Going to post what I posted in the thread on intersexuality in a vain effort to lift the cobwebs from the eyes of those with a total lack of knowledge on the subject. While it isn't entirely on topic the post I made was addressing transexuality and I feel it is relevant here and may be read by more. I'd apologise for the emotional content but I don't feel it warrents any apology when I see similar responses here..
"Disgusted by some of the replies on this thread to be quite honest, just another excuse to bash homosexuality (unrelated to intersexuality AND transexuality).
While it turned out I myself was intersexed for a long time I did believe I was transexual it as only on medical examination that was deemed otherwise.
I will safely say that without a shadow of a doubt feeling you are in the wrong gender is one of the most traumatic and disturbing experiences a body can go through. To wake up with nothing but a deep set urge to harm your body as it feels like someone elses shell is stretched over you makes me sit here still crying at the memories. I was one of the lucky ones, a transexual person who does not undergo treatment to become their mental gender is extremely likely to kill themselves and I firmly believe that every church or individual who "advises" people not to go through with this without any prior medical knowledge on the scenario is responsible if that person ends their life at a later date. I haven't shared this before but a dear freind of mine ended their life after struggling with their gender for religious reasons, and I put their blood on the hands of their fundamentalist Christian family who put the pressure on them. Quite frankly they are scum.
Unless a person themselves has experienced the sheer trauma of being in the wrong body they have absolutely no understanding of the scenario. I'm not talking about kids dressing up in the clothes of the opposite sex or mild confusion. I am talking about when it gets to the point you try to physically carry out self-surgery or peel off your own skin it feels so wrong on you. I've been there, fortunately I got help with changing my body (then it turned out I had XX chromosomes and used to have both sexual organs anyway but it applies to anyone in that scenario) and it is vitally important that people get the same help and support that I did and if their church does not offer that support or condemns and oppose who they are that is not a loving church but one responsible for great harm to others.
Said my peace on the subject, not going to return to this thread but those who condemn here are responsible for directing so much hate at others it's unreal. Sick to my stomach right now."
I'll probably get the same nonsense replies about demon possession and such rot, the ones that totally ignore successful medical treatment of transexuality with gender-reassignment surgery and hormone and the ones that clearly think people who have gender identity issues don't deserve happiness.
Also I would like to pose the question to people about my own situation. I was born quite bluntly with a penis and a vagina, the doctors said the vagina was malformed so they used surgery to make the penis the dominant sexual organ. I was raised male, given a male name and lived my life as a guy, when I was a kid I dressed up as a girl all the time, dreamt about being female even daydreamed as I wanted too. At a young age I feel this can be dismissed but it was when I hit puberty and essentially had bits of male and female puberty that the above mentioned issue arose, as I wasn't raised by my parents they were not around to mention what happened when I was born so I assumed I was transexual and for the purposes of this debate I can be if you like. I went through hormone treatment etc.. but it was when it came to surgery a "hang on whats down here isn't normal moment occoured" and my intersexuality was revealed to me.
Now that was a few years ago now I am a 25 year old woman, my chromosone are XX and between my legs is one sexual organ the female one bulit out of what was left of both my previous organs. Now I live romantically with another woman, my only relationship, going on 5 years now.. is this homosexual or not to some people? After all at some point I did have a penis. Genuinally curious on what peoples thoughts on the matter are and I'm sure some of you will share your thoughts on your perceived sinfulness of my situation. Things can be about as far from the black and white image given by some Christians as possible and believe my lifestory is one of them.
