Link on Gender Idenity

[Danette]

I thought I would post this link as I found it kind of interesting reading it. Seems they may have made some new break throughs in some gene research.

http://www.pediatrics.medsch.ucla.edu/news03/vilain.htm

Danette

[DonnaT]

Thanks Danette.

Supports my (and many others) theory that gender identity is most likely a result of the combination of genetics and hormones.

[Virginia]

I'm not a scientist, but this supports what I feel that we are. If a person can be born with blue eyes and another with brown, or one is 6' tall and another is only 5'8" or blond hair vs. red hair or different finger or eye prints or why don't we all look alike, etc., etc., etc. Why can't we have various and sundry feelings, links, desires whatever to present, feel, be of the opposite sex. It is just another difference in the total variables within the human genome!!!!!

Why was I able to repress, suppress, ignore, well not ignore Virginia as now I know she tried to make her presence known all through my life and I can look back a specific times and now realize what was going on when then I did suppress or repress her. She has always been there but some aspect of me was not ready to allow her into the light!

But she is here now and she is suppressing and repressing my male ego----"turn about is fair play!" and I would not have it any other way!!!!!

Rock on Ladies!!!!

Virginia

[Ann Stef]

Brought up in afemale household. Listened how the macho men brow beat females whenI was young. Developed some pity then, carried it thru for feelings of today

[Jennifer M]

I have always felt that this was somehow hardwired in my mind.I cant remember making the choice to be bi-gendered.I can remember making a choice to stop and not being able to.Wether they find them or not,I am glad someone is out there looking for answers.

[Kimberly Kael]

Brought up in afemale household. Listened how the macho men brow beat females whenI was young. Developed some pity then, carried it thru for feelings of today

I hear you! I believe that a not inconsiderable part of my feminine identity comes from feeling more kinship with women, and more revulsion around the masculine stereotype. My own role models tend to be softer, gentler people (though not necessarily female.)