The Science of Being Transgender ft. Gigi Gorgeous

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[@oliveri3534]

"Its all in your head!" Uh, yeah. That's where my brain is.

[@santiv4]

Nina I snbshsgshvs

[@oliveri3534]

@SSSuperFox Clever.

[@shatteredglass7188]

@@himyfriends9417 is "and" supposed to be add? If you're going to tell others their spelling mistakes then you should watch for your own mistakes too, if I'm being rude, sorry, that's not how I'm trying to be.

[@anthonyeverhart4097]

😂😂😂

[@georgie1240]

Yas

[@_calamari_7976]

L- let’s G- get down to B- business T- to defeat the Huns

[@345wer]

Let's Go Bully Trans-people (this was a joke, I am pro-transgender)

[@maximohyea1154]

@@345wer lol

[@Lndo-sh1xl]

L-uigi G-ot B-ig T-itties

[@uglyjihad]

@@TheNTDote lgtb LETS GET THIS BREAD

[@celticfclad1]

Rangers fans?

[@drasichyde]

"Anxiety, depression, suicide"....... .... looks at comment section... Not suprised tbh

[@hazel2241]

To be fair, I think youtube comment sections would cause anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts in anyone.

[@drasichyde]

@@hazel2241 yeah definitely; some of the shit people have to say about trans people just really scare me about how they would be treated in real life...

[@drasichyde]

@mightberachelbutidk god that sounds horrible... anti-sjw is honestly the best way to describe it. It's like they go out of their way to promote negativity and insensitivity... for the sake of.. im honestly not too sure. Maybe they get a kick out of other people's discomfort? There's shit people like that everywhere, concentrated especially in minority group's vicinities. Just block or ignore them, honestly. Dont give them the attention and anger they seek to evoke; they get bolder and more vicious from it. Stay strong

[@10mimu]

I'm so glad someone mentioned this. This is probably the ONE phrase that might get someone to stop typing a hateful comment and think about it.

[@meowllorie]

@@thekyleprojekt7996 trans·pho·bi·a /ˌtranzˈfōbēə/ noun intense dislike of or prejudice against transsexual or transgender people. "more than 120 complaints concerning transphobia in the media were made"

[@Gameboy_X3]

As a cis fella, this video helped me understand more about trans people, its interesting to note that there is an actual genetic thingymicbop.

[@ryanthomas9306]

But “cis” isn’t used as a noun… lol

[@Gameboy_X3]

@@ryanthomas9306 crud

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@Gameboy_X3 brother you already messed up and showed your true colors

[@Redstoniste]

​​​​@@ryanthomas9306 You're right, cis isn't a noun, it's an adjective, and it is used as such in the original comment, so idk what your problem is

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@Redstoniste he literally said I’m a cis

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

All people are equal regardless of sexual orientation, gender, or race.

[@_iridium8464]

UNLEASHING POTENTIAL - PSYCHOLOGY VIDEOS nah

[@gsafadi2]

Not-at-all. Sry.

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

All people are born equal some become cunts

[@PapaSeed]

No

[@skylar8277]

funny that people dont experience equality like that

[@xXHatsuneMikuFanXx]

asapscience: *_*makes video about transgender individuals_** youtube comment section: _it’s free real estate._

[@loocie4636]

Andrew Davidson no you’re not

[@kyrlics6515]

@@loocie4636 im kyrlics

[@loocie4636]

Kyrlics hi kpryuc I’m Pickle

[@pearlthedichotomy739]

You deserve top comment

[@ryanc8201]

Andrew Davidson no you’re not

[@sophiering2102]

And they mentioned intersex. I'm not intersex but I'm happy that they're being recognized and shown by science

[@peregrib3128]

bacon hair That’s young

[@renroberts1045]

Salah Usufi what’s sad is that many intersex babies are given surgery to make them fully one gender when they are younger. Intersexism is very real and very sad. I know an intersex trans man. He is one of the few lucky ones who weren’t given surgery for gender at a young age.

[@mmmmmmm3240]

Eat pant

[@sophiethesnail]

Salah Usufi Did you even watch the video?

[@suckerpunchxz]

bacon hair you also don’t have gender dysphoria! Wowie!!

[@serpo8004]

Ik theres still people commenting on this post and I just wanted to say this: "Who cares?". There's so much hate in this world already. War, famine, hunger, and economic collapse. In my opinion it's stupid to hate on trans people when we could be putting that energy and time into things that benefit society. I do agree that the science of it in this video is outdated, I get that, but that doesn't mean that there isn't science in being trans. There's a lot we don't know but what we know for sure is that it cannot be changed or "fixed". Conversion therapy has been proven to actually be very harmful and inefficient. What I'm trying to say is that trans people won't go anywhere so as a society we should just move on because the hate doesn't benefit anyone.

