Category: Transgender

Francis believes trans women shouldn’t go above 250 cc

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Transgender

Big isn’t always better… Hi, as part of our ongoing commitment to put forth alternative viewpoints we decided it was important to promote this video. Lee Francis is not exactly a passionate anti boob job activist, but she often talks about her bad experience with getting very large implants. The most interesting thing she points out is that even though she paid to go down a couple of sizes she couldn’t go down to the size she wanted because the skin has already been stretched so much by the 550cc implants. The important thing is to remember that it sounds like such a cliche that you need to do a lot of research before surgery but so many people do the research but it’s not thorough and it’s not exhaustive. You must get multiple opinions and multiple perspectives. Cosmetic surgery can change your life for the better and be the…

Top 10 verbal comebacks to transphobic comments and insults! (Meeow!!!)

Anna Kamari

Transgender

1. Rednecks Variations on the above: : “Did you do a special course in being ignorant…or did you just pick it up around the trailerpark?” “Wow…it’s like some law of biology or something: people with small minds always have incredibly big mouths.” “Has anyone seen any news reports about a village missing their idiot…I think I just found him.” Introduction The best thing to do with transphobic comments is to ignore them and keep on walking: why waste your time on assholes? As Sun Tsu said… The battle not fought is the battle truly won! Okay, he didn’t say that…but you know what I mean. However, sometimes – at the school dining room or the office water cooler – you’re effectively cornered. If you say nothing then you come off as weak…and the comments are likely to continue. Today, therefore, I’d like to give you some comebacks to transphobic insults.…

What is trans-scepticism? A natural reaction to the dogma of trans-fundamentalism

Felix Conrad

Transgender

What is trans-scepticism? Trans-scepticism is the natural reaction of anybody with half a brain to the incoherence and dogma of contemporary transgender theory. It does not mean that you are transphobic. Personally, I am a trans-sceptic and I would take up arms to defend the trans community, but I’m also not prepared to take any crap from the twitter brigade or the trans thought-police. In my experience, trans-scepticism involves a fundamental acceptance of transgender people and transgender rights, but a series of doubts about certain ideas that dominate trans theory. For example… 1. A solid rejection of the idea that there are 453 genders (demi-gendered, aporagender, poly gender etc.) 2. Uncertainty about the efficacy of transition as a treatment for gender dysphoria (while accepting the right to transition.) 3. The suspicion that while hormones may be the perfect treatment for some, they may also turn transition into a self fulfilling…

Dysphoria Reality Check: Even if you’re pretty you can still have relapses!

Anna Kamari

How to Beat Gender Dysphoria

This week Elle and I saw Felix for the first time in ages (He’s been doing a Masters in counselling.) As an avowed non-transitioner/desister he expressed some reservations about the direction of recent content. Without wanting to bore you, we agreed that every month we would include at least one video or blog post about some of the difficulties of transitioning. So here’s February’s edition for Mister grumpy sour puss. However, it is a very interesting video that answers a question people sometimes ask: Does gender dysphoria go away if you are very pretty and feminine after transition? ‘

How to beat the argument that “Transwomen lack the crucial experiences that define womanhood”

Anna Kamari

Transgender

Introduction. While it’s FACTUALLY correct there are biological and social experiences which only a biological woman can have, this does not make the resulting transphobic VALUE JUDGEMENT correct… …that a transwoman must be seen as less of a woman or not a woman at all because she lacks these experiences. 99% of people who use the ‘cis-experience’ argument are using it to imply that transwomen are second class women.  The idea is particularly prevalent among liberal backsliders who know they should support transgender rights but are looking for a reason not to. It is essential, therefore, that every transwoman be ready to crush this argument in three steps. Step 1: Emphasize the similarities of cis and trans experience. Most liberal backsliders won’t start with biology. They know that the argument from genitalia is too crude. That’s why they’ll usually start with a series of unique social, political and economic experiences that mark out cis-women.…

Is a Transgender Woman a Woman?

