To answer your question from the perspective of a Biological Psychologist, I would suggest that your narrative — with which I completely agree — does not fit the popular conceptualization of this issue. Much of the rancor and polarization revolving around this issue stems from the fact that most people (on both sides) have mis-conceptual…
To answer your question from the perspective of a Biological Psychologist, I would suggest that your narrative — with which I completely agree — does not fit the popular conceptualization of this issue. Much of the rancor and polarization revolving around this issue stems from the fact that most people (on both sides) have mis-conceptualized or misunderstood both the psychological and biological underpinnings of subjective self-perceptions (i.e., identities like gender). Everything I know about how brains work is consistent with your point of view and with your call for more tolerance and openness. See: "Hallucinating Your Inner Trans-Reptile."
However, the common narrative is always couched in an either-or framework. This is particularly true in the case of "gender identity"… And, people on both sides of the issue are talking past each other because of these misconceptions... For instance, "There is "Biological Evidence for Gender Identity..." but it’s not what you think."
A more tolerant reasoned approach — such as yours — is going to be hard to achieve before people come to a better understanding of the issues involved. Thank you for a great essay, Frederick
To answer your question from the perspective of a Biological Psychologist, I would suggest that your narrative — with which I completely agree — does not fit the popular conceptualization of this issue. Much of the rancor and polarization revolving around this issue stems from the fact that most people (on both sides) have mis-conceptualized or misunderstood both the psychological and biological underpinnings of subjective self-perceptions (i.e., identities like gender). Everything I know about how brains work is consistent with your point of view and with your call for more tolerance and openness. See: "Hallucinating Your Inner Trans-Reptile."
https://everythingisbiology.substack.com/p/hallucinating-your-inner-trans-reptile
However, the common narrative is always couched in an either-or framework. This is particularly true in the case of "gender identity"… And, people on both sides of the issue are talking past each other because of these misconceptions... For instance, "There is "Biological Evidence for Gender Identity..." but it’s not what you think."
https://everythingisbiology.substack.com/p/there-is-biological-evidence-for
A more tolerant reasoned approach — such as yours — is going to be hard to achieve before people come to a better understanding of the issues involved. Thank you for a great essay, Frederick