[@hostofsoulslol]

Crazy that this video is now outdated

[@martind2520]

@JaneChristensen. No, it doesn't. There are studies that contradict the video. F. Kurth et al. 2022 for example.

[@Ronan.O]

Womp womp

[@martind2520]

@JaneChristensen. In contradicts the claims that trans brains match their preferred identity. Transmen were much closer to ciswomen than to cismen is pretty much every metric. So that study shows that transmen are neurologically much closer to women than to men. Transwomen are more varied, sometimes being closer to women, sometimes being closer to men. What it _is_ notable is that transwomen are reduced on _every_ scale compared to cismen. Even on those scales where women are normally higher (such as Splenium of the CC and L ILF). That is, in those cases, the transwomen are _even further_ from being women than men normally are. This reduction in activity in those areas is far more easily explained by childhood trauma, which would show such reduction in every area. It cannot be explained by claiming transwomen are neurologically woman as, if they were, then those areas should see an _increase_ not a decrease. One final point, in pretty much every single metric, transmen are closer to ciswomen than transwomen are. This directly contradicts the hypothesis that trans people are neurologically the gender they identify with as, if they were, the exact opposite would be true.

[@gwen534]

@@martind2520 Source?

[@noahwilliams8996]

Video: *has the word "transgender" in title* Comments section: *flies into a blind rage*

[@xdiamondx5721]

You should look at Feminism. (There is actually something wrong with Feminism)

[@xdiamondx5721]

I'm a freaking girl myself and I'm against Modern-Feminism. If there should be equality for a gender then it should be for men.

[@noahwilliams8996]

"If there should be equality for a gender then it should be for men." What? How did you come to that conclusion?

[@emperortgp2424]

@@xdiamondx5721 True, women are accused of rape less. ...And men are raped less.

[@onefortunateson6345]

Emperor TGP Well,Actually men in prison get raped more than females that are in prison and free combined.

[@fawzanfawzi9993]

I am straight and I find this video changing my view of Transgender without any political BS. Nice video.

[@soverytired6152]

Fawzan Fawzi Finally a sensible comment by a straight person who is trying to educate themselves. Keep going man you're doing great!

[@stephenevangelista4371]

@@sticks7857 cherry picks facts? It's called using proven data. You say they're making false claims about lowered suicide rates without showing any evidence. Typical bigot that tells you to "look up the evidence yourself" because he has no evidence.

[@sticks7857]

Stephen Evangelista journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0016885 Here you go "proven data" that sexual reassignment surgery actually raises the rate in suicide and that if you actually cared about saving the lives of trans people you wouldn't be letting them irreversibly mutilate themselves.

[@transgirltalks1140]

not sure why your sexuality mattered but glad to hear it opened your mind

[@stephenevangelista4371]

@@sticks7857 www.transadvocate.com/fact-check-study-shows-transition-makes-trans-people-suicidal_n_15483.htm Here's some counter evidence coming straight from the people who conducted the Swedish study, Dr.Dhejne explicitly says her work was being improperly used by anti-LGBT advocates and that the high suicide rates didn't account for the severe oppression and social rejection these people faced during these times. Back then they had less legal protections and rights and it is people like you that have shamed these people into high suicide rates. You say we shouldn't let them mutilate themselves, I say they can do what they want with their bodies. I bet you're the type to be pro-life because you wanna "save the life of an unborn" when really you just want to control women's bodies and let them be mutilated by a life endangering process that threatens their social status, their welfare, their health. You don't care about transgenders, you just want to control their bodies so they conform to your bigoted standards. Let trans people control their own bodies and make their own decisions. They don't want you to be like them, they just want to be themselves.

[@carissapignatelli]

I know I'm jumping to the end of this video by mentioning this but back when I worked in a psychiatric unit we had a few transgender patients come in. They all came in for the same reason, they were diagnosed with clinical depression right after their family kicked them out

[@af98]

I dont think you can be clinically depressed just after your family kicks you out. Usually theres alot going on before hand which led to that. But usually people don't say.

[@carissapignatelli]

@@af98 Well let's be honest here, when someone transitions, it's not a one-day process. It's usually something that happens over time. I'm sure there was more going on prior to getting kicked out. Perhaps there were some family members that were cruel, maybe they were constantly putting down the person. Also one of my trans patients was a veteran that was in active combat, she fought in Iraq as a man but upon returning home decided she no longer wants to live as a man and began her transition. Though she checked in after her family disowned her, I'm sure there was quite a bit building prior to her admission

[@cobrak1ngs]

Lol good

[@carissapignatelli]

@@cobrak1ngs If you say so...

