Chastity Bono announces gender reassignment

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Clearly, I have a lot of work to do. But I just don't get Trans folk.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Why do you think you have a lot fo work to do? I don't think that you (or I or anyone) has to understand or embrace what others choose to do.

Neither Man Nor Woman is a good place to start to begin understanding the role of gender identification has in society and in psyche. We may not have to understand or embrace what others choose to do, but I personally find the attempt to understand what others choose to do helps me understand my own choices better. Gender roles are intensely powerful forces in society, and understanding what (if anything) is "real" about them and what is artificial goes a long way towards understanding why people act like they do.