The Science of Being Transgender
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Today on the show, we're studying the science of transgender brain scans and talking about the transitioning process for trans individuals.
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Transphobic people: 5 year olds don't know their gender!
Me: Then why are you forcing a gender on them if they apparently "dont know"
*cricket noises as the transphobes experience reality failures*
@@caffeinati You're forcing them to be cisgender.
@@caffeinati It is forcing a gender if you would force a transgender child to be cisgender
Exactly, one day when I have a child, I’m gonna let my child express themselves just as they want without being forced to wear anything girly or boyish if they don’t want to.
@@letsgetfluffy3138 I only meant that it would forcing a gender on a transgender child if the parents don’t let them express however they want
"...when the roman emperor preferred to be called a lady, even though *she* was assigned male at birth."
*"she"*
It's that easy but it melts my heart so much
Same. She is a she even though she was assigned male at birth.
empress.
fr 😭
@@menow. have some respect for once.
Same 🥺
I was 5 when I knew I was not right in my body. I’m 72 yrs old. Still not right but learned to live with it. Reading these stories gives me hope for the future of people like me.
I'm sorry you had to go through your life like that hopefully things get better :}
It's never too late to live your best life ❤
Same, I knew around 5 yrs old. It was a different time. I started my transition when I was 55. So amazingly happy. Gender euphoria is real! Things are getting better but today I had to decline a job offer in Austin because of the ani-trans laws in Texas. Hopefully things will change for the better.
hoping you're still happy living!!
You don't have to live with it still
I'm a Chinese transmale and I came out for my mum half years ago. But at the first time she brought me to see doctor instead of supporting me with my gender identity. After checked my body is physically healthy and normal, she stopped talk about transgender topic anymore. Meanwhile, she and my other families keep calling me with female pronoun. I tried to mention name transform and top surgery but be strongly denied then. She is utter a transphobia with nothing can heal her. If I send her trans videos she perceives these are all a lie. I don't know what can I do for myself in such a tranphobia family and country. But seeing there's people who like you supporting us, I'm really appreciated.
Hey, I'm almost in the same situation. I just want to tell you that I understand what you're going through and that you deserve to be loved for who you are.
May your family accept you and may you be blessed.❤️❤️
that sounds awful, I hope things get better for you
don't worry, they'll learn that transgenders are okay :)
dont feel sad, my man! you're a man even if you aren't born as one!! you're gonna be alright, so don't worry!
We are going to be okay 🩵
My heart goes out to you I'm so sorry
I am a 60yr old grandmother of a 15 year old granddaughter who is identifying as transgender. She shares these videos with me to help me understand all of these different identities. I am very open to all of these things. I want her to be happy with who she is, and I am very grateful for you, to help me learn so i can be a support her.
You're a great grandma!! :)
So many people your age cling onto your terrible beliefs. I bet your daughter is happy you don’t. Thanks for being an ally ❤️
That is amazing, you are doing a great job!
can I get a cookie?
♥️♥️♥️
As a trans women myself 3 years post op im really satisfied with myself after transitioning mtf
That’s good to hear, I hope you are doing a lot better now! 💙
I'm not personally Trans but I do admire how They can put up with so much and still be breathing
Im so proud of you queen!!!!!!
I'm 7 months late but I still would like to say rock on sis!
I'm many months late, but I want to say congrats and HELL YES! Glad you are feeling satisfied and more happy now! Keep being awesome!
I love how he doesn’t gloss over anything he in-depth explains each term for everyone to understand
I used to be transphobic due to the cultural brainwash and massive lack of knowledge on this matter, but as soon as I met trans people my research on this matter started as well. Thanks to this video my thoughts are clear and I can recognise that I was wrong. I prefer facts to beliefs and the fact that those things were proved by scientifical research and someone's sex it is no longer just a matter of chromosomes I am very grateful for these new knowledge. Thank you and keep up the good work! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
We need more people like you. Thank you. 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Cheers to you 🔥🔥🔥 that truly is amazing and we need more people like you ❤
Thanks for understanding the science and fact behind the people like us 😊
Thank you for allowing yourself to be educated and to empathize with us. I know it's not easy when you've been led to believe all sorts of things but you're proof that our efforts to help others understand are paying off.
Sex is not gender. Sex is just reproductive function and gender is a set cultural constructs. For example gender roles are cultural, some cultures have men as the ones who cook, others have women as the ones who cook, and cultures evolve over time. Just because you have a certain set of genitals does not determine how you will want to dress, behave, and be friends with, who you are attracted to. All these things are determined by the brain. Like the idea that men need to be stoich and aggressive while women need to be soft and fragile is cultural. They are simply two groups that we created out of nothing which functions to reproduce societal hierarchy and culture. There is no reason to assume that someone with a penis is going to behave one way vs the other will behave a different way. In other words looking at someone's genitals when they are born and declaring their gender is absurd given that all that does is unload a million of assumptions onto what that person will become and how they will behave etc.
80% of people don't know what transgender means. And that includes me. Thank you for the education.
I appreciate people like you who are willing to go out and learn more :)
Makes me realize most transphobes don’t even know what they hate.
Thank you for taking the time to learn ❤️
i knew what it was but it never made sense to me. this was very helpful
@Thugma Penith wdym
My mother is trying to avoid acknowledging that I’m transgender by accepting that I’m pansexual, so I’m sending this to her to prove my brain is right and my gender is real.
Hmm.
Those aren't opposites, I dont see why that's a valid way to dismiss gender.
"You accept everyone romantically, therefore, you're lying about your gender"
.... da vinki?
Though the video may not solve all your problems I hope she learns something from this! Good luck ✨
i’m a closeted trans and i’m also pansexual. Please give me an update on how it went/goes
@@blacktigerpaw1 dude^
I wish i could show this to my mom, she thinks that being transgender is just a phase and no matter how hard i try to prove her wrong she just ignores it..
I'm sorry about that, you deserve a good family who respects who you are. Some people are just stuck in their ways, and it's truly a tragedy. I hope you have good friends who support your identity, as that can be extremely helpful
she can learn, don't worry! just show her videos such as this and she'll learn!! it may be hard to believe, but she will learn!
I feel so bad when I tried to come out my mom said I was a girl and called me a beautiful girl :(
The amount of humble people in the comments, admitting their need for education on this matter (of course me being one of them) gives me hope for humanity.
Exactly my thoughts as well! I fully expected a lot of hateful comments, but i was pleasantly surprised to see people genuinely understanding the video!
Even as a trans women who isn't non-binary, I was glad you mentioned non-binary. It's sad how often they get erased, despite there being just as much science and history backing their existence as ours.
Yes! I am genderfluid but I had never heard it or any other gender identity under the non binary umbrella be mentioned scientifically until now.
hearing that being non binary is as valid (scientifically) as being transgender makes me happy
I'm always questioning myself about how valid I am, so now I know that I'm valid
I'm really glad too, I've always felt like it wouldn't matter how I was born and sometimes I want to be male sometimes I want to be female but a lot of people have a hard time understanding this concept. Because they think you can only be one gender or the other and I'm so happy that it's backed up by science.
Agender science nerd here. It made my day too!!
I'm non binary as I feel, it makes the best sense.
I'm just going to send this to my mum- hopefully she will finally understand that I'm not having a "phase"
yes queen or king or other royalty terms
Even if it was a ‘phase’ you are still valid beautiful and amazing
I've thought about doing the same thing, except playing it out loud for people to hear.
@@joseserrano5323 L O R D
@@joseserrano5323 YES MY LIEGE
At 60 I made the decision to come out to my family, friends, high school alumni and entire town as transmen. I had suppressed something I had felt from at least 5 years old and proceeded to undergo full SRS. It's been eleven years and my only regret is that I waited out of fear of society. My goal became to show what a typical average transgender man actually looked and acted like. And as a straight female I was now a gay male and again tried to show what a typical average gay man looked and acted like. I am happy to say that just through living my life in this way I have changed people's perceptions and views for the better. Every now and then I hear from someone I had known for decades that my openness and honesty about being transgender had turned them around from hatred to acceptance of people like myself. 🤗
Your transition is perfect! I know it sounds sarcastic, but you genuinely look like a stock photo of a 60-year old dad.
as a nonbinary person, i'm so glad that you acknowledged being nonbinary as just as valid as being ftm and mtf
i am also enby
Same!!