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@carissapignatelli you don’t become clinically depressed from being kicked out. It’s just the fact they decided to get diagnosed. Clinical depression is diagnosable through serotonin and dopamine levels, and you’re saying being kicked out of a socially constructed house will cause a genetic change in someone ? Literally there are individuals who are kicked out of their houses all over the world due to environment and other social issues, but they do not acquire suicidal depression You must have failed schooling

[@Spaghetti48284]

The top comments: 🌝 The newest comments: 🌚

[@xavier-pd2kn]

Yeah it's just alts Spamming Bs about something that is harmless

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Suicide can't be stopped. It has nothing to do with how society has got it all wrong. It will continue to happen. People fall into despair, and then complete despondency. . I have no answers at all. Only to say.. I've survived.

[@parham1023]

It's because how the movement went south. Trans people are human aswell. They deserve the same rights other humans have. But fascists love to hate Than you have extremists activists who want the transition of kids to be legal and normalised. Both sides forgot how science works.

[@almamushrooms]

fr

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

@@almamushrooms fr-what?

[@hmartin1761]

I'm a cisgendered, heterosexual male. But, I wanna learn more about different groups of people so I understand future friends better.

[@rosalinawoessner1387]

HMartin Thats such a great mindset! Keep doing what you're doing!

[@theratsintown1940]

Thank you for being supportive

[@Anonymous-sg4tr]

That is very wholesome. I wish I could say I'm cisgender but I'm not. It's ok though. One day I'll forget that I was ever a male stuck inside the wrong body

[@eater9494]

at last, a trans supporting cisgender in this sea of transphobes. thank you for being mentally sane.

[@barrysteakfriessimp_real]

such a great ally,,

[@theevilkoala9250]

I know you guys are very socially and politically left, so I congratulate you on an honest and fairly unbiased and and unpolitical look at the issue, focusing on the science rather than the falsehoods and propaganda from either political camp

[@quantumpuddles7591]

They did pretty good, but don't give them too much credit. They still said "assigned male at birth" and didn't provide facts when comparing the suicide rates before transition and after transition.

[@YunoGasai414]

+Dr. Apple Assigning a gender to someone is exactly what we do, considering you don't know if that person is trans and transitions later. Your own son could be trans and you wouldn't know until he opens up to you. Would you still say he was born a male?

[@theevilkoala9250]

R134eS2o selling out to who 😂

[@kaskahea1274]

The Evil Koala 👌🏽

[@Korajiyo]

This video was heavily biased. Its terminology clouds the facts around many of their own issues and they outright ignore many facts. EX: How correlated where those genes and transgenderism? The link is obviously there, why are they clouding it? They state how environmental influences like rejection from family and workplace harassment can increase suicidality in the transgender community, but completely ignores that it's only a slight increase in suicidality and that all transgender people, even those who don't report such problems and "pass" only have a slightly lower risk of attempted suicide compared to those that experience rejection and harassment. It ignores data that doesn't favor them and only presents more clouded data that does. That's basically the definition of a bias. It does it to the point of being a disservice to the transgender community. The problems exist, how is ignoring them helping?

[@isabel7700]

19% = comments containing strong opinions 80% = comments about how the comment section is gonna contain strong opinions 1%= "first"

[@ebol08]

10% Luck, 20% Skill...

[@567Kriss]

LMAO

[@ChloeAriT]

19% is way too high. More like 2%/90%/1% with 7% actual constructive discussion.

[@nimbzclowd]

Accurate

[@AndroidCovenant]

I think at least 1% of the strong opinions might be - THERE ARE ONLY 2 GENDERS!!!

[@FilthyTea]

Thank you for making a video with a scientific angle. For transparency, I am someone who holds what I describe as subconscious transphobic views. When I see a trans person online or in person (rare as it may be), I always have some sort of negative knee jerk reaction. I’m still a bit young, but I’d like to change it as soon as possible so that I don’t hold any feelings of hate towards anyone, no matter their gender, sexuality, race, politics, etc. There’s a distinct lack of videos or pieces on the internet that could help someone like me change their views about trans people, and I’d definitely like to find more. You are making the world a lot better for not only people who want to change and be more accepting (like me), but also for transgender people. I hope my journey to better compassion succeeds. Peace and love, god is good. 🫶🏻

[@group555_]

Sometimes you just can't help it. I have some innate negative reaction to a certain race. I have reasons for it but that doesn't mean I'm unfairly judging people from their race. I just make the concious effort to to take a second look instead of going with my gut when I can. I don't consider myself racist because it's not hate, and I do try to remedy it.

[@group555_]

@@XavierPersuades make you one of them how?

[@crackerjackpickle5709]

Yeah this video helped me out a lot too. Tbh i used to think being trans was literally just "I dont like the gender i have so im switching it." And this and other things changed my view of it

[@anonymouscausewhynot]

Good on you for trying to improve and educate yourself! I'm you'll grow into a better person; you're already on the right path! Keep going!

