especially the religious side of this complex situation.



Screw the ignorant ';righteous'; assholes, have the courage to be yourself in all situations %26lt;3 %26lt;3A Question for those with visible disabilities to ponder about disability and its effect on gender formation?
I admit to only skimming your post. Gender identity and gender expression/roles are all different things.



Seeing as how you've received no other replies here...



I've emailed you (through the Yahoo Answers system) the links to a few recent blog entries by others that get into this very subject. I'm hesitant to post the url's here, so please check your inbox.



And to keep on topic: Disability doesn't strip away one's sexuality or gender - but far too many people seem to think otherwise, unfortunately.A Question for those with visible disabilities to ponder about disability and its effect on gender formation?
I think it does effect gender formation in people with developmental disabilities. My son went through the curious questioning stage far longer than his peers without disabilities. This led him and others to think his gender was formed and he was is gay - when I thought it was simply still unformed. As it turned out many years later, he is most definitely not gay. (Not that I would mind if he was.)



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I need to change the gender off my avatar?

i made my avatar a boy by a mistake and i dont know how to change it back even look at the pic of the boy!!I need to change the gender off my avatar?
Use this link to get to the avatar screen. http://avatars.yahoo.com When you get to the avatar screen look up to the top right and click Preferences. Choose gender, Male or Female. Click Save Changes. Then go ahead and dress is, with appearances, apparel, extras, background and branded. After each choice you want to keep click save changes in the avatar pane, orange bar. Click save changes one last time when you are finished. Then go to and click My Profile, click Edit My Info, click Use My Yahoo avatar, scroll to and click Preview then ok.

Why do transsexuals think it's okay not to tell their partners?

How comes some transsexuals think it's okay to date someone and not disclose the fact that they changed gender? Isn't that like dishonest? Are they ashamed of what they are?





Just so you know, I'm not talking about the workplace, I'm talking about a relationship.Why do transsexuals think it's okay not to tell their partners?
internalized tranaphobia. and, yes...it is quite deceitful...and very dangerous.





most violence against young transwomen comes as a result of being 'found out' instead of being open and honest about themselves to potential partners.





transsexuals are not exempt from the old cliche; ';honesty is the best policy.';





much love and hope. pjWhy do transsexuals think it's okay not to tell their partners?
One troll picking another troll for Best Answer. Get a clue, she's the crazy aunt that lives in the attic. She's got major issues she needs to work on with a therapist because she thinks a medical condition is an identity.

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We aren't the ones with a problem, it's society and it's bigotry and refusal to accept scientific fact: http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/peopl鈥?/a>

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Because we do not want to be added to this list . . .





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The asker must be one of the affirmed transsexual morons troll accounts.

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Sorry about your dead. But just as transsexuals should have the right to live without fear, so should straight ppl who would be psychologically damaged by unknowingly having a relationship with a trans-person. Honesty %26amp; respect for both sides please. Callin me a troll just ain't lady-like.

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You talk about ';honesty and respect'; when you give us neither. Did you even read my answer? I gave a complete explanation of this topic in depth. You need to realize your own bias against us and also admit this is much more complex than you think.

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Maybe their scared that their partners won't love them anymore.


Just being honest im not sure i would want to stay with my husband if i found that out...I would feel like i didn't know who he is to began with ya know....and also in this society transexuality isn't excepted that much.
Maybe because they think they'll be judged because they used to be a man/woman and essentially unhappy with what they were so maybe that's another reason for them not to mention it since they must hate the thought of who they used to be.


It would only be dishonest if their partner asked them about it and they denied it in my opinion.