I'm not going to say this is the experience of any other people who identify as non-binary, but when I had just realized I was trans, I was a little confused about how I sometimes acted really girly and sometimes like an aggressive man, so I thought I was genderfluid... Until I decided to stop going by he/him pronouns entirely because they just felt more wrong the more they were used for me at that point. I realized that the whole girly/manly dichotomy in gender roles is a complete fabrication, and that I should just let myself be who I want to be and identify how I want to identify without being bound by such stupid shit. So I realized I was just a girl. A binary trans woman. And that's fine, be who you want to be. Whether that's a binary cis person, a binary trans person, or a non-binary person. It's all valid, scientifically, historically, and morally.
I've never had the opportunity to ask someone who identifies as nonbinary. What exactly does it mean and entail? Is it that a person doesn't want to adhere to social gender roles? I guess my thinking is that if a person doesn't want to conform to gender roles then don't but it doesn't mean someone should say they aren't male or female. Am I wrong with this? nonbinary to me seems to be some silly new way for people to buck the established system (if there is such a thing). Please explain.
some people say "you don't chose your gender" and not realizing that by saying that they are accidentally supporting trans people as they didn't chose their gender, they were born with the gender they identify as
@@jntznbruh Theres a huge difference between race and gender. You inherit a race, but you don't inherit your gender.
you mention facts, the only fact here is that a doctor assigns you a gender at birth. There is actual science behind being transgender, which makes me wonder if you actually watched the video at all or just went right to the comments to fight with people
TL;DR of the video:
men and women have different brain chemistry. Studies have shown that trans women have brain chemistry much more similar to cis women, and trans men have chemistry more similar to cis men.
@@jntznbruh did you even read what i typed? Never in my comment did i mention that they are taking away someones freedom by assigning a gender
Guess who diagnoses people with gender dysphoria, aka being trans, and prescribes hormones and suggests different tratments? Doctors
And i sure as hell am going to trust a doctor who specializes in gender identity more than a doctor who took one look at an infants genitals.
@@jntznbruh That's how you generally distinguish gender yes, and in most cases they're right because majority of the population is cis.
But if another doctor later in that persons life says "hey this is wrong" then we have to listen to that doctor
it would be like a doctor saying "Your kid is healthy", but then later in life another doctor finds that the kid has a heart condition. You wouldn't say "that can't be true, the doctor said my child was healthy"
@@jntznbruh you can't chose your gender either. You don't choose to have a male or a female brain, you don't choose to have a male or a female body, you don't chose to have those two mismatch, you don't chose to be trans.
Changing your race isn't a thing, the people who claim that just wants to be part of a culture common among that race, or are trolls trying to stir up controversy. You can be apart of a different culture, but not a different race.
@@jntznbruh watch the video before heading to the comment section and spreading misinformation
LGBTQ+ Education in my school was like "Oh yeah, gay people and lesbians exist, lets move on to the more important, heterosexual topics, since most of you are gonna be hets anyway."
my school gives a bit more knowledge, but doesn't go into them. hey, the nb, aro and ace flags are on the wall so that's good
yeah...........
You got an LGBTQ+ education in school?
@@happynightmare2332 my education is my LGBTQ+ friends, and people such as Jammidodger
@@BlueTheCartoonAddict yeah mine was reddit, insta and now youtube aha. My school supports it i think? But they've never did a thing to show it. Like at all
I’m a trans man… seeing trans persons get attacked in the media and throughout social media has been having a really bad mental impact on me… I hope you all know you are valid and belong. 🏳️⚧️
Kevin, I'm not even trans and it gets me too. It's difficult to see the vile things humans can do to each other. Just want to say...allow for personal beautiful moments in your life. I know it's got to be hard, and you do have to walk a very fine line of being careful and safe, yet at the same time not being so fearful that it allows you to be closed off for acceptance and kindness. It's tricky. I'm not trans, and I'm not sure this will help but I could relate to your comment.
What media I want to know so I don’t watch it by accident
@@Eclipsestar150well, usuallly instagram or twitter. And also mostly recent comments on videos like these (yt) so I recommend not checking the freshest comments Ofcourse, hate can be anywhere and sometimes unexpected, Take care :))
growing up with gender dysphoria is like walking around with wet socks all your life.. a super uncomfortable experience so you aren't too happy but you think everyone else has these wet socks on too. eventually one day you mention how uncomfortable your socks are to someone & that person asks "what are you talking about? my socks are not wet, they are dry & comfy.." .. then after thousands of hours of questioning, you come to the realization you are trans & decide to transiton so now your socks are finally dry & comfy (:
What a great explanation. I describe it as like when you have a dream when all your teeth fell out but you wake up and it's real.
YES THIS
I really wish the surgeries weren't so expensive so I could actually have a chance at getting them.
Theres a grant you can get in the USA. I don't have it on me atm but if you qualify (doctors note, psychiatrist note, having been on hormones for a few years, certain annual income range, etc.) Then they cover up to 90% of transition costs. I'm in some Facebook support groups and I've had a person send me the link before. But you might find it if you google "transgender surgery grant" or something similar. It's a whole enrollment process thingy where you reserve yourself a spot of coverage and surgery the next year.
@@sammybun8871 That sounds so cool! I'm glad that there's a grant for that.
Many health insurance companies do cover reassignment surgery
I'll admit I used to be fairly transphobic; I will also admit I used to not understand the whole science of being transgender, because no one has told me or cared to explain properly, so I thank you for this video! This definitely changed my way of thinking and I now have a better understanding on the subject :)
That's very incredible to hear! The education & awreness of lgbtq+ topic is super important, so it's great to hear you took the time to watch this video :)
now that is epic 🏳️⚧️
(tbh I was transphobic and very racist until I found out I AM trans)
@@_Gatts_ lol, no just realized I was a asshole to a bunch of people, so apologized and we ended up getting along better
I was also extremely transphobic and homophobic, during those times I was having asexual tendencies but straight up denied it bc "being ace is gay and im not gay" but im glad I matured early enough to realize that trans people exist and everyone in the LGBTQ+ exist :)))
I am a cis gender female and have many friends in the LGBTQ+ community. I was also educated in science, medicine, and psychology. I applaud everyone who made this video (and channel) possible! I love the scientific studies and will cite them when transphobic people start their spiels.
I can't imagine the discomfort and sadness a trans person must feel to have to hear transphobic rhetoric, and especially lately. I wish a major news network would present this scientific evidence on TV. It would certainly educate some people.
Others, unfortunately, will refuse to listen and I think it's due to religious beliefs and politics. I live in the Bible belt (Deep South) so unfortunately I see this frequently. If they are open to learning, I try to educate them.
I long for a world where we are all just PEOPLE. Period. Skin color, sex, gender, appearance, etc: all a bit different yet the same. I'm 62 now and hope I live to see that day.
Keep up the good work! 🌈❤🙏
Things have honestly been so scary recently, often times I feel very small and meek. I have always been a very sensitive person and all the hatred and violence towards trans people can get to be overwhelming sometimes. I'm lucky I don't have to deal with much direct transphobia since I pass in public now, but I still see it, and it breaks my heart that people just don't get it. I just wish I could somehow project my feelings to others so they could understand who I am... Luckily I have one person in my life who sees me for who I am in my soul, and I will cherish that forever 💜 Thank you for helping educate people where you can, it honestly means the world to me, and I'm sure other trans people would say the same thing ❤️❤️❤️
I wish the world was filled with people like you.
@@lilithconley3097 ❤️❤️❤️
@@Ocean_Reign ❤️❤️❤️
I long for the same thing: a world where sex, gender, sexual orientation, belief, skin color, political views, physical and mental (dis)abilities will no longer be a source for hatred. Where we can all just be who we are and be accepted as ourselves! ♥🏳🌈🏳⚧
i don’t understand how people have a problem with being transgender. or gay. or literally any gender or sexual identity. so what if someone identifies as a woman despite being biologically born a man? what does that do to you? how is that hurting you in any way? i feel like if something isn’t hurting anyone or isn’t bad in any type of way, you shouldn’t hate it. that’s just pointless.
I agree. The extent people will go to avoid basic human decency even when it's so easy is astounding to me.
If someone wanted to be called by their middle name because their first name has baggage, why not just call them by their middle name instead of insisting on calling them by their first name because "it's legally your name."
Asking to be called she instead of he is about one of the least intrusive and easiest accommodations for anyone that I can think of, and it means so much to them.
So why not just try to co-exist even if you don't agree that they're the gender they claim?
If only everyone thought like you did, there would be a bit less drama in today's world.
It's because it's different and it's in our human nature to dislike change. It's actually a survival instinct from our cavemen ancestors. Eating different, unknown food could kill them for example. But right now, it's not necessary. That's why you can not convince these people to accept it. It will take decades, ages for them to accept it. I'm not saying it's good, but it's not weird.
All these cavemen instincts are also the reason why there will never be peace in our time.
