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I know it sounds harsh when I type it but the truth of the matter is that transgender people do not exist and they never have. That does not mean that there are people who *think* they are transgender but reality confounds their core delusion, I am afraid!
The notion of “trans people” rests on a conceptual fault line that crumbles under scrutiny: it assumes gender can detach from biological sex and exist as an independent, mutable identity. But it can’t. Biological sex—determined by chromosomes (XX or XY), gonads, and hormones—is an objective, measurable reality. It’s not a cultural artifact or a personal choice; it’s the foundation of human reproduction. Every cell in your body carries this imprint. To claim that you can “transition” from male to female (or vice versa) implies a fundamental alteration of this reality, but no surgery or hormone therapy rewrites your genetic code. Getting bits of your body lopped off doesn’t change a single jot of your DNA code.
Trans activists argue that gender identity is distinct from sex—a psychological or social essence that can diverge from the body. This hinges on the idea of an innate “gendered self,” yet science offers no conclusive evidence for such a phenomenon. Brain studies, often cited to show differences in trans individuals, are inconclusive—small sample sizes, overlapping traits between sexes, and no unique “trans brain” marker. If gender is a social construct, as some like to assert, then it’s a set of norms tied to sex, not an intrinsic truth. Why, then, pursue physical transition to conform to these norms? The logic frays: either gender’s a costume you can shrug off, rendering transition unnecessary, or it’s tied to biology, undercutting the claim of mismatch.
Faux language of “assigned sex at birth” further muddies the waters. Sex isn’t assigned; it’s observed—ultrasounds and births don’t involve guesswork. This framing suggests biology is arbitrary, but it’s not. Intersex conditions, affecting roughly 0.05% to 1.7% of people are rare medical anomalies, not evidence of a spectrum. They don’t validate a third sex or fluid identity; they’re exceptions within a binary framework.
Philosophically, trans identity leans on self-identification, but self-perception isn’t authoritative. If I identify as six-foot-five, reality—my five-foot-ten frame—doesn’t budge. Extending this to sex requires a massive leap: why privilege gender feelings over, say, species or age identities? A 70 year may self identify as a teenager but the factual reality never changes! The answer often circles back to societal affirmation, not empirical grounding. Biology, though, isn’t a democracy—it’s a dictatorship of nature. You can modify appearances, adopt roles, but you can’t transcend male or female. “Trans people” exist as a cultural narrative, not as a coherent category—biology sets the boundary, and no amount of ideology redraws it.. Indulging an illusion may seem polite but an illusion it remains. Trans people have NEVER existed and never will.
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