Plus it's more important to love someone for who they are rather than what they are so it's really their own choice whether or not they mention it.
Because they're worried that their partner will leave them and not love them anymore if they know.
Cuz their scared of rejection. my freind is a trans-girl and she's a latina. she never gets into a relationship without tellin da guy. why? cuz she no that its dangerous. there was another latina girl who didnt tell some guy she was dating then he found out and his crew gunned her down in a drive by.





if u want a relashunship u shud be honest. if hes the right guy 4 u then he will still axcept u. if he dont axcept u then your wasting your time and when he finds out you might end up ded. i respect my freidn first cuz shes going thru transision and secondly cuz she dont lie.
Quote: ';How comes some transsexuals think it's okay to date someone and not disclose the fact that they changed gender?';


Perhaps because it isn't true.


NO-ONE changes gender; it's not possible. Transsexual people correct their bodies, and their social presentation, to MATCH their gender.





But I'll answer the meaning of the question, rather than the wording.





First of all, I need to say that I am 'out' in my own community, I'm lesbian, and I'm in a long-term relationship, so I don't personally have to worry about this issue.


However, (unlike some) I AM aware of my position of relative safety,and of privilege, and I've met, counselled, and patched-up enough trans women who are none of these things to understand that they don't have that privilege; and to realise that I don't have the right to tell them what they should do in this situation. I'm not going to be the one who is alone in a room, in a vulnerable state, hoping that my partner won't try to kill me because HE can't handle who I am.





So I'll say this;


Whether you're dating her or not, YOU don't have the ';right'; to know that a woman is, or is not, transsexual, and she is under NO obligation to tell you. That has nothing to do with 'dishonesty' or 'deceit' or 'shame'; it's quite simply none of your business UNLESS she chooses to tell you.


If she loves you, cares for you, and trusts you, she WILL tell you; she will expose herself to the risk that you harbour some ignorant prejudices about trans people (Here's a thought; YOU don't feel the need to explain to your potential sex partners that you're NOT transsexual. Perhaps you should consider doing so, and see how it feels, and what reaction you get).


As with anyone coming out to you, you should be HONOURED that they trust you enough to make themselves this vulnerable. You should be honoured that, in a world where trans people are often violently attacked 鈥?including by partners discovering they are trans, this person loves you, cares about you and trusts you enough to be told this.





It is not reasonable or acceptable for someone to be upset at dating a trans person. There is nothing wrong with dating a trans person. There is no REASON to be upset about discovering your date or partner is trans.


Nor, in a world that is grossly and violently transphobic, is it acceptable for you to expect every trans person to disclose the fact they are trans before dating them. Why is it relevant? You like them, you鈥檙e dating them, you enjoy being with them 鈥?why does there being trans change this?
Diane said it all. I concur.
Sadly because the ones who think it's OK are immoral beings. In answer to your questions: yes, it is dishonest to the nth degree and I guess they must truly be self-loathing to hide what they are. Perhaps they can't help their gender problems, but foisting their transsexualism on normal people is cruel. If it wasn't such a big deal, then why do so many of them feel ';it's no one's business!'; or ';it's my personal history';? Yes it is, until you start infilterating our personal heterosexual world.





Relationships are supposed to be built on trust and honesty. Not fantasy. ';I always felt like a girl, so by George: I was one! Nevermind the fact that my genetics and genitals (pre-op) say different! It's irrelevant!';





Amputating you penis and replacing it with a tunnel and forcing your body to undergo an artifical puberty through hormones is a BIG DEAL. Sewing up your vagina and having it replaced with a tube of skin is also a BIG DEAL. There are a few cis-people who don't have a problem with transsexuals and would in fact be delighted to hear this revelation of honesty from their potential lover. Like-wise, a cis-gendered person would be inclined to view a transsexual in a better light if they were upfront about what they are. A transsexual will always be a transsexual. You can't erase that you attempted to change your sex. (';Attempted'; because the chromosomes cannot be altered, neither can the bones. Internal male organs cannot be replaced with female ones and vice versa. All that can be done is by nature artifical).





If getting a sex-change is no big deal, then why do it in the first place? It's a HUGE deal. That's why people get angry when their potential lover tries to hide their transsexual status.





