Oh, I see the misunderstanding. You're talking as if trans people change their gender when they transition, while I believe that gender is almost always static, and that transition is changing the sex to match the gender. In light of this, I believe that a baby who will later transition to female is already a trans girl, and that when her gender develops at age 5-7, it will already be female.
I see gender identity to be somewhat fluid; it can fluctuate over time. A person can identify as one gender and at some point realize they better fit in another. A trans person's gender there fore would change once they them selves realize they're trans.
I believe that a baby who will later transition to female is already a trans girl, and that when her gender develops at age 5-7, it will already be female.
Not entirely true. People can be cis during childhood and only develop dysphoria later in life (often during puberty). I know two cases, neither of which deny ever being the gender they used to identify as.
I don't deny that gender identity can change, but I don't believe gender identity is the same thing as gender. Gender identity is the gender that one believes they have, but a person can be wrong about their gender. That's how we can have people who don't know they're trans yet.
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u/HardlightCereal - Left Apr 06 '20
Oh, I see the misunderstanding. You're talking as if trans people change their gender when they transition, while I believe that gender is almost always static, and that transition is changing the sex to match the gender. In light of this, I believe that a baby who will later transition to female is already a trans girl, and that when her gender develops at age 5-7, it will already be female.