Hooray! Free sex changes for all!

[Benjamin Strange]

...I should probably point out that I have the EQ of a kindergartener, so that's a factor, too.

This is simply sublime.

 

[jazzy grille]

Whatever floats your boat... Just don't show me your surgery scars.

 

[Chriss62]

Wow. I had no idea.

 

[dlloyd]

My understanding is that .2 % is not considered statistically significant.

I'd say you don't understand statistics.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

I'd say you don't understand statistics.

Please educate me then. How great a percentage of a certain population have to be before it is considered statistically significant?

 

[dlloyd]

Please educate me then.

Statistical significance relates to confidence limits, not frequencies.

The fact is that some people do not fall into the biological definition of what makes us male or female. That doesn't necessarily correlate completely (or even nearly completely) with the incidence of transgenderism, but it's something to think about.

If 'female' = XX and 'male' = XY, what does that make people who are XXX, XXY, X, XXXY or mixtures of XX and XY? Does it come down to the anatomy they are born with? What about those with ambiguous anatomy?

 

[Blueszilla]

This is simply sublime.

+1.

I've never had an EQ test, but am willing to give it a shot. I'm most likely mid-scooped.

 

[Puck]

+1.

I've never had an EQ test, but am willing to give it a shot. I'm most likely mid-scooped.

I actually meant this, (shoulda put EI, I'm running on painkillers and caffeine) but I'd probably be quite harsh & trebly.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

Statistical significance relates to confidence limits, not frequencies.

So what is the measure of a frequency within a given population is referred to as? And how does it compare/contrast to statistics?

The fact is that some people do not fall into the biological definition of what makes us male or female. That doesn't necessarily correlate completely (or even nearly completely) with the incidence of transgenderism, but it's something to think about.

I'd be more inclined to agree if there were evidence that the people seeking sex change operations were the exceptions you mentioned. That, however does not appear to be the case.

If 'female' = XX and 'male' = XY, what does that make people who are XXX, XXY, X, XXXY or mixtures of XX and XY?

Interestingly enough XXY, XXXY, XYY and XXYY are referred to as "male" and X0 and XXX are referred to as female in the online literature I've found.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_syndrome
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXY

Does it come down to the anatomy they are born with? What about those with ambiguous anatomy?

Obviously not. If the anatomy is ambiguous then we should first refer to the karyotype.

All that said XX still cannot become XY.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

All that said XX still cannot become XY.

If someone stuck you in a dress and put makeup on you, it wouldn't change your gender either, but you'd sure FEEL like less of a man

I feel that most sex changes don't really "change" anything at all gender-wise as well, but I can definitely understand that some will FEEL more "right" with an anatomy that looks different than what they are born with.

 

[Jeremy Crockett]

If someone stuck you in a dress and put makeup on you, it wouldn't change your gender either, but you'd sure FEEL like less of a man

Sshhh! You're telling all my secrets!

I feel that most sex changes don't really "change" anything at all gender-wise as well, but I can definitely understand that some will FEEL more "right" with an anatomy that looks different than what they are born with.

But all the individual has is a "feeling" about what it would be like to be the other sex. And feelings have little bearing on reality. Why is it that society worries when someone fancies himself to be Napoleon, but when Ralph claims to be Rebecka, society doesn't bat an eye?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

But all the individual has is a "feeling" about what it would be like to be the other sex. And feelings have little bearing on reality. Why is it that society worries when someone fancies himself to be Napoleon, but when Ralph claims to be Rebecka, society doesn't bat an eye?

Hey, society accepts people that believe that there's a magical god floating in the sky that listens to them, yet they send people who believe in UFOs to the looney bin. Don't judge

And feelings have EVERYTHING to do with reality. Love is just a feeling.....

 

[Blueszilla]

I actually meant this, (shoulda put EI, I'm running on painkillers and caffeine) but I'd probably be quite harsh & trebly.

And I was just goofin'. That's a very interesting read, thanks for the link. I relate to this, I feel very empathic most of the time. I wish there was a way to make a job out of it.