Quote:If there was a genetic mutation or a hormonal imbalance that causes body integrity disorder (The blind lady) does that make it any less of a disorder?

 

It took you three days to formulate this response?  You are looping back in the blind lady who has nothing whatsoever to do with this discussion?

 

Okay..  here's my answer.  I have seen no evidence that BIID is biological. Have you?  It's widely recognized as a mental disorder.  There is a lot of evidence that points to transgender to being biological.  You are really reaching trying to continually tie these two together.

 

Now how about you take a step back and pretend you are willing to consider the position I posed in my last post.  

 

How did I know I was straight at the age of 3?  I didn't choose. I just knew.  My brain was still developing, but I was quite sure I liked the female form with no clothes on. When you realized you like women, was "liking guys" in the same way even on the table for you?  Probably not.  You probably just knew one day too. You didn't choose either. (Could you choose all of a sudden one day to just be okay with having sex with a man?  If the answer is no, why do you cling to this idea that gay or trans people could just choose to be straight?)   Why couldn't a trans or gay person make a similar self realization and "just know" one day that they are what they are?  As was the case with my friend's daughter and countless other gay and trans youth who have parents who aren't afraid to love their kids as they are?  

 

If you say you don't reject the concept of a biological explanation, that gay or trans people can be just "born that way," then where is the hang up for you? In truth, I am not sure you even know what you think aside from "It's wrong."  You have done a masterful job of not answering direct questions.  Is it because you realize giving honest answers to some of these may force you to admit your preconceived ideas on the subject may be flawed?  

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