Why change gender?

Taking a break from all the dark humor and trolling around. I have a serious question.

Disclaimer: I support anyone wanting to change their own gender. It ain't hurting anyone and it's their life, their decision.

With that being said... why? I'm legitimately curious and want to know. I mean, to a large extent, society has come to a general consensus that we should do away with gender roles. We're becoming more open-minded to allowing boys to play with Barbie dolls or do ballet, while allowing women to ride motorcycles, play baseball, or join the military. We're not quite all the way there in some topics, but we're headed there. So... assuming the person reading this believes we should, in fact, remove gender roles, norms, or what-have-you, why would you want to change gender?

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MushroomFaerie

Some people who feel differently inside don't change their gender, others do, its a personal choice

LookingForSomethingNew · 26-30, M

@MushroomFaerie I get that, but why though?

MushroomFaerie

@LookingForSomethingNew because them, they weight up their options and make their decision based on their feelings lol

LookingForSomethingNew · 26-30, M

@MushroomFaerie But I was just wondering why they felt the way they do to begin with :P

MushroomFaerie

@LookingForSomethingNew well when you are inside the womb your body develops one way and your brain can develop the other way, some people come out and grow up happy to be gay or whatever but some feel very strongly that they are infact in the wrong body and they are, they have the brain of the other gender and others see them the way they are not and it makes them feel invisible like nobody really knows who they are... Its very painful for them

LookingForSomethingNew · 26-30, M

@MushroomFaerie Hmmmm... why would someone think being one gender make them not be recognized by society? Or rather, does it make sense to change yourself based on how you believe society will perceive you?

MushroomFaerie

@LookingForSomethingNew again personal preference. Generally you see a man for example, you treat him as a man, he might identify as a woman and he knows hes being treated and precieved as a man and it makes him feel like shit, take another man who identifies as a woman being treated and precieved as a man, knows it and is okay with it. Could some of them use therapy? Yes, people and society are cruel but even then some people just genuinely want to change gender for no other reason other than that is what they want