Why do transsexuals strive to emulate the female/male form?

As you all probably know. I was born a girl but I have a male gender identity; however, this question has always fascinated me.


This is a response from a male to female transsexual I know.





"Hum…while this may seem to be a straight forward question, in reality its not. I could simply say that since I’m transsexual that it is simply my true self being expressed, but it’s more complex than that. Yes as one level it is because I’m transsexual, but I also truly enjoy all the choices I have when I dress as a women. The assortment of colors is much wider, the number of different styles is wonderful, the selection of different materials is simply great and that’s just for clothes. The variety of shoes available is wonderful too, the colors, the heel heights, boots, sandals, mules, pumps, etc. are simply not even choices you have in men’s clothing.





For me at least there is also the fit of the clothing. I’ve always been extremely small for a man, which has never bothered me".

Why do transsexuals strive to emulate the female/male form?
I think the drive to change my body is to be recognized socially as the woman I am. It has nothing thing to do with clothing just the uncomfortable feeling of the incorrectness of my body to who I am. When I was younger I yearned to be a girl to wear the clothing I thought of as being more comfortable, but as I grew up I also wished to be able to get married and become a mother. I did become a father to a son, but wasn't allowed to be near the child as he grew up by his mother. Her reason I still don't understand as I hadn't come out as a TS at that time.





As one Answerer said, I couldn't go back to living as a man or in the male role as I have lived as a woman and pretending to be a man just wasn't right for me to be happy. I have been asked, "What would you do if they won't let you have SRS?" I said, "I probably would just continue to live as a woman, if I went back to living as a guy, I would probably be dead from suicide within six months."





I am a woman and I want and NEED to be recognized as such!
Reply:Dear Ada Madrina,


OK... I suppose that is one aspect of what drives a true gender dysphoric. but only one.


But I think a more through explanation is that a gender dysphoric will go to the extremes needed, to be accepted by the people around them, as they see themselves.


Or as a fried used to say:


"Every morning I stop at McDonald's for my coffee on the way to work.. After years of hearing that snot nosed kid calling me sir I was Finlay called Ma'am.For the first time last month... Everyone at work spent the day asking what was going on that I was so happy."


Hugs,


PennyAnn
Reply:Perhaps could be vice versa; this is a very facinating question. I guess someones one feels trapped and feels better if he/she was the other gender. I did a study on this in psychology but this was long ago. However, I'm tempted to take out my book and re-read it. Take care :)
Reply:Perhaps it has to do with 2 things. One, it has do with with the fact that we want people to see us for our gender. So as a result we choose our clothing according.


Two, Your friends answers.





As far as transition goes, it really just has to do with becoming you. All I know for sure is this, there is no way i could live pretending to be male and there no way that would be happy about have a male body. It would all just feel backwards. Why do I want to have a female body? Well I am female. Perhaps the answer is as simple as that.
Reply:It's simply a mind blowing experience everytime I dress up like a woman. Especially if I am being intimate with another guy. It's more than just some type of fetish. It's a deeply emotional and spiritual experience. I don't do this everyday but I want to with every fabric of my being. This would mean I am not "dressing up" but am yearning to be a woman from the recesses of my soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:These days everyone who crosslives even just on weekends calls themselves transsexuals.....the word actually has a very specific meaning. If you are not driven to bring your body into congruence with your mind you are not transsexual. In the past ten years I've had to start calling this "classic" transsexuality because of the transgenders who never take hormones, never change their bodies but still live as the opposite sex full or part time who call themselves transsexuals and will actually try to destroy your life if you disagree with them.





In your example, I'd say that was not a transsexual woman you were talking about because it isn't about clothes. Actual transsexuals are aware of what is going one within themselves from very early in childhood. Gender identity is hardwired into the central nervous system and there are significant and measurable differences between male and female CNSs that are not hormonally driven. The final truth of the John/Joan case Money built his career on put the last nail in the nature-nurture debate.
Reply:I guess that's just their taste or personality.



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