Ikr, as a society we need to be spreading more kindness and positivity here❤
@mia did you even watch the video
I didn’t know I was transgender until in my twenties. God it would of been nice to have education like this growing up
Same story here!
In texas, we didnt even acknowledge autism until 2004, and being gay was a felony until 2003
I'm still going through this and this wasn't hears if when I was growing up. You kept your mouth shut in school because you knew you be a target. They didn't even know about transgender you was either gay or lesbian that was it. They was kidnapping kids back then with church groups . Not giving them food and water for days and brainwashing them to be straight. There was still done electro shock thresphy going on then too. Then ofc as a teen to early 20s there was the groups attacking beating us up and killing us. Im 50 abd that makes it still hard for me to come out. I look at all of you young people doing it and wish I had your courage. I'm inly truly me at home. I must say living in those two worlds and pretending all the time to be who I'm not in public has got me depressed. Now my health isn't really that good so I might of missed my chance to be the real me. I don't know about you but I consider myself straight so I want to date straight women but once they find out your trans it seems the end if the road . Any suggestions on finding straight women to date trans men ?
@@cindymanning6757 It's never too late to become the real you no matter how old you are! As for the dating situation, some people would probably say to go to a dating app, some would probably say to just get out of the house and meet new people. You could find like a group locally on the Internet, like on Facebook or something, and meet people there. That's what my therapist says I should do just to make new friends, find an LGBTQ+ group on Facebook and plan out a time and day to meet them in person. I guess what I'm saying is that the Internet and getting out both are good ways to help with that. If you also have friends who are female and are supportive of the community, it wouldn't hurt to ask them what their thoughts are on the idea of dating a trans man if any of them catch your eye, that's another option to think about. Not sure how much help this was for you but I at least hope this was a little bit helpful for you. Best of luck to you and remember, it's never too late to be your true self no matter how old you are. I believe in you!
@Fiammy How did you come to know that you were transgender?
@Fiammy Sorry you felt that way and I’m glad you are doing better, but I’d like to prod a little deeper if you don’t mind. Mainly, why did you decide to place your self identity in the discomfort you felt with your gender? Let me elaborate on this. I have never felt this but I’ve grown up with one person who to the best of my knowledge did. Beginning in grade school and lasting all the way through high school he sat at the “girls table” (the table were all the single or not to terribly involved girls sat at lunch) and was, at least early on, describe as “basically a girl” or “gay”. He had a feminine frame, high voice, and related with women the best. Even through all that, he never identified with his discomfort. I’m not sure if he realized that being a male doesn’t just mean being the spitting image of the male archetype or if he realized that his feelings of discomfort were feelings and not representative of reality or a combination both or other reasons, but for some reason he never identified with his discomfort (ie. saying these feelings are apart of who I am) thus he never identified as being transgender. I am wondering why you chose to identify as transgender rather than saying I am a more feminine-male but a male none the less sort of like the example I gave.
Sorry if anything isn’t “worded correctly” but am genuinely curious.
Edit: grammar/spelling
I’m 15 (ftm) and have been on testosterone for almost 10 months. Using public bathrooms is still anxiety inducing, and I still wear heavy/baggy clothing during the hot summers. However, I recently learned from my mom that our medical insurance will 100% cover my hormone treatment and any surgeries. I should be able to get top surgery next summer, and I’ve never been happier. :)
Congratulations and I'm glad you have a good support system!
That's so cool, dude! Congrats!
super exciting!!!! very excited for you :)
Omg im so proud of you🥰
YOOO thats amazing!! i wish you the best and i hope everything goes well!! :D
as a transgender physician it was nice to see a well presented essay that anyone can understand, kudos.
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), Gender spectrum. I'm the mother of a 23 year old autistic individual. What you're saying about gender and the brain closely follows findings regarding autistic individuals.
As any mother (or father) of an autistic individual can argue, this is NOT a mental problem. It's just different.
People have recognized autistic savants for decades. We even made a movie called "Rain Man". Long story short: Our brain is very complex and trying to shoe-horn human mental processes into some easy box doesn't work. It makes a lot more sense to recognize that there is a spectrum of gender identity, just like there is a spectrum of autism or any other recognized human mental state. I've always maintained that "normal" is an illusion! lol Thank you for the very detailed and fact filled video. I appreciate the effort and research you put into this.
Well said. My 35 year old son is autistic. Not a a disease, just different. People just need to accept others as they are.
I am straight, white, cis, and Mormon... and I am loving binging your content! You have such a soft, soothing voice and you are helping to educate me on a culture I have struggled to understand. Thank-you!!!
Thank you for taking time to learn about other kinds of people, we need more people like that. Have a nice day/night!
@ mormons are all around the more in touch with the teachings of the nazarene than any denomination aside from the american black church
I'm gay, brown, cis and Mormon. Glad to see you seeking to listen, learn and love. ❤️🌈
@@osamabenladen4262 I don't know about that one. Kind of you to say though
@ like me abro and Christian
As a trans person, it feels so validating to know science is on my side. That what I feel is real.
@Kelly Ali Well I was never "diagnosed as transgender" so no. I was however diagnosed with gender dysphoria which doesn't require brain scans.
@Kelly Ali shes saying she wasn't "diagnosed with transgender", she knew she were transgender, the brain scanning was for science, an experiment. Not all trans people need a brain scan to know who they are, or what they identify as :)
@Kelly Ali the study that found the scans had nothing to do with gender dysphoria. Just that people who identity as binary trans female or male had brain activity that matched cis people of the same gender. It's validating because my identity isn't just me pretending, it's backed up my scientific studies and evidence. You don't have to get a brain scan to be validated as trans.
@@_sadfrog1870 yes exactly, thank you. By the way my pronouns are she/her :)
@@jayit6851 I'll change the pronouns I put now :)
I didn't really feel like anything was wrong before I was about 9, I just remember doing some questionable things when i was in kindergarten like pulling my clitoris to pee while standing, not understanding why I needed to behave a certain way, when all of my friends were allowed to do whatever the hell they wanted (my only friends were boys throughout my whole life, never really felt like I belonged with the girls), trying to be like other girls, but never really being interested in dolls and playing house and all that shit... I remember vividly after 2nd grade in camp for the first time I felt so uncomfortable being a girl (I was 9 and my breast had just started developing). That was the first time i noticed I didn't feel like I belonged in the body I was born into. Didn't know a thing about transpeople or the fact they existed until i was about 18/19, tried fitting in and being a girl throughout my whole puberty, hated it, was depressed by 7th/8th grade. Now I'm 22, came out last year January... had my first T - shot last week, can't remember when was the last time i was this happy
MY KING
Wow! It only took one shot?
@@f0xygem Nah, the physical effects of HRT take a WHILE to start, but the emotional effects are pretty much immediate.
Damn, when I was like 10 or so, there was this girl I was classmates with who literally already had like, adult-sized boobs. Just imagine how much MORE of a hell that would've been if she was trans... It was probably already bad enough just having the fucking back pain from that shit, especially at that young of an age... TBH I'm jealous of her adult self now, but I can't fucking IMAGINE having had to grow up with that shit at like, the age of 10. Shit would've KILLED my back 💀
I grew up in a religious household where I was extremely sheltered from any information that hinted trans people even existed.
I remember, as a kid always thinking to myself that I wanted to be a girl but just resigned to the idea that it was impossible to do so.
The result was severe depression throughout my entire teenage life, and into young adulthood with multiple attempts on my life. By the age of 18, I had already heard about trans people,
but my knowledge was very limited, and was brainwashed to be transphobic. Until I met some trans people and actually became really good friends with them, even dated a trans guy at one point.
Those experiences opened my mind up and made me realize that I didn't have to live as a male for the rest of my life. I could actually be who I wanted. So I trialed feminine pronouns with my closest friends, and started researching heavily.
Today, I am 103 days into hormone treatment and making plans for vocal, facial and gender reassignment surgeries.
I'm happier than I have ever been, my entire life and feel so much freedom in being myself. I'm no longer socially awkward, love meeting new people and have stopped letting other people's opinions affect me. Being allowed to be my true gender has freed me from an endless cycle of depression and self hate.
My parents still aren't supportive, but I've made friends who are and am even engaged to the most supportive guy I could ever ask for.
I know this probably won't reach anyone who I was ever transphobic to in my childhood, but I feel genuinely sorry for all of it.
I let my parents influence push me to hatred for people I just didn't understand. Not even realizing that I too am trans.
Videos like this are so so important to the world, as they help people to understand something that can seem very complex when looking from the outside.
Thank you PBR for making this and providing people with access to education on this subject.
