Transgender Bathroom/Locker Room Question

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(05-12-2016, 04:18 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: People often seem confused when anyone is discussing these issues and saying "it is in the brain". Obviously everything that defines how we act or perceive the world involves the brain. I think we start having a disconnect when someone reads "in the brain" as completely non physical, or mental, and someone else reads it as physical and mental.

Obviously being trans has something to do with your brain, just as being left handed does. I think most who reject the argument that it's a choice or an illness are only contending that it is not purely mental, there's a physical component behind it too that is inherent in people.

The biggest difference is you and other like-minded is they think the answer is if the body doesn't match the brain; modify the body. Dr McHugh and others do not see that as a "cure" rather he views it simply as a band-aid that society is willing to accept and more currently cater to. He ignores science by pionting to comprehensive studies that show that those that alter their body kill themselves more often that those that do not (Trans or otherwise).

McHales answer is to modify the brain to match the body, because it is his field of expertise. Some folks aren't willing to buy that because he believes in God. If his advise was simply pray harder then you and others may have a point, w you suggest he ignores science because of religion; however, he points to medications and counseling among other methods. I just tend to agree with McHale: If you modify the body; the brain is still broken.