Felix Conrad

Transgender

  You will be pleased to know that there is a simple method for answering the question asked in the title of this book. We define what a woman is, and then see if a transgender woman matches that definition. But you might not be so pleased when you find out that defining ‘woman’ immediately gets us in a debate which involves both the philosophy of language and science. On one hand we have conservatives who claim that the word ‘woman’ refers to a set of rigid, biologically defined characteristics involving chromosomes, genitalia and anatomy, and that this definition cannot be changed. They see the definition of the word as set in stone and defined by nature – immutable and unchanging. For them, a transgender woman clearly does not comply with this definition and thus it is incorrect to use the word ‘woman’ to refer to her. While liberals agree…

Please stop referring to me as a ‘transwoman.’ I’m a woman … take it or leave it!

Anna Kamari

Transgender

There are certain medical and legal contexts where it is useful for a transgender woman to indicate that she is a ‘transgender’ woman. By doing so, she informs the listener about aspects of her biology and past life that are different from the majority of women – which is important for a doctor or an employer researching her professional history. In these cases, the marker ‘transgender’ serves a necessary function the same way ‘diabetic’ does. I completely fail to see, however, why it is necessary to indicate my unusual biology in general conversation. And I especially don’t see why it is necessary to take on the wider,  general identity of a ‘transgender woman’ or so called ‘trans-woman.’ I am a woman. Period.   The increasing use of the term transwoman is deceptive: it has the appearance of a groovy, liberal term that says… “Hey…being trans is not only something you shouldn’t…

Is being transgender a mental illness?

Felix Conrad

How to Beat Gender Dysphoria

INTRODUCTION Today I would like to tell you about something I’ve never really shared before: that sometimes I see being transgender as a mental illness. Not only that, but I find the mental illness narrative to be a useful coping mechanism for a non transitioner. It helps me to beat my gender dyasphoria. Before I go any further, I will remind you of Conrad’s five principles of gender variance: number 1… 1. Don’t project your own narrative of gender variance on to everyone else in the transgender community. Therefore, although I sometimes find it useful to think of my condition as mental illness, I don’t think that the transgender condition is a prima facie mental illness. As ever, mine is a subjective narrative (a biological male with a history of crossdreaming and gender dysphoria who chooses not to transition) chosen by me. I’m not suggesting you or anyone else follow it. So, with that…

How to argue with conservatives on transgender issues: The Skywalker argument

Anna Kamari

Transgender

THE CONSERVATIVE POSITION: Right wing arguments on transgender issues all come down to the idea that gender is purely biological and unchanging. For them, gender pertains to a number of common biological characteristics present at birth (chromosomes, genitalia etc.) and just as you don’t see ducks change gender – humans can’t change gender either. In their mind, trying to change gender is like having a dog that you really wish was a cat. So you make it a little catsuit and refer to it as a cat and even persuade your neighbours and town hall to refer to it as a cat. However, the reality is that it’s a dog… …and nothing can change that!   MY EXPERIENCE: A lot of transpeople try to challenge this biological definition of gender by pointing to intersex people. However, few conservatives find this convincing. You see, for every biological entity that exists –…

How does a trans girl work out her ideal weight?

Anna Kamari

Transgender

The quick answer PARADIGM 1: Your ideal male weight minus 2 or 3 kilos. PARADIGM 2: Or… Until everything is perfectly flat and tight. SAFETY NET: Apart from your Mum, anyone that tells you you look too skinny is usually right. Therefore, if you start looking like a junkie and people tell you you’re too skinny, pay attention! link: Omni ideal weight calculator (use the Peterson formula!) link: British NHS BMI calculator The long answer The first assignment on True Feminization is to control your diet, initiate a regimen of exercise and reach your ideal weight. But what is that ideal weight if you’re a biological male intending to live according to your true gender: female. This question caused a debate in our virtual office and as I’m the only trans girl in said office, Elle has charged me with explaining our conclusion. The dilemma On one hand, transgirls have…


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