Undeceptions with John Dickson

69. Trans Gender

May 15, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Dana's Early Gender Journey

  • Dana Felt Different Since Childhood with No Terminology.
  • She identified with "transsexual" around age 14, exploring what it meant for her.
INSIGHT

What is Gender Dysphoria?

  • Gender dysphoria is a clinical distress from gender mismatch, diagnosed more in males.
  • There is debate if it is a real condition or social identity, reflecting continuing culture wars.
INSIGHT

Brain Structure and Gender Dysphoria

  • Some transgender people's brain structures align more with opposite biological sex.
  • This "intersex condition of the brain" may partly explain gender dysphoria.
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