Science is on the side of trans people.
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You can copy this and present as your own thoughts, just include the citstions - this is not about promotion. It could save a life or make someone suffer less.

Replies & discussion encouraged - I am not a scientist. Share this to anyone you might think is in danger of being manipulated or feeling distress related to this.

8. Kreukels, B.P.C., & Burke, S.M. (2020). Neurobiology of pediatric gender identity. Frontiers in Neuroscience.

9. Robles, R., et al. (2016). Removing transgender identity from the classification of mental disorders: A Mexican field study for ICD-11. The Lancet Psychiatry.

6. Zubiaurre-Elorza, L., et al. (2021). The Effects of Testosterone on the Brain of Transgender Men. Androgens.

7. Altinay, M., & Anand, A. (2019). Neuroimaging gender dysphoria: A novel psychobiological model. Brain Imaging and Behavior.

4. Majid, D.S., Burke, S.M., & Savic, I. (2019). Neural systems for own-body processing align with gender identity rather than birth-assigned sex. Cerebral Cortex.

5. Wang, T. (2022). Trans as Brain Intersex. Transgender Studies Quarterly.

2. Kurth, F., Gaser, C., & Luders, E. (2022). Brain sex in transgender women is shifted towards their gender identity. Cerebral Cortex.

3. Burke, S.M., Manzouri, A., & Savic-Berglund, I. (2018). Testosterone effects on the brain in transgender men. Cerebral Cortex.

1. Mueller, S.C., Guillamon, A., & Zubiaurre-Elorza, L. (2021). The Neuroanatomy of Transgender Identity: Mega-Analytic Findings From the ENIGMA Transgender Persons Working Group. The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Testosterone reshapes brain areas tied to body perception, insula and prefrontal cortex etc., improving self-image and reducing dysphoria [(Burke et al., 2018)]. Boosts brain volume, aiding body ownership [(Zubiaurre-Elorza et al., 2021)], lowers depression and anxiety [(Keo-Meier et al., 2015)].

6. The sensory system needs support to catch up. Synchronization, not reversal, leads to long-term congruence. Addressing gender incongruence as a neurointersex trait offers better understanding and solutions, focusing on aligning brain-body connections and body-ownership.

5. Rehabilitation, Not Regret:
Aligning the PSC with self-perception requires somatic therapy, sensory retraining, and long-term testosterone. Research backs targeted interventions to recalibrate the body map, focusing on adaptation rather than reversal or surpressing the identity.

4. Detransitioning or desisting doesn’t undo early limbic development. Returning to estrogen reinforces old sensory patterns, while identity centers remain male.
Conversion therapy fails because gender identity is biologically ingrained; studies show it increases distress, not alignment.

3. Testosterone can shift the PSC’s body map, but early estrogen exposure and years of sensory feedback from female-typical traits leave lasting effects. While the insula adapts, the PSC lags, causing persistent dysphoria.

2. As the PSC relies on later hormoWithout puberty hormones, the sensory map stays feminized, creating a disconnect between identity and body perception.

1. Limbic vs. Sensory Mismatch:
The limbic system, shaping identity and emotions, forms prenatally. The primary somatosensory cortex (PSC), which processes body sensations, masculinizes later with puberty hormones. This timing gap may explain lingering dysphoria as a 'neurointersex' condition.

Great, I know who to block, thanks for letting me know.

That's why I try to only engage with my wife and the girls in ST4T communities. Even there, we had someone recommend Stone Butch Blues, like it isn't all about erasure. They found my (polite) note about numeroud trans men being groomed to detrans by TERFs with that book rec upsetting and left.

You're approaching it in bad faith. Inequality isn't linear and symmetrical, and it doesn't always fit the narrative victimhood that cis women have crafted at every other societal group's expense.