As long as we have dishonest transsexuals, we can expect transphobia to run rampant and sadly violent attacks to increase. Thankfully, most transsexuals can be identified on sight.
I agree with Diane.





My usual spiel:





Questions like these are always based in transphobia. It's clear from your question you do not respect the gender identity of transsexual people. In this case a transsexual woman.





A transsexual woman is a WOMAN who was born into a male body, but she was never a man. Her brain has always been female.





A transsexual man is a MAN who was born into a female body, but he was never a woman. His brain has always been male.








That's what transsexualism is, a brain-body mismatch. It is a rare birth condition and as such no choice is involved. A person transitions (aka ';sex change';) to fix this birth condition, to make the body match their brain. You can read a nice summary of current scientific thought in this regard here:





http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/T鈥?/a>








The only deception is happening in YOUR brain. We are just trying to be ourselves. You are the ones denying our gender identities.





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The problem is most of society is waaaayyyyy behind the science on this matter. They want to believe all the old stereotypes they've learned about transsexual people. And one of those is that we ';deceive'; people. As explained above that isn't happening at all. But that doesn't stop many people from acting on their transphobia by assaulting or killing us. The real question here is why can't people learn the truth? Why are they so stubborn about scientific truth?





In an effort to avoid getting killed transsexual people have come up with various strategies to cope with the dangerous, ignorant world we live in.





Many non-transsexual people like to advocate immediate disclosure of our private medical information. What they don't realize is this harkens back to Nazi Germany. Are they going to want us to go back to wearing pink triangles to (transsexual people were thought to be gay)?





http://www.thepinktriangle.com/history/s鈥?/a>





Immediate disclosure almost inevitably results in rejection. That shouldn't be surprising considering how ignorant our society is when it comes to transsexualism.





The next strategy is to wait until the person gets to know you a little bit. This way the non-transsexual person gets to learn that the negative stereotypes they learned growing up are wrong. Then it's a matter of will the person accept the truth that's in front of them or hold tight to the stereotypes and reject the truth. Sadly many people do the latter.





The next strategy is similar to the last: Disclose before having an intimate encounter. Sadly, again many people reject us.





The final strategy, which I do not advocate, is never disclosing. This option is often called ';stealth';. The problem is in today's information age the chances of remaining stealth forever, without becoming discovered, are quite small. It's like living in a very tight closet.








So now if you've read this far you can see the dilemma faced by transsexual people. Not as easy as you thought is it? Most people take a path somewhere in the middle. And it's has NOTHING to do with deception. It is about balancing safety and the ability to meet new people. As noted by others hundreds of us have been killed over the last 50 years.





http://www.gender.org/remember/day/index鈥?/a>





http://www.gender.org/remember/








Here鈥檚 a statistic that should rock your world:





Chances you will be murdered in your lifetime鈥? 1:18,000





The odds of a transsexual person being killed鈥︹€?1:12








Let that sink in and maybe you can understand why we are cautious.











We hope that in the future society will grow up and appreciate the diversity of life on this planet, including that within our own species. Transsexual people exist. It is not a choice, it is a birth condition.








Please respect the gender identities of ALL people.
There's no reason a transwoman must reveal a prior medical condition, it is entirely her choice.





However, since there is so much transphobia in society, it is a good idea to be honest about this before getting into a relationship.
Fear of rejection, fear of transphobia, fear of violence...
Cuz they're ****** dishonest scum! Not only are they ashamed of what they are - some of them don't even know what they are! That's why they see shrinks. I'd just like to go on record as saying I am an affirmed drag queen. I don't pretend I was born that way and I don't go psycho bi-atch when you call me HE. TRanssexuals aren't even half as pretty or as honest or as fun as we are! Men love us cuz we are what we are. I'm a man with too much fashion sense for 1 gender!
In simplest terms, a lie you tell yourself is a lie you can never finish telling.

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