And gender is part of psychology and sociology.
“Then why are there surgeries and other medical procedures (hormone replacement therapy) for trans people?” Not every trans person goes through physical transition. All go through social transition (if it is safe for them). Again, it is a social thing. If most people associate certain things with the gender “man”, then a trans man will feel more comfortable socially if they aligned with what people think men are socially (called ‘passing’) which can include physical expression of gender.
“But it doesn’t go with my beliefs!” They aren’t hurting anyone. Freedom of religion is part of the constitution. This means that they do not have to change for your religion.
“But-” If someone knows they are trans, then we should treat them with respect. Since gender is a psychological/social issue and not a science issue, we should be allowing people to support themselves psychologically. Dysphoria is a mental illness. It is treated by social (and sometimes physical) transition. Not allowing them to transition is like taking medication away from other psychological problems like depression or anxiety.
FOR KIDS (less than 18 years old):
“But they are mutilating bodies!” No. People under 18 cannot get gender confirmation surgeries. However, they can socially transition and get hormone blockers. HRT (hormone replacement therapy) is when you get your hormones replaced by the “opposite” hormones. Kids under 18 can’t do this either. Hormone blockers put a “pause” on puberty until they are 18+ and are able to get HRT and/or surgeries, or even have the chance to realize they aren’t trans (cis) and decide to go through puberty as their biological sex.
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