[EvaMarie]

I'll say it again. GD is not caused by gender variance as determined at birth. It is caused by being deprived of a means to express one's innate gender identity. Once that restriction is removed, the dysphoria disappears. That is why most bio-females with a strong male gender identity do not suffer from gender dysphoria. In our society they are given ample opportunity to express their male gender identities, by the way they act, dress, and pursue traditional male professions. How many members here who have found a way to express their inner woman are still dysphoric? I submit that dysphoria only exists to the extent that his/her expression is still limited, or he/she has not yet fully found self-acceptance.

Gender dysphoria and transgender identity are not interchangeable conditions.

Clara

It depends Clara many TS women spend their whole lives transforming themselves into very convincing women and still feel dysphoria no matter what they do to themselves...

Even an individual can be at many different points on a scale at any given time... I used to be quite "manly" and did very well for myself as one... I was content to just CD occasionally and fantasize but live an outwardly very "normal" appearing male existence...

These days though the more femme I get the more I want more... CD to me means trying to present as male these days Wearing womans clothes is just part of who I am.... But I do admit sometimes I get "turned on" not so much sexually but mentally when I notice myself getting more femme...

I think its a brave new world we live in.... By that I mean the ability through modern medicine to change your gender is a relatively new thing...

I hope in the future things advance even further and Id be REALLY happy if they could figure out a way to make my bald head grow hair