19-07-2014, 06:53 PM
I found this piece by Dr. Carl Bushong at transgendercare.com and thought I'd share it with you. His 5-dimensional gender matrix strikes a chord with me. I also like is way of describing the objective of transition:
"It has been my observation that the female self needs little help in growing up and developing if the overpowering weight of the male persona is removed from it. The transgender individual has spent years, decades developing, reinforcing and living in their male role. Dismantling the male persona takes a great deal of time, effort and outside help. But, an individual's sense of happiness and success is directly parallel with the degree they have dismantled their male identity, not on their age, physical size, hormones, surgery, etc."
From What is Gender and Who is Transgendered?
Clara
"It has been my observation that the female self needs little help in growing up and developing if the overpowering weight of the male persona is removed from it. The transgender individual has spent years, decades developing, reinforcing and living in their male role. Dismantling the male persona takes a great deal of time, effort and outside help. But, an individual's sense of happiness and success is directly parallel with the degree they have dismantled their male identity, not on their age, physical size, hormones, surgery, etc."
From What is Gender and Who is Transgendered?
Clara