@@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709 So it's normal to hate people for doing something that makes them happy and literally has no effect on you whatsoever? By that logic, racism is normal and okay. Killing someone for no reason is okay then right?
No you aren't alone, it took a while to accept myself and stop just pretending for the sake of other's comfort in ignorance. I have a similar story I'm most ways to yours, and I finally am ready to accept myself even if I lose people I thought cared about me. It turns out they only liked me when I did things they liked that fit into a limited view they had of the world, only cared about the image they had instead of the REAL me. I too hope to appreciate those that I used to "not understand" and apologize for the hatred I projected out while I was struggling to live as a gender that never fit me. Thank you for posting your story.
@@chey7691 I'm sad to hear that you had similar struggles but so, so happy to hear that you've figured yourself out!
You couldn't have said it better though. These people only care about their own image. My parents, for example, are more worried about their own image in the church from their child coming out as trans. They want me to be happy, sure but only to be happy by doing what they want me to do.
We may be a small community, but we are in this together. The world is slowly changing, for the better and becoming more accepting. I hope that our efforts now will provide a fully accepting world for the next generation 💙
I was sadly anti-LGBTQ+ as well when I was a child to teen, 'cause I didn't understand them as well and thought it wasn't normal. But I realized they pretty much behaved the same way as any human and I did research to understand better. Found out that I'm a transman lel
I'm such a hypocrite and an idiot.
You've spoken right into my heart with the first two sentences. I felt like a girl since I was around 12 but I resigned too until I was 20
I started my transition in 1977 in even much more ignorant times. All my friends I grew up with are gone because of it. This is wonderful. Thank you for your werk! 👯♀️🏳️⚧️🙏🏽💟
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@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD that's because of you
@@_N3cr0s1s_ Lean is superior
@@_N3cr0s1s_ black tar heroin with extacy is superior
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Ahh I was starting to feel dysphoric until you mentioned out non-binary people are affected by this as well. When my mom gets home, I'm going to show this to her! :)
Be careful, please only show them if it’s safe to.
Been 7 months. Is she back yet?
@Kerrigan's Cousin yes definitely
@Kerrigan's Cousin i’m pretty sure it is. i’m non-binary and i have a sneaking suspicion that i have always been and will always be because that is just the way i was born so i think that even when i didn’t know i was non-binary, i’m assuming that my gender in my brain would still be non-binary (i hope that makes sense and doesn’t sound absolutely ridiculous)
@@sabrinachuaqui no that makes perfect sense!
i love this video, it’s good to educate other people who don’t know that much about trans people and open their minds to this topic to make them understand more and you also worded everything so well :)
I have been kinda sceptical of the whole thing for a while but this video really cleared up all the science behind it for me. Thanks
As a cishet person, this video was extremely helpful. I used to think that kids shouldn't be able to transition because I was quite misinformed as to how the transition process works for kids, but thanks to you explaining things clearly I see that letting trans kids be themselves is incredibly important.
@Truth Sorry cishet means a cisgender (identifies as the gender they were assigned at birth; not trans) and heterosexual (straight) person. And yes cisgender is a made up word because literally every word in the English language is made up, so stop thinking that just because it isn't a more recently invented word that it doesn't hold validity. Words are invented to classify real world things, and since cis ppl exist a word was invented to classify us. Thats how language works lol
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@Truth Sorry The term cishet has existed since 2006, and refers to people who are both cisgender and heterosexual (someone who is straight and identifies with their assigned gender at birth). So on the contrary, it *has* been a thing for 15 years.
@Truth Sorry Its a medical term for those who stay with there assigned gender at birth 💀 Your quite uneducated arent you?
@Truth Sorry all words are made-up, that's how words work.
I've been trying to socially transition for almost four years now. Thanks, family, for being offended by me wanting to be myself. :)
-Chloe.
You'll get there one day bby 💕
@@andreacooray2702 Your kindness is much appreciated. Thanks!
I know how you feel,
My mother wanted complete control over my transition narrative and said everyone was "shaming her" for not letting her talk over us
@@nukiradio C'moooooon Mom, I just wanna be myself...... Why you gotta be stoop'd./
smh my head.....
Bruh same. It's been a year since I came out as gender fluid(they/them) to my fam and they haven't once called me by my pronouns.
I really appreciate that you stick to data, the pros and cons, without judgment or recommendation. It makes is easy to understand all that is involved.
The first minute i heard this guy talk it out an instant smile on my face, thank you for making videos like these.
as someone who is an ally, it has been hard for me to defend my opinions, but this video is really the best i couldve watched to fully understand this topic, thanks!
Thank you for being an ally, you are awesome. I think the best argument is not found in any study. Also, a cis person will never understand being trans, and trans people don't understand being cis to a great extent. It comes down to respecting others who are different from yourself. I fought facing the fact I was trans for over 50 years, meaning I lived with a varying degree of misery most of my life, at times bearable, at times maddening. I finally decided I had to live for myself and not for other's expectations of me. I've been a super happy woman since I made that decision. I don't ask people to understand this, but I do ask them to understand the pain I went through. I've only lost a few people in my life because of my transition because I educated others about my choice. Misery versus happiness! It's as simple as that. We can't run other people's lives for them. Again, thank you! Monica
@@nietkees6906 thanks bro, from what i understand from your comment, the video was inexact but it still gave a good idea, the guy got probably confused with the survey thing but yeah the conclusion is still the same
Thank you for the insights
@@nietkees6906 i believe the conclusion is to prove that being transgender is a thing that you can see in the structure of the brain and that is not just "transgender people's immagination" (quoting transophobes), you said that its not in the whole brain but just one part but its still part of the structure of it so i believe the conclusion is the same, why do you think that wasnt the conclusion and the objective of the video?
@@nietkees6906 I'm transgender and I'm not here to complain, is good to know more things
Keep in mind that the brain isn't the only proof. Gender itself is very slippery. Chromosomes don't work: there are dozens of variations that aren't XX or XY. Genitalia don't work: there's plenty of intersex genitalia. Ability to reproduce doesn't work: plenty of people who are infertile are still considered male/female. The binary is itself a myth.
I'm a transmale, found out i was trans at my twelve years old. I turnover, reread and reread between transgenders's brain study, i do think this is largely explained and explains a lot actually, but my mom can't support me, because "God made women and men only" but, in my perspective, this couldn't be right according intersexes's existence. And i worder anxiously: "Why did i just discorver that i was trans when pre-adolescence?" This make me freak out the majority of the time. There's a scientifical explanation for all of this? If anybody can explain i would be grateful...
Even though people and psychologists say that "most kids begin to feel dysphoric and stressed from ages 3 to 8" that just isnt as true, not even for "most" I feel like we all start to figure it out around puberty but there were small signs at those ages. Sit with yourself, think about your childhood, these moments will hit in the face in the weirdest moments. I know they did and still do for me and I'm 20 and just blown away cause like how did I not KNOW?? But like I look back and I "knew" that I was a 'girl' but all I wanted was to hang out with the boys be seen as one of them. It'll come to you, these moments, ya just got to look for them.
@@username4864 as a transgender christian that has been shunned from my church and family, thank you so much for sharing this article! :))
@@turnipslol1069 Did you ever thought you were trans and just snap out of it?
@@turnipslol1069 So dont act like ya know... stop invalidating people, not cool man.
@@turnipslol1069 So in your view i sound very insecure lol anyway im not willing to argue or anything and you didnt said anything offensive so whatever... do what you want and take care.
I 100% agree that LGBTQ science needs to be studied and taught. Lack of knowledge is destroying people on both sides. I fully support and affirm all LGBTQ+
Thanks for another great video.
Thank you for explaining this topic so calmly and collectively. I appreciate it and I wish every person in the medical field would be required to watch this.
As a future nurse I want to learn and understand so I can give my future patients a safe a validating place to talk about their medical concerns.
Thank you for broadening my understanding! My future patients and I thank you!
Also, to all of you who are transgender, I am so proud of you and how you are striving to thrive in a very transphobic world. If you need a nurse who understands you I’ll be graduating in 2 years. I love you all! 💕
I wish i had the courage to show this to my relatives ;-; im not even out to them yett
Test the waters with another PBR video. Then see how they take it. Unless you are secretly a fan. Because PBR makes amazing videos about the G and the T of the LGBTQ. Once I'm personally comfortable enough to come out to my channel as Demisexual then I would have Demisexual content. So there's many of resources for the G and the T but I'm sure other letters are in the working
@@Rebellious_Pastrydemisexual? Are you only attracted to maui from Moana? Cant blame you, after you see peak male performance everything else disappoints.
