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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

Brain scans show differences in trans youth?

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BlessThisMess · 15/03/2019 17:04

My ROGD 14yo DD has told me that being transgender has been scientifically proven. When questioned, she sent me the following link: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180524112351.htm

Any thoughts about this? Critical analysis? All I'd heard before were claims that male and female brains are the same. I'd like to be able to gently critique this article with my DD as I am trying to get her to question her thoughts and beliefs about being trans.

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MeAgainAgain · 16/03/2019 13:20

The thing I read, and another possibility that seems likely, is that when looking after children a lot it's good to be calm gentle patient etc rather than the behaviours associated with having loads of testosterone. So it makes sense from an animal rather than a social perspective iyswim

The studies showed a drop in testosterone that went back up when they were no longer doing so much hands on stuff. Not that men who were likely to look after kids had lower testosterone in the first place.

MeAgainAgain · 16/03/2019 13:21

I mean in this study, it's not what was being considered.

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