[TibetanPrincess]

Wow, talk about lost in translation. I have never stated such a thing about TG's being automatically gay or bi. As far as your stepford wives comment, thats a bit much. I already stated I can be the breadwinner while hubby takes care of the household. Its just a fact, women are and will always be the weaker Sex. The world is not quite equal as far as male and female roles and respect goes. Its still a male dominated world. When the day comes, where women never seek male companionship that offers financial and safety security, and when men carry children in the womb, then my views will change.
That brain wiring has to be there (that's on both the man and woman husband and wife).

A child, esp a male will always need their father no matter what. I know its common for mothers to have to try and fulfill both, but can often backfire.

I agree with you on working towards a common goal. That is truly part of how a marraige works. When we can truly understand each other's gender roles, we can fullly fulfil them without question or uncertainty.
That is once again, only my opinion.

BTW, I'm not talking about TG's. I know its only a percentage and the spectrum is broad. I'm talking about the in betweens and those who claim to be straight.

Um I have to say something to this. TG's are not automaticly gay or bisexual. At one point in my life I was confused but from experience I can say without a shadow of doubt I am attracted to women! I don't claim to be straight, I am straight.

Are you sure about that? That's like me saying hypothetically, what do you know, you are not a biological woman. You have no idea what its like as a genetic woman fulfilling the wife role, how this hampers the family dynamic, my perspective of my husband, feeling insecure that he will won't pull his weight and be the head of household like we need because hes too hung up on his desires to CD and. unfortunately, we are not equals (biologically speaking). Its only natural for a wife to feel secure with a man who is sure of himself, honest, and fulfilling his husbandly duties. We are the weaker sex, so no need to be macho, but please, stay masculine, we need that strength. Its just how most women are biologically wired. We feel safe and secure with a masculine man.

That seems like a very "Stepford Wives" view of marriage and family life. The rate of single parent families is higher than ever before. Partnerships in my experience is two people, equally working together towards a common goal. Is the traditional female role still alive in the post feminist world?

I could go on saying one doesn't know what they are talking about when claiming they are female inside, while male on the outside. How can one prove with tests they are female while their genetics gave them the opposite sex as a gender?

Continuing to also say like many wives have about their partners, that they would never be female, therefore, not know what it is like to be one. How on earth could one identify themselves as such in any way when they are already male?

I could go on saying you can't possibly understand because you are female outside and female inside.

Gender dysphoria is a condition in which a person feels that there is a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity.
Biological sex is assigned at birth, depending on the appearance of the infant. Gender identity is the gender that a person “identifies” with, or feels themselves to be.

This mismatch can cause feelings of discomfort that are called gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria is a recognised condition, for which treatment is sometimes appropriate. It is not a mental illness.

There are strict criteria for diagnosing gender dysphoria, these are different for children and adults. However, the criteria are based on the assumption that gender dysphoria is a purely psychiatric condition (relating to the mind), which is now increasingly thought to be a misconception.

For this reason, and due to the fact that gender dysphoria is so complex, specialists tend to make a diagnosis based on each individual, rather than just on the criteria.

Denita