(I know what demisexual is, this is a very obvious joke)
@@idioticlight As a demisexual, I only feel attracted to giant shiny crustaceans that sing 😎
I have the courage to tell them myself
Take your time, don't force youself to do something you not comfortable with! I hope you find your time to come out and that you have supportive relatives that accept you for who you are!!!!!
Man, It seems like people who are transgender have it hard, I hope more medical research is put into transgender transitioning so they will have fewer side effects.
It is kinda hard, especially when someone close to you isn't supportive, but there are some good sides :) like when someone genders you correctly
@@user-hl4xd4tb5w It also feels really nice when you get gendered correctly by a stranger for the first time. It's like Christmas and your birthday at once! But getting there.. yeah it's quite a journey... but definitely worth it!
I hope they make it less expensive cuz I'm poor
@@TheUchi1991 I mean, can't relate :,(
@@TheUchi1991 mannn I'm not transitioning yet _(idk how I will yet anyway, as I'm nb. probably just top surgery)_ but the other day someone in voice chat who didnt know me and didnt know i was trans was calling me 'he' the entire time and I was fucking LIVING-
Thank you so much this was on my recommendation page and made my day to see that people actually care enough to actually explain it all. Also I love this channel and I subscribed as soon as the video started
You were articulate, concise, and the points you made were well laid out. Thank you for making this.
My mum tried lots of scientific arguments against transgenderism when I came out to her. I showed her that her arguments were wrong, and so she just fell back to saying that "trans people just make me feel physically ill" and she thought that was sufficient reason to reject the whole concept. She finished by saying I'd make an ugly girl. It's sad but it shows that behind the scientific veneer, transphobes are transphobes, pure and simple. Thank you for making this video, so that people can tear down the fake respectability that transphobes have disguised their transphobia with.
Some people are just too absorbed in their own ideals that they refuse to look at and accept facts. I'm sorry your mom is one of those people, and I hope that one day she can look past her bigotry and accept you.
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD Please go touch some grass for the love of God please 🤢😰😰
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD touch grass, and breathe fresh air please 🥰
@Natalie
It comes down to the education people recieve when they are kids
Tldr; forcing a transgender child to be thier biological sex can really mess them up mentally. From my personal experience as a kid who was forced into hyper femininity at a young age. I had self harm thoughts for most of my childhood and even attempted my life a few times before figuring everything out and getting help.
I didn't realize I was trans (ftm) until I was about eighteen and a half and had escaped home to live with a friend, then eventually my other biological parent. Well, technically speaking I didn't know transgender people existed and was raised in an extremely LGBTQ+ phobic household in texas. Growing up I was constantly put down and getting in trouble for wearing my hair in a baseball cap and wear baggy boys clothes. I think my step mom realized what I was so she began forcing me to wear makeup/bootyshorts/lowcut tanktops once I hit 13 to try and "correct" it, and would threaten violence (and wasn't afraid to act on her threats) if I didn't comply to her wishes. But after the age of 15 she would often kick me out of the house when I refused to take off my hoodie or show off my decently sized chest. (To this day I still wear a hoodie everywhere, even at my job, as a safety blanket)
My first experience with a trans person was in a homeless shelter when I was 16. He was ftm and didn't like me very much because I was very sheltered and constantly asked questions once I realized that I related to how he felt.
Due to my experience with hyperfeminizing from ages 13-18 (albeit I was forced to by a transphobe.) I tend to constantly invalidate myself because i still have the conditioned urge to hide my face in makeup or wear a facemask constantly because of how I was raised to believe that afabs were hideous and hated without makeup and sex appeal.
For 2 and a half years after meeting him i tried to play off my actions when i was younger (ex; always playing the boy character when making up skits on the playground, trying to be more masculine since it made me comfortable, and even trying to get school mates to call my by male names in elementary) as just regular kid stuff. I still doubt myself a lot. But I'm trying to goad myself into buying a new binder so I can feel more comfortable with myself on it. I have severe anxiety around transitioning yet I'm pretty desperate for it. I've been trying to nerve myself up to call the court for a namd change and a center that specializes in transitioning; for my state I've been told the easiest place to start would be planned parenthood. I've nearly have a panic attack when I think of calling and I couldn't even get a masculine haircut without bursting into tears and my birth mom having to explain to the hair dresser what I wanted and how I wanted it because I was too scared to speak. I feel a lot better with my new haircut and my birth mother calling me by my chosen name, but I've still got a long way to go.
Sorry for the ramble. I can't talk about this stuff to people irl because of severe anxiety, but something about the anonymity of the internet makes me feel more open to spew things that I usually can't talk about.
You've come a long way.
Baby steps.
Your birth Mom sounds like she's really helping.
I was watching a video by Sam Collins (ftm) and he said to remember that you have time. Not be afraid to take time.
So do that and go as slow as you need to.
Best of luck.
@@alicecain4851 thank you. I watch sam Collins too, and a few other trans creators.
My birth mom is very supportive of me and so is my sister. I'm very happy to have them in my life. I'm still goading myself up for the call and all that but I'm getting a bit more confidence. Time is key. ^^"
I'm sorry that you went through that. I'm glad you've got support now.
Wow, I can't believe your step mother would make you dress like that. Even if you were not feeling the way you were, it's completely inappropriate to have a young teenager dress the way described. I'm just shocked that would be forced on someone.
I am struggling with learning all of this because my 12 and 11 year olds came out to me as Trans. While I'm not phobic, and I support what they feel....im having a hard time accepting that for 12 years I had 3 daughters and now I have 2 sons and a daughter and that the names I sat for hours deciding between while pregnant until I found the perfect ones that felt completely right for them both are now something else entirely to them that I need to use. How do I let go of all the things that happened with them growing up and being my girls? I want to do this for them because I know it makes them happy. I have done everything they have asked, cut off all their hair, they wear the clothes they want to wear, I will get my 12 year old a binder to feel more comfortable too but calling them another name and using he him or them has been really hard for me to let go. I don't want to keep pushing it down the road and them start to feel uncomfortable because I know it was hard for them to tell me. Which I wish it wasn't but I understand why it is. I feel lost myself in trying to understand how they feel so that I can let go of Jayde and Maya and embrace Owen and Ivan. Any help is appreciated, any guidance, anything.
@@Cvickers419 I'm not the best at advice but I would suggest continuing to support them and asking them questions to show that you are interested and supportive. I can understand the feelings of loss and confusion that you have over these new changes and the challenges that come with it. I suggest joining a few Facebook support groups for transgender people and thier families. I'm in a couple that are welcoming of family members and friends of transgender people who are looking to learn more about what thier loved one is going through and feeling.
As a transmasc nonbinary person this felt so validating. I struggled a lot in my childhood because I didn't know why I didn't fit anywhere. I kinda knew when I was younger but I didn't have the words for it. Also this is so cool. I hope in the future, I can become more comfortable because becoming my most authentic self is honestly one of my goals. Again thank you so much for your video because it was so COOL!! It also definitely helps when the imposter syndrome kicks in at times.
I am a sixty seven year old trans woman.It is so gratifying to know that there has been reserch done that proves we are valid.Thank you so much for that
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You are valid and awesome ❤🏳⚧
“People we’re identifying as trans or *genderfluid* through the Middle Ages” as a genderfluid person that made me so unbelievably happy
It’s very neat to note that trans people and genderfluid people are really integral parts of humanity as opposed to the screed told these days
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD excuse me?
Oh boy, get ready for the twitter argument
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD Well, yeah, I guess we really wouldn't know considering trans people were wildly erased from history by transhobes
The source provided on that literally mentions nothing about genderfluid. Only binary trans. The only sentence it mentioned genderfluid:
"Whether one calls themselves transgender, non-binary, gender queer, gender fluid, or a drag queen, one can learn from other people who have developed tools and strategies for gender transitioning. " Also lmfao drag queen isn't even trans. Shows how much Gabrielle Bychowski knows about transsexualism.
"A clear example of this is in the medieval chivalric story, the Roman de Silence" - story abut about a transsex man
"St. Marinos the Monk." - transsex man
"Take, for instance, the case of St. Joan of Arc." - source just speculates she might be trans or ̶n̶o̶n̶b̶i̶n̶a̶r̶y̶ spicy term for gender nonconforming. She is a woman and people erase history when they claim she is trans and not just GNC.
My therapist was transphobic, and I would have thought she had known better, having studied psychology. She would refuse to refer to me by my gender identity saying it wasn’t “proper” for her as a therapist to refer to me by proper pronouns since it was dishonest to her profession, and somehow what was in my pants was more important to her -_-
I hope you get a new therapist, I also.hope that you are ok
@Thugma Penith We don't need nor want people like you here go be transphobic elsewhere 😐
@@isitsweet9567 What same thing?
