Urbanization

Final Paper




WHAT IS TRANSSEXUALISM?


For many of us, most psychologists and psychiatrists will acknowledge the fact that transsexualism has its origins in some biologic condition. In studies there have been findings that transsexualism lies in the brain, and is likely a neurologic/neurophysical disorder. There have been many stories based upon transsexualism. What actually is transsexualism and what is the meaning behind it all?
“Transsexualism is a condition in which a person experiences a discontinuity between their assigned sex and what they feel this core gender is.” (Ehrhardt 1) However, a person who is identified as “female” at birth raised as a girl may later on feel that their core senses are in closer fit with “male” or “man”. Therefore, many individuals who feel this way usually decide to transition to living as the sex that more closely matches their internal gender.


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