04-06-2023, 08:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-06-2023, 08:48 AM by Oh_hunnihunni.)
Exactly. Nature chooses... And sometimes she experiments and throws in wild cards. And it is not up to us to lay down our belief and attitude framework on top of those choices because in many instances our science, our knowledge simply isn't up to understanding her ways just yet.
With gender, so many things are in play alongside the physical, that insisting the physical be the only measure is simply naive. It is assuming the whole is only determined by the outside, and we know that is a huge mistake. We cannot measure human beings by the standards of previous generations either. As you so aptly put it - we didn't hear of trans when we were growing up. We did know though of folk who were comfortable stepping into other gender roles, putting on different personalities, and doing it all for our entertainment. We also knew of the tragedies of those who never did quite fit into the lives they had, though we might not have spoken about it except quietly, when the kids were asleep.
We know better these days. Our understanding and our science has advanced. I know adjusting to the changes is uncomfortable for many of us older ones, learning new stuff is a painful process as we shed old knowledge and make our brains accept new truths. But doing so is how we stay useful and contribute, and not get left behind, muttering denial into our morning cuppa...
Btw, this story is the perfect illustration of how things change. For the better.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellb...psychiatry
With gender, so many things are in play alongside the physical, that insisting the physical be the only measure is simply naive. It is assuming the whole is only determined by the outside, and we know that is a huge mistake. We cannot measure human beings by the standards of previous generations either. As you so aptly put it - we didn't hear of trans when we were growing up. We did know though of folk who were comfortable stepping into other gender roles, putting on different personalities, and doing it all for our entertainment. We also knew of the tragedies of those who never did quite fit into the lives they had, though we might not have spoken about it except quietly, when the kids were asleep.
We know better these days. Our understanding and our science has advanced. I know adjusting to the changes is uncomfortable for many of us older ones, learning new stuff is a painful process as we shed old knowledge and make our brains accept new truths. But doing so is how we stay useful and contribute, and not get left behind, muttering denial into our morning cuppa...
Btw, this story is the perfect illustration of how things change. For the better.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellb...psychiatry