@@isitsweet9567 no, the won't. An understanding therapist like mine, immediately asked for preferred name and pronouns, even though she herself is not a gender specialist
@@isitsweet9567 it's respectful to refer someone to their correct pronouns.
My mom said she knew I was a girl in her womb, by 4 I knew I wasn't a boy and felt like I was was girl! I didn't know what transgender or anything about sex, but I did know that I was a girl! Now at 40 I'm about to have gender reassignment surgery next month and I can truly say that this is going to help me mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically whole!
Just out of the blue go "mom you were correct 40 years ago" and refuse to elaborate
@@group555_ ❤
trans women are so cool oml
totally not biased :3
@@XENOHADESu too :33
Thank you so much to you and your team for taking the time to put this video together. It has a lot of important information and you make it very accessible and understandable. Kudos to you and your team 🙌🙌🙌
These types of things NEED to be taught in schools. Especially since I used to think that transgender people would go through brain swap with each other to be in the gender they believe they are
@@_Sakidora_ thats exactly why the science behind lgbtq+ identities needs to be explained.
Afterall you dont want people to believe in terf propaganda or similair things!
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD why is that an "atleast"? Thats like really really horrible to gatekeep womanhood from those born with a female brain.
@@Ldspade why?
Can't. I'm in Florida 😃
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD Yall this is a motherless troll. Dont feed it
im out to everyone, but i still get misgendered regulary. Today my gender dysphoria is super bad, so im just here vibing 0-0
Edit: my family is much more accepting now, thank you all for the support! Your all valid and wonderful! I'm gonna send this to my foster mom so that's kind of cool! Also TW: there are quite a lot of transphobes in my replies sadly so please be careful!
i hope you feel a bit better soon!
@@wolfoddity2626 I'm feeling much better, as soon as my brother saw me being uncomfortable he cheered me up a bit, Thank you for your concern though. It was actually really nice of you!
@@Ifkedurmummy awwh its sweet how your brother is so nice :)
@@wolfoddity2626 He was the first one to actually be ok with my name and pronoun change, he is my VIP. He is ao annoying but he was super excited to have a brother because we always acted like brothers :DD
@@wolfoddity2626 I hope your doing ok though :))
Thank you so much for this video, i literally started crying a lot when the video finished, i feel so at ease after it, every single word on it was perfectly chosen and beautiful, i will come back to it if i ever need it, thank you a lot
I'm a transgender boy and this is literally the most validating thing ever, thank you so so much :))
You’re welcome! Glad we could help
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@@PoweredByRainbows i was a bit transphobic. having less tolerance with trans people. but this video do changed my belives. thanks you...
I support all rights
They should show this video in schools.
That would be great
So true
Conservatives won't allow it.
They won't allow anything they contradicts their religious or political worldviews.
Conservatives would cry and weep and bribe and suck off every faculty member until they said they wouldnt so it prolly would never happen,,
But ye it should
I agree
The only thing I would add is there are a LOT of trans people who realize they are trans after childhood, myself included.
yeah same, i realized it when i was 16 - 17 years old
Yes, i realize it at 15 years old because i discovered what a trans is and i say "it can be me"
I'm 15 and didn't notice anything off until 13/14
Same here. My whole life up to the age of 15, I thought that what I was feeling was what everyone else felt. Turns out, it was a combo of adhd and gender dysphoria.
Same.
The thing is, my mum says she is an ally, but she also says that my best friend who came out as trans might just think that because of puberty. And idk it makes me really confused because she says that most transgender people realise they are trans when they a children, and if she had known more about the lgbtq community when she was a teen, she would have thought she was trans too...and idk I’m not sure if I’m just unhappy with who I am because of puberty, or because I might be trans...
Thank you for this educating video. So many people misunderstand what it is or are just outright ignorant about it. Im a trans teenager, so seeing some awareness about it really makes me happy... thank you, truly 💜
This was very interesting, informative, and educational. I am so pleased to know that research and scientific studies are out there to support this. Even better, multiple studies that show the same scientific evidence. And yep, I'm a science nerd.
theres three parts too gender. sex which is biological, gender interpretation/roles which is a social construct, and gender identity which is psychological, none of which are strictly binary. and i think most trans people would agree but cis people (even allies) are still having trouble separating gender roles from gender identity.
I have also seen examples of trans people conflating gender expression with gender identity, but shits complex, so i don't blame em.
This coming from a feminine man.
@@sleepyleftie Indeed. Feminine men are valid, and any model of gender that excludes them is incomplete.
Gender is complicated, and not something easily explained. No wonder there's folk out there getting confused.
@@sleepyleftie well i did say most
It isnt just cis people who are still trying to seperate that shit, thats kind of stereotypical
@@magpiebirb3433 AGREED.
I'm a trans woman with _some_ professional credentials in scientific journalism--that is, reading scientific studies, having a complex and comprehensive understanding of the literature (aka. knowing what is actually being said), and reporting that science to the public. This video misses out on a MAJOR element of these brain scan studies that ends up, unfortunately, breaking down the entire video's argument. This does _not_ mean gender isn't supported by science, but rather, that "gender" is complicated, the brain is complicated, and the science is far from conclusive on sexual dimorphism (biological differences between the [cis-]sexes) in the brain. I'll try my best to explain:
1) *Sexual dimorphism in the brain* - Brain scans like the ones done in these studies show brain matter distribution (which I will shorten to "BMD" for the remainder of this post) of white and gray matter. While we do see some correlative consistencies of BMD between the [cis-]sexes, the variation is enough that we can say pretty confidently that BMD is not truly sexually dimorphic.
2) *Brain plasticity* - Missing from the video is an acknowledgement that BMD is fluid. Your BMD will fluctuate at different parts of your life. While we do find a general correlation between BMD and gender (both cis and trans), correlation does not presume causation. Theoretically, one's perception of one's own gender could influence one's behavior, experiences, diet, relationships, etc. and any of these could thus influence one's BMD. If so, then your brain would not cause your gender identity or dysphoria, but rather be a product of it.
3) *Does science prove the gender spectrum?* - This video acknowledges the "spectrum" of BMD, but makes the mistake of presuming this spectrum thus means gender in the brain is also a spectrum. Without a solid link between gender and BMD (again, see #2), we cannot conflate the two or say that science proves the gender spectrum.
4) *What do the studies NOT conclude?* - You cannot determine whether you are trans or not by getting a brain scan. You can still have gender dysphoria or be trans and have BMD that aligns with your assigned sex. BMD does not indicate true sexual dimorphism of the brain. Science does not prove validation of gender identity (yet). Science does not prove a gender spectrum (yet).
5) *...Okay then. What's the point of these studies then? What DO they say?* - Correlation and not a whole lot else (yet). The authors have also clarified the same. These studies are the necessary beginning of research into a really complex field. Finding correlations helps us narrow down likely factors of causation and illuminate other possibilities. Also, knowing our gender identities interact with our biology is nice to know.
The point of this comment is to highlight the scientific mistakes in this video, but as I'm aware that losing "our brains determine our gender" as a sound argument against transphobes is a tough blow to take, I must remind you that "gender" is socially constructed (among other things), so science doesn't really have a say in how we construct gender anyway. It can be a spectrum because we say so. You don't need scientific validation. Likewise, transphobes can't use science to invalidate your gender. But if you really want some validation, the medical field validates gender transition, both social and medical, based on the current consensus that the only way to alleviate gender dysphoria is to transition. Our health outcomes rely heavily on this.
I had to blink a few times when I saw this was posted two days ago with all the 7 month old comments. Thanks a lot for this! I’m majoring in psychology and thus appreciate this very well explained breakdown of the study. I figured it was a little too good to be true, but knowing the actual significance of the results instead of what the video assumes is proven helps with being scientifically misinformed. At least it does for me.
With how complex the brain is and the interaction with the environment that is often overlooked, it might not be as simple as comparing brain scans. I see the fact that transsexuals feel happier after transition as some kind of scientific proof in itself: because it shows that transition does in fact have long-term positive effects on these people and thus breaks the ‘it’s just a phase’ arguments apart. It’s not hard biological evidence or anything, but with something as complex as the brain with so many working parts, sometimes it helps to just look at the effects of something instead of figuring out every detail of the cause to have an argument that your existence is valid.
Besides, like you said, gender is still a social construct: whatever makes you feel most comfortable goes, because nobody else can really decide how something ‘should’ make you feel but you. If someone is against that when you’re not harming anybody with it, I guess it’s just on their narrow perspective and not on you for feeling the way you do.
At least that’s what I think.
