Gender Identity

Tran4. sgender Defined and Scope
Politically Correct Answer
Degrees of Transgenderism
Biology is Complicated
Interesting Opinions

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Transgender Defined and Scope

Transgender individuals are uncomfortable with their assigned birth gender,
which is solely based on easily visible physical sexual characteristics. Source:
They want to be identified by their personal gender choice. <4 min. video source
Problem: Its difficult for some Americans to accept any level of Transgenderism.

Williams Institute's transgender question commonly used question

"Do you identify as transgender?" defines transgender for this data

Yes

No
Prefer not to answer

Data: less than 1% identify as transgender.

US 2020 Population Gender Survey showed few Trans people.

1.6 million people (0.006 or 0. 6%)
1.3 million 0.5% adults 18+
0.3 million youths 13-17 1.4%
from Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law

Survey Question: “Do you consider yourself to be transgender?
If the answer is yes, the respondent is then asked, “Do you consider yourself to be

1. 38.5% (515,200) male not comfortable with male birth gender
2. 35.9% (480,000) females not comfortable with female birth gender
3. 25.6% (341,800) reported gender nonconforming" (non-binary, genderfluid, genderqueer...)

Degrees of Transgenderism

Reaction of a retired 80 YO educator
I really don't think outsiders should see red until the gender identity temperature turns pink

"Physical castration" refers to the permanent surgical removal of testacies.
"Chemical castration" uses drugs to temporarily suppress sex hormones.

Politically Correct Answer

Politically Correct
Male is Male and Female is Female and Never Can They Meet

But

Biology is Complicated
Example: Someone may be born Male with xy chromosomes made up of genes which
generate female leaning hormones
and hormone receptors may increase this gender discrepancy.

Interesting Opinions

1. Jordan Peterson
2. jk_rowling "If I belong to the sex class whose body is provably organized to produce eggs rather than sperm,
and to bear rather than beget children, I am a woman.
Also members of my sex class:
women with Swyer syndrome, though our chromosomes differ."

The specific wording of the transgender-related questions used in surveys by the Williams Institute may vary across different studies. However, a commonly used question to assess gender identity typically resembles:

"Do you identify as transgender?"
- Yes
- No
- Prefer not to answer

Trans-Pop-Update-Jun-2022.pdf

Politically Correct Answer Politically Correct Male is Male and Female is Female and Never Can They Meet
But Biology is Complicated Example: Someone may be born Male with xy chromosomes made up of genes which generate female leaning hormones and hormone receptors may increase this gender discrepancy.

Interesting Opinions
1. Jordan Peterson 2. jk_rowling "If I belong to the sex class whose body is provably organized to produce eggs rather than sperm, and to bear rather than beget children, I am a woman. Also members of my sex class: women with Swyer syndrome, though our chromosomes differ."