Damn, well played! You're right. Practicaly every person on the planet had some trauma, small or not. Didn't think of it that way.
Though I still think that there is a connection. Maybe it is specific form of trauma... or maybe not just that. More variables might be at play.
I agree. It is still definitely linked to trauma
My therapist doesnt think thats the case with me. Because ive had sexual trauma we explored the possibility of it being body dymorphia related to that rather than due to being trans. She concluded that wasn't the case because im not running from my body, in fact i like my body even if i wanted to at the time modify it. Im seeking gender euphoria. I dont see my identity as a curse but a spiritual gift. In my case she thinks this is just a natural way of being for me.
I would like to add gender identity seems to have a biological bias not just social. There was a case of a guy named David Reimer who had a botch circumcision. Because he was a twin and there was a theory gender identity was solely social, a doctor decided to change his genitals to a vagina, and give him hormones as a teen. They decided to force him into a girl. This was to prove a theory John Money had. David became suicidal and said he always felt he was a male. He stopped hormones and had penile reconstruction as an adult. Ultimately however because of John Money and the abuse David killed himself and died young.
There have been many studies that suggest gender identity is extremely complex. For some it seems to have hormonal basis. For some it may be related to how they were formed in the womb(one theory is that if a female fetus is exposed to too much male hormones in the womb that the brain masculinizes and the body stays female. An intersex condition of the brain.). Some suggest autistic folk may be more likely to be trans because of a difference in how they precise social concepts. Ive never seen any reputable sources claim its solely caused by trauma or even linked to it. There are cases of people who due to sexual abuse disconnect from their body and have body dysmorphia as a result but a good doctor/therapist would screen you for that being a possibility before prescribing any permanent modifications. They may allow social transition however if the person wants to explore their gender identity while working on the trauma.
A final thing to consider is mental illness isnt oh this is abnormal. It has to impact you negatively to the degree of being clinically significant. Many transfolk feel their gender identity itself doesnt impact them negatively its just who they are. Its gender dysphoria that impacts them negatively. Once they transition they are much much happier. This doesnt have to even be medically it could be socially. I think if people knew more about gender euphoria rather than focused on gender dysphoria less people would medically transition a lot would only socially and maybe legally do so. This is because gender euphoria tells you who you are, gender dysphoria tells you who you arent. By affirming who you are as a person, the dysphoria lessens
Im of the opinion that people are too complex to attribute gender identity and why folk are trans to one thing. For some it may be environmental causes, some purely genetics, and other both. Maybe theres even spiritual causes.