Again, thanks a lot for the breakdown of the study, it was exactly what I was looking for honestly. ^^
Thank you! As an nb anthropologist I was also pretty aghast at "people have identified as transgender forever!" Like... just no. It is certainly true that many (potentially most) cultures have/had people who live/d cross-gender lives, but "transgender" is a very recent western concept that fails to adequately capture these people's experiences. Imposing our own culture's gender concepts on non-western cultures is deeply imperialist and problematic. Non-western, non-white people have their own conceptions of gender and we need to learn to respect that.
As an aside, I think it's also pretty dangerous to rely on these brain scan studies given how misogynistic they often are, for example frequent claims that women are just "wired" to be less logical and more emotional. These studies are highly biologically reductive and play into the trope that trans people (especially transfeminine people) are just crypto-misogynists, it's fuel for TERFs and it really doesn't help!
@@skyhighlander6447 - When you consider science's relation with social constructs, it makes sense. Science is usually trying to get as close to a "mathematical" logical conclusion to describe what's real as humanly possible, so it is occupied with logical statements like, "If the criteria to define an A is _this_ and the criteria to define a B is _that,_ then subject #2384 with _this_ criteria must logically be an A." Science, however, does not have the means to determine or create the criteria to define either A or B. Humans do that and if something doesn't compute, they change that criteria until it does. So this whole "What is a man/woman?" question is hardly scientific. It's social language. Even when you try to go down the straight and narrow path of reproductive differences of the biological sexes, you find that sex is a consequence of complex factors acting on what is essentially the same single organs (in the fetus) to change their shape and function one way or the other with a wide range of possibilities. That single fact is how it becomes possible for some amphibians and fish to change reproductive function halfway through life. Humans may not be able to do that today, but we're probably just a few generations away from figuring out some way to tap into that same genetic minefield. Maybe.
@@johnbltz - I think the only real danger of relying on these brain studies is relying on them to give you answers they aren't designed to give. If white and grey BMD truly did correspond to/cause logical and emotional behaviors, it would be absolutely fine to say women/men are more likely to be logical/emotional. But that's not what these brain studies show, even consequentially.
Science is needed to prove everything. This guy did his research. If your experience goes against science, maybe try to figure out why that is.
THANK YOU,THANK YOU ,THANKYOU I am a 75year old Transgender woman and am about to meet with a therapist next week. Your video answered so many questions regarding the feelings I have had since I was two years old. Knowing then that I wanted to be a girl. at the age of 12 I had surgery for what I was told at the time was for a double hernia. I recently after much research and a recent conversation with my primary doctor was actually very possibly Ambiguous genitals. The results was the wrong choice.
I also appreciate the fact I have choices as far as Hormone's are concerned I do very much enjoy dressing and presenting my self as a woman the happier side.
Thank you again
Sophia
Learning a lot with this channel 🙏🏻 thank you for the great informative videos. ❤️
as a child, i never felt gender dysphoria, because my main dysphoria is things from puberty, mainly my chest. as a child i was very free and always had my shirt off around my family, but puberty really limited me and i felt like i was not myself anymore. i sadly cannot do anything about it right now, but hopefully someday i can be happy with how i look :)
edit: i do wanna preface that i am genderfluid (usually feel more masculine most of the time) as i’m seeing a lot of people saying it could be gender dysmorphia(i believe) or just society beating up woman ab their bodies. i have been able to think about it long enough to know that it is not that.
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD Normal isn’t a thing
Same here!
Hopefully you'll find comfort. Good luck
My parents wouldn't let me take my shirt off after I turned like 6 or 7 💀💀
Goodluck, fellow closet buddy. 💗
Thank you for this video, it really helped me understand my child who recently has come out as being a transgender boy. Its been hard, but searching for scientific answers has helped me a lot as a parent to understand why and how this is happening.
I’m so glad you decided to educate yourself to better understand your child. Much love to you! ❤️
I am a Cis ally mother of a wonderful trans daughter and gay son. I am glad these videos are available also. You're doing a excellent job supporting your child in this.
I am glad that I stumbled across this video! I haven't had a lot of contact with transgender people in my life, so I have never really thought a lot about it. I feel a lot better informed now and many questions that I had are now answered. Thank you!
Thank you so much for making this video :) it is so great to feel more informed.
I'm actually crying right now. You don't even know how fucking validating it is, the way you calmly and passively state that non-binary people are valid, that it is scientifically proven that we exist in in between states. I'm so so grateful for this video, this is the most reassuring and comforting thing I've heard in a long time. thank you so much. Instant follow
Me too 🥰 makes my enby self so happy
@@faenene what does enby mean
@@SmashingCapital it’s just a shorter word for nonbinary :D
@@unprecedentedferalman233 oh ok thanks
no matter what people say (people who aren’t scientists or have correct knowledge) trans and non-binary people have always been here, we’ve probably been buried by history but we still exist!
Proud Nonbinary ☺️🌻
same here! 💛💜💛💜
@@owlthesadenby3924 🌻✌️☺️
Same here 💙 be proud of who you are 💙 also I’m getting my first skirt soon I can’t wait
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@@mylife-23 💙🏳️🌈😛🌈🖤
Bro, thank you for existing and making such videos. God bless you!
I always supported and protected trans people but now I can completely protect them with the information I learned today thanks for educating the public and me❤
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I loveeeee these kind of videos 🤩 it always fascinates me learning about the brain and stuff
Glad you're open minded to educate yourself
This stuff is pretty interesting
I love all your cosplays (especially the yaois ones) and videos :3
What if the video misrepresented the study findings, so that you weren’t actually learning about the brain, would you still love having “learned” wrong information? You heard at the end the promise to ban anyone commenting critically. That’s because they did only 6 hours research and probably know it was misrepresented.People shouldn’t tie their identity to research. You are who you are regardless. Honesty about your identity will strengthen the world, as well as honesty about the research.
@@kw2080 I'll look into it then so I can have a proper representation
@@kw2080 what wrong information do share and explain.
Its so satisfying as a trans person to have studies confirming what I've thought my whole life
@@xanderharding6660 technically this isn't new its been replicated over and over with more trans people coming out. So tho I see your point, I do think its a discovery that is hear to stay.
cope
Wow!!!! This is seriously the best, most informative video I have seen on transgender people. My 22 year old daughter just celebrated 7 months on hrt & has never felt better!! Thank you so much for this video, I 100% support her,love her, & want her to be her true happy self, this video really helped me understand so much more!! I am going to share this with my other daughter who is very much a huge support for her sister as well as a huge ally/advocate for the whole lgbtq2sl community & she loves science so I really think she will enjoy this video too! Thank you so much for this, you are amazing!!
Thank you for providing such simple and clear advice, it is much appreciated 🙂
I would like to point out two things I have heard him say that you should be careful with.
1. He said that transgender people typically discover their gender identity at an early age; but their are also people who discover it much later in life. I discovered it when I was 18, I know people who discovered it when they were in their 30s, I've even known people who've discovered it in their 80s. There is no set age limit to know if you are trans, and transitioning later in life is perfectly valid as well.
2. He said to ask your friends their pronouns. NEVER DO THIS, instead offer your own pronouns when you introduce yourself, do not judge your friend if they do not offer their pronouns in turn. Some people are in the closet and don't feel comfortable with saying their preferred pronouns, but at the same time don't want to lie about their pronouns, demanding pronouns from someone can be incredibly stressful from someone in the closet and can cause grief and fear. So when introducing yourself, don't ask for someone else's pronouns, but instead offer your own.
Thanks you I’m a teen and I’m still figuring myself out and me finding it out in 4th grade made me kinda feel like maybe I was faking but that made me feel more confident in myself thank you :)
your comment makes no sense at all:
1 - he said typically, didn't exclude people older or younger identifying as trans. he never mentioned an age limit
2 - if your friends shit on you and act toxic towards you just because you asked them for their pronouns, then you've got shitty friends. they're just words, and a useful and genuine question that can help avoid confusion in later conversations.
@@brunettebird57 at least their heart was in the right place
Also if they didn’t offer you their pronouns, just use they/them
Works for me at least XD
I think your point is really good! I think for the 2nd one tho, he meant you should still ask if you want to be respectful
I recently tried coming out to my mom, however she didn't fully accept me, saying that apparently she'll call me a boy at 18 since I'm not old enough. This video might change her mind, thank you so much for this video.
she'll come around eventually
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD r/AccidentalAlly
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD THAT'S THE SPIRIT
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD thanks for being an ally man
@@MyDadJustLeftMeXD YASSS SLAYY we love an ally 😜😜🤙🏳️⚧️
My sister had gender dysphoria when she was younger and identified as boy, about 4-9 years old, but she noticed before puberty, that she wanted to be a girl instead and identifies as female lesbian now :)
my mum told me recently then when she gave me 'the talk' quite young, said that i would get my period and that i got confused and said "isn't that a thing girls, get why are you telling me" at the time she had no idea what i was on about until about a year and a half ago when i came out and she mentioned it and how it had bamboozled her for years because she just couldn't put the pieces together
Oooh interesting. As a Cis person, I wanted to understand my Trans pals better, so thank you for educating me and everyone else who watched this video!
