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Because biologically, sex is NOT just a matter of genitalia. Biologically, there is a difference between Male and Female brains, which is largely set when the fetus is in the womb. Most of the time the biologically Male brain develops with biologically Male genitalia. In a small but significant percentage of pregnancies, biologically Female brains develop in fetuses with biologically Male genitalia, and vice versa.

One example of the difference between male and female brains is the thickness of the corpus callosum, which is the cord of nerves that connects the right brain hemisphere with the left brain hemisphere. In Female brains this cord is usually significantly thicker than in Male brains. This doesn't mean that men and women are wildly mentally different creatures from each other. But there are minority differences that are significant enough to push males and females into some statistically different groupings. Females are likely to be a little better at multitasking. Males are somewhat more prone to be unable to vocalise when they are very emotionally upset. Although males can multitask just fine, and females are also prey to being unable to talk when very upset. On intelligence bell curves, Males tend to extend into both the highest and lowest extremes more than females. The males at the extreme highest intelligence levels are speculated to be there because they can single-task to the exclusion of everything else better than females, who tend to spread their thinking more widely. I haven't read anything yet to tell me why women are more protected than men from the very lowest end of the intelligence scale.

Basically, the medical profession doesn't think that men who think they are women actually don't have any female biological traits. It's just that most of their female traits are all in the brain (as opposed to all in the mind). There may or may not be some other hormonal and general nervous system traits going on as well.

A better way to phrase the spirit of your argument might be why is Rachel concerned about the comfort of the men around her in the male restroom but isn't concerned with the comfort of the women around her in the female restroom?

Because women aren't nearly as uncomfortable with sharing a restroom with other women as some people here seem to think.

Edited, Mar 26th 2013 11:57am by Rachel9

When I was a kid, I once sent my brother down the stairs in a laundry basket, with a pillow to hold in front of his face as an airbag.


...Not that I'm recommending doing that to Alma, of course. That'd be crazy.








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Interpretation: You don't tell them.

Do you tell everyone you share a public bathroom with about your genitals? I'm pretty sure that would make most people uncomfortable regardless.

Edited, Mar 26th 2013 1:54pm by Rachel9

Yeah, this isn't really true. You are in the minority. I know it might seem that way, since some people are really vocal about their hate for trans people, but the majority really don't have a problem with us sharing a bathroom with them. In fact, i can assure you people would be more uncomfortable if i went into a men's bathroom wearing a dress.

Edited, Mar 26th 2013 2:49pm by Rachel9

If I walk into any bathroom, regardless of what gender people are in there, and say something like "hey, just wanted to let you all know that I have a *****," it's going to make most people uncomfortable.

He doesn't, he just wants people to do that so he can then say "Hah! I told you people would be uncomfortable with you in there!"

Right. But your claim was that the majority of women don't have a problem with you going into the women's restroom even though you have male genitalia. But you can't say that if you conceal this fact from them. Their apparent lack of concern for your presence in the restroom isn't because your appearance as a woman satisfies them that you are a women in terms of gender identity, but that they assume you are a woman in terms of genitalia.

I'm not saying verbally tell them, but that if you "told them" by your outward appearance, the story would be very different. Walk into an occupied womans restroom dressed as a male, and see what happens. Again, it's not how you dress that affects the reaction, but that it's assumed that your appearance indicates your physical sex, and *that's* what they're reacting to.

There's so many things wrong with that statement that I'm not even sure where to begin. So if someone doesn't complain about something they don't know about, then it's really not a problem? And yeah, I think they would care if they knew.



Yup. Which strongly suggests that they would care if they knew. Why would you assume it's because they're all just peachy with your gender identity being female?