1. You will find it difficult without really getting to know a few T people & listening to them
The only story I can tell is mine, but this is not about me. I could disappear into anonymity & never explain myself to anyone ever again.
But I outed myself a…
The only story I can tell is mine, but this is not about me. I could disappear into anonymity & never explain myself to anyone ever again.
But I outed myself a…
https://twitter.com/risingsekhmet/status/1954856376947167346
2. … a long time ago, in an effort to prevent any other kid or young adult having to go through what I went through.
I recognise I had a safe job, & a pension now I am retired. I am articulate & able. I have an educated wife of 47 yrs who has never doubted who she met. …
I recognise I had a safe job, & a pension now I am retired. I am articulate & able. I have an educated wife of 47 yrs who has never doubted who she met. …
3. I have spent 60yrs thinking hard about the question of whether, as the French psychotherapist Colette Chilland put it, I am ill & this is a delusional state or whether I really do know I am a woman & am perpetuating a deception on the world.
Chilland ultimately …
Chilland ultimately …
4. … said she could not decide.
I will agree with one thing she said; to much of the world (but by no means all), this is a mad idea.
I spent the last 35yrs of my life researching the trans community, those who treat them, those who love them, as well as the law. …
I will agree with one thing she said; to much of the world (but by no means all), this is a mad idea.
I spent the last 35yrs of my life researching the trans community, those who treat them, those who love them, as well as the law. …
5. I have concluded that
Chilland’s framework is fundamentally flawed. Deception/ delusion is too limited a choice, a false dichotomy- there is a 3rd option
A modernist Chilland made an assumption that to be trans is somehow ‘flawed’ as she assumed the mad/bad binary that ..,
Chilland’s framework is fundamentally flawed. Deception/ delusion is too limited a choice, a false dichotomy- there is a 3rd option
A modernist Chilland made an assumption that to be trans is somehow ‘flawed’ as she assumed the mad/bad binary that ..,
6. … had harmed so many women who were domestic violence victims
It took a long time for the law to recognise that if they fought back (& killed their abuser) that could be an entirely rational & sane choice in their circumstances
Chilland make the same assumption: …
It took a long time for the law to recognise that if they fought back (& killed their abuser) that could be an entirely rational & sane choice in their circumstances
Chilland make the same assumption: …
7. … that there were only two possible explanations, mad or bad.
She ignored the possibility that my gender identity is both rational & valid: an intrinsic natural human variation …
She ignored the possibility that my gender identity is both rational & valid: an intrinsic natural human variation …
8: She dismissed the lived experience of a consistent gender identity across a lifetime (in my case from before age 4)
And
Chilland based her 2 choices on Freudian psychoanalytic theories ni rejected by medical science. Chilland’s assumption is scientifically outdated & flawed
And
Chilland based her 2 choices on Freudian psychoanalytic theories ni rejected by medical science. Chilland’s assumption is scientifically outdated & flawed
9. Modern medicine & human rights law, & some philosophers agree that a trans identity is neither delusional nor a deception.
It is a valid form of human diversity, with the lived reality of myself being fully legitimate:
It is a valid form of human diversity, with the lived reality of myself being fully legitimate:
10. My lifelong male identity from early childhood is inconsistent with any known psychotic delusion.
Delusional illness is episodic & impairs many aspects of a person’s reality testing.
My academic, professional, & social achievements demonstrate an intact cognition. …
Delusional illness is episodic & impairs many aspects of a person’s reality testing.
My academic, professional, & social achievements demonstrate an intact cognition. …
11. … & more than adequate functionality for my life & lifestyle, & my family & societal status within the social world
There is no deception when a T person lives an, open & truthful life (where appropriate) l in their affirmed gender. …
There is no deception when a T person lives an, open & truthful life (where appropriate) l in their affirmed gender. …
12. Modern medicine, law, and philosophy agree that transgender identity is neither delusion nor deception.
Chilland omitted the 3rd choice: that m being trans is a valid form of human diversity. The lived reality of transgender men is fully legitimate. …
Chilland omitted the 3rd choice: that m being trans is a valid form of human diversity. The lived reality of transgender men is fully legitimate. …
13. Delusion (mental illness) v illusion (practicing a deception on others) were too limited a choice
Chilland could not allow herself to imagine TP are rational, cognitively sound, & perfectly able to function in an otherwise harsh world full of prejudice & discrimination.
Chilland could not allow herself to imagine TP are rational, cognitively sound, & perfectly able to function in an otherwise harsh world full of prejudice & discrimination.
14. I am exactly who say I am. Other than depression as a teen (because of worries about how to access gr treatment) I have never had a mental health crisis of any sort.
Only times I have not disclosed my past is when I feared violence or arbitrary & unfounded discrimination
Only times I have not disclosed my past is when I feared violence or arbitrary & unfounded discrimination
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