@@MalachiHealey Ummm. What? Could you elaborate/explain. I don't understand what you mean by "lobotomize yourself".
@@oksanamiller9830 I think they saw trans and are spamming thr comments about trans self harm.
I don't think that any kind of "phobe" is linked to intelligence, we are getting better but most schools and teachers teach that gender is determined by chromosomes. So the argument most transphobes come with is " If you were born with XX or XY you are that gender"
The fact that it's the brain that determines your gender is not being taught in schools, more on the internet, and in optional classes, you can take. Most people are just misinformed and believe what they were taught from a young age. And unless you are a teacher or professor from a school that person recognizes as someone with factual authority, they will likely ignore the facts.
Well said 👏👏
Thankfully my school is extremely LGBTQIA+ inclusive, with a couple of days specifically on LGBT+ issues in health. There is also a program called lgbTea where you drink tea and talk about those issues via fun stuff.
@@charliegriswold1445 I wish the school I go to is like that
@@charliegriswold1445 your school is awesome
I agree most people that are any type of phones are confused and uneducated about the topic and don't want to know either. But regardless these are strong beautiful people, it's hard to be criticized and told that they are wrong when it has nothing to do with them. Great job 👏
As a medical doctor…I’d always default back to adults who have similar experiences and may or may not have transitioned. They can offer perspective, regrets, and advice. Research has shown that some have regrets and others still have gender dysphoria. Many VERY educated clinicians, dedicated to preventing harm, have unanswered questions and concerns. Many very open and accepting people have unanswered questions and concerns. The conversation can’t be a platform discounting those as uneducated or narrow. They are not. Trans is real and has existed literally forever. However, it does t mean that everyone is. You’d be best served by having actual detransitioned people on ur channel. They could offer much needed perspective.
Only 0.001% of trans people detransition and those that do, only say they detransitioned because their family forced them to. If we had them on our show, we would just be pointing out how poorly trans people are treated so they are forced to detransition. I don't think it would offer the effect you're after.
My bipolar, depression, and anxiety almost completely went away (95%) the exact day I started dressing in gender affirming clothing openly and being seen socially as a girl. It was definitely some misdiagnosis on my part, i didn't realize how BAD male gender roles made me feel. That gender dysphoria was always there but i...didn't realize it in a way. im almost 30 so there is still a LOT i am unraveling, but i never realized how ingrained my dysphoria was in every aspect of my life. \
Thank you for making this wonderful video, it really explained the science well and things I didnt even know yet, it really made me feel a lot more valid as a woman of transgender experience ;) (ive been seeing a lot of people say it this way and I love it)
p.s. for trans men, even the wrong sized binder can be extremely dangerous and harm the ribs, should always be properly fitted.
Happened to me too! The depression, anxiety and shyness towards others went away immediately after starting transitioning at 31. Also got diagnosed with autism, which ofc didn't go away with transitioning, but the symptoms are way bad cuz of understanding being autistic alongside to understanding my gender more. Had top surgery and hysterectomy (FtM) 8 weeks ago to get rid of most dysphoria, and it's been so peaceful in my head since. No more daily fight ❤
My sister came out as trans to our parents a year ago and while they say they "accept my sister's gender journey" they still come up with excuses to misgender her and get annoyed whenever I correct them. I'm sending them this video to hopefully broaden their perspectives. The video is so informative thank you for making it
Thank you for speaking up for your sister. Those first couple of years are really hard, especially as a teen.
I thought there will be a lot of debates but in reality this comment section is pretty calm
Indeed, I was pleasantly surprised as well, then I realized this was just an echo chamber of curated comments, unfortunately. Nevertheless, this was some good info.
@@slimal1 it's no echochamber, I've run into some very disingenuous people here
@@nukiradio He bans whoever says anything homophobic.
@@eyesack6845 Yeah. I get that there would be some objectively awful persons in these comments (threats of violence and death) and they deserve to be removed. But dissenting opinions have to be entertained and discussed for swift and meaningful progress.
@@slimal1 yeah.
Alternative title
"Let your basic biology say hi to advanced biology"
How can I send this to my entire family without actually sending it to my entire family
Gimme their phone numbers and I'll send it for you /j
I love that you kept calling it our "true names". I normally call it my chosen name, but true name is so very sweet! Also thank you for tacking on the extra information about nonbinary brains as well. That's helpful!
I've been on testosterone for a year and 8 months now. Hormones have really helped with my self-esteem. I look, sound, and feel more like myself. I've even been mistaken as cisgender haha. I'm very thankful to have a supportive family, because without them, I would not have come this far in my transition.
really happy for you
Really happy for you! I'm not trans but could you tell me how is it to have testosterone? I've always been a not so masculine boy and therefore I haven't had any facial hair, but I wish I could be more masculine. Is there a way to get testosterone?
@@PDD555 I’d suggest bringing up “Minoxidil” with your doctor if you really want facial hair but haven’t been satisfied with what you’ve got naturally. It promotes facial hair growth and, while it can be bought over-the-counter it’s always suggested to discuss with your doctor first. Other things to consider are making sure you’re eating well- make sure you’ve got all and enough of your essential nutrients just to help you grow in general. Working out can help naturally increase your testosterone levels a bit and it’s a very healthy and natural way to feel/look more traditionally masculine even if you don’t get into body building or anything like that lol. Testosterone is generally not recommended for cis men (unless they have a condition that causes them to have abnormally low T levels). Taking it improperly can actually cause your body to chemically change your testosterone into estrogen, producing more feminine features instead of more masculine ones.
@@ianl3350 thanks! I'll definitely check it out
yay!!!
Thank you so much for this. I'm a teacher and woefully behind on the knowledge you're presenting and more and more of our students are coming out or grappling with who they are, and this kind of content definitely helps me think about how to better include all in the ways I speak daily and hopefully be a safe base if any of them need to talk or get help. As a tutor I'm supposed to be the first staff my tutor group can turn to so I need to have at least a modicum of awareness for all the stuff they could be handling or living through.
And thank you for citing your sources to facilitate further reading and research!
We actually have a book that can further help teachers like you on everything LGBTQ, not just the trans side of things. It’s called “LGBTQ Friendly Classroom” and it’s on Amazon if you’re interested. Thank you for being here and wanting to learn. Just wanted to share in case you were interested.
LGBTQ-Friendly Classroom: Making Your Classroom & School LGBTQ-Inclusive www.amazon.com/dp/B09XZD3N3H/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_N8VEWJVBD74XZ8R8Z0PC
@@PoweredByRainbows awesome, I'll share with our librarian to see if we can order it for our staff library!
This was the explanation I was looking for. Often explanations of trans people in scientific terms is lacking in clarity. This made it very clear. Thank you. 😊
I identify myself as a transgender male. I was IDENTIFIED as female at birth. I came out as transgender to some of my teachers, friends but specially to my parents and my little brother. They seemed to be pretty supportive. I’m still planning to start transitioning but I’m still afraid to tell my parents. I still face some people that are transphobic and homophobic, since I mostly hang out with my best friend, that he identifies as pansexual. When I face those homophobic people he tells me that everything will be okay
I love how you say diagnosed instead of assigned 😂
I was also diagnosed female, it was a horrible misdiagnosis.
@@renee_ray9483 same 😭
hoping to get the correct diagnosis at some point in my life
Hope things work out all right.
"I was diagnosed as female at birth"
You were IDENTIFIED as female.
Back in 1993 when I first started my transition to female I had to do all of this research myself. I spent a lot of time in libraries if you can imagine. I instinctively felt a lot of these conclusions but didn’t have it all in print like we do today to back me up. It’s getting better. Love to all. xoxoxoxo m.
My only problem with this video is it conflates males/females with men/women. Male and female are sexes which are physiological. Gender is psychological. While the two overlap and are related, they are not the same. Using the terms trans women and trans females interchangeably adds confusion to the discussion and makes it appear less legitimate. We are trying to distinguish ourselves from the conservatives who do equate sex and gender. Using these terms interchangeably doesn't help our cause.
Isn't english amazing and not extremely confusing
i’ve never really heard those terms separated, it’s an interesting idea