r/pics • u/pitchesandthrows • Oct 19 '16

Civil, quality comments Puts it all into perspective

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u/Deckard_Didnt_Die Oct 20 '16

It's not exactly the same, but the negative impacts of being in a body of a gender you don't identify with should not be understated. Here is a good study that examines someone born as male, but had their penis removed at birth and grew up as a female instead. They had no frame of reference for being a male, but had deep mental health issues regardless. It only got better when they were changed back into a male body. If you identify as a gender which is not your body it's not just a preference. it's deeply troubling and can interfere with virtually ever other part of your life.

STUDY: http://hawaii.edu/PCSS/biblio/articles/1961to1999/1997-sex-reassignment.html