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"Gender" is a social construct to stereotype mannerisms, behaviors, and qualities of things. It is not necessary to identify to a gender. People who claim to be all kinds of "genders" really need to take a new perspective.
If you have a v****a and act like your average guy, it doesn't mean your "gender" is male. It just means you act a lot like the average guy. That's totally fine in its own right. If you feel you were meant to be born in a male body, then get the re-assignment surgery when you're able to...
But what I'm trying to say is... Gender does not need to be a separate idea, it is not necessary to identify with one at all.
I think you're confused about which concept of gender we're talking about. You seem to be referring to social gender- the roles, standards, and stereotypes.
This thread addresses psychological gender. If you have GID (Gender Identity Disorder), something in your wiring is weird, so your brain's gender doesn't jive with your body's sex; meaning, you might feel like you're missing certain organs, you might feel like you've got extras. In Tay's case, she's got extras, because her brain says "We're not supposed to have any of these reproductive thingies!" It happens sometimes. We're not completely sure of why, but it might have something to do with brain shape, hormone distribution, etc (biological gender).
And for the androgyne, SRS isn't really an option. You can't just have them take out everything- they generally have ethical qualms about that.
Well, other than not being able to rip off their apparently unnecessary bits, what's the problem? I mean, do they want people to identify them as not having genitals? Because that falls in the realm of psychological gender.
I'm male, my nipples are useless and I find them unattractive and would almost prefer they weren't there. Should I consider myself to have some sort of gender identity disorder?
No. For more information, consult the clinical diagnostic criteria for GID- unfortunately, I don't know it offhand. Not liking a few things about your body is normal; dysphorias are when those normal dislikes go to debilitating extremes for one reason or another.
The problem is probably twofold- one, they're in a body that doesn't jive with their brain. That's metaphorically pretty chafing. Secondly, they'll always be referred to and addressed as male or female; while their brain is telling them that they're neither. It's the same problem MtF or FtMs have; you're walking down the street, and not only are you expected to look and behave like X, Y, and Z (gender roles), but people are addressing you by sex-specific pronouns that you don't want.
It would be sort of like if you were a Hindu but everyone assumed you were a Christian. That would get old pretty fast, and you'd have a lot of trouble being accepted and recognized for what you actually were. Assuming Hindus and Christians had separate, rigid dress codes, and you were a Hindu stuck in a Christian-Suit. So everyone assumed on sight, not upon speaking to you or interacting with you.
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