[@silloweet]

“God is good” while you try to act like this stuff is normal

[@EtheRenard]

My god, this comment section is much more heartwarming than when I saw it when the video releases!

[@nibbatron6283]

@Carson Fujita Turnbull - Mayfield SS (2452) But we are doing that, more and more peer reviewed studies surface occasionally about this topic, you have a world of knowledge at your fingertips, use it.

[@margsmh]

@Voidwalker Forever There's enough to show some science behind it, and new things are being figured out CONSTANTLY. Transgender has always been a thing, research about it has not.

[@sethdotson8186]

Wierd because these are the only type of comments I have seen.

[@melissasusan4174]

Sure I believe that, considering if u tell yourself something long enough u will believe it

[@WolfeWrangle]

@@James-by4wk Yes, because the construction of our biological brains and their reactions to the hormones in our bodies is _such_ a straightforward concept.

[@jamesmcdaid1260]

Sorta proves the point that its not a mental illness. It's an actual physical difference in the brain. I'm not trans but I wish them all the happiness.

[@jamesmcdaid1260]

@DarthYuYevon Amazing.. its almost as if brains are still developing after they're born. Have you paid attention to the video at all, or have you just come here to argue?

[@jamesmcdaid1260]

@DarthYuYevon So if gender is a social construct, how is there a gender wage gap?

[@some-one-else]

DarthYuYevon 1. Source. 2. That still wouldn't be learned, it wouldn't effect the structure of the brain if it were.

[@Llllll5432]

Wait didn't he just say thats rare for that phenomenon to even happen lol Soo it is a mental disorder

[@deeopp]

@DarthYuYevon are you even hearing your self? So if a man raises a girl, she will act like a man? You must be kidding. Also if these ppl are not standing up, that means they have no proof. It's just some stupid theory.

[@litrallynotmebruh9531]

Imagine being triggered by science lol. Life must be hard for those people that have the urge to scream and invalidate others.

[@jamesc1446]

@Letucces Satan See what I mean? Triggered.

[@Bkaatie]

Letucces Satan ok explain what parts of the video is untrue then. Oh and give me links to where you get your information from

[@litrallynotmebruh9531]

Letucces Satan have you ever heard of Klinefelter syndrome...?

[@cjck1344]

Letucces Satan have you never heard of intersex?

[@Bkaatie]

Letucces Satan no one ever said there were more than two genders dimbass

[@hannahmich7342]

As a young child growing up in the 1960s I was subjected to surgery for a undescended testis. During the surgery something was found that indicated that I had failed to fully develop as a male child, in other words I had an intersex sexual development. Keep in mind as a very young child I had already figured this out. I remember as a even young child thinking about being a mother with a child growing inside of me. Back in those days people never spoke of such things, there were boys and girls and nothing else. Yet I knew this to be true for me or at least in part I was female. The surgery was hard but I recovered and went about my life. In time I did marry and lived as a male but living as a male was hard. Think goodness my spouse work around my sexual issues caused by this intersex body of mine. But to tell you the truth gender dysphoria was hard to deal with. One of my testis did work a little and surprising we managed to have two children. It took a great deal of time and effort but we managed. I was a great father and mother at the same time. A few years after our daughter was born I developed a form of testicular cancer that was infact based on obtain cancer. In fact I carry the gene for breast and ovarian related cancer. I also have been treated for gender dysphoria. I’ve not been able to transition to living as a women because I carry this gene and taking estrogen would cause my cancer to return if I took it. During my treatments for cancer I had extensive surgeries where germ cell teratoma were found in my body. One was malignant but the rest were not. One teratoma was particularly huge and was very well developed. In fact it had many of the elements of a fetus. It had limbs, flesh, eyes, bones etc,. When I woke up after surgery at the Mayo Clinic I remember crying because somehow I knew I had lost my child. Of course I had not but this teratoma had been residing in me so long that the many hormones being released left me with the feelings that I was indeed pregnant. I’m still happily married and live each day with one foot in each gender world. My wife loves us both.

[@jesusrots]

Jesus Christ you are a mess good lord

[@kriskabin]

Your story is important, thanks for sharing it. 👍

[@ssevveballer]

​@@Sharp22CatFish no one told you to, pal 🙏🙏

[@Sharp22CatFish]

@@ssevveballer yep

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Can't accept this .

[@MylesDunne]

There's no reason for Trans people to be hated against or interrogated for a decision. They've done nothing wrong. I'm not trans but I can understand the simple concept that somebody being happy within themselves for life is more important than anyone outside being uncomfortable for a brief encounter.

[@maxonite]

THANK YOU, this is such a good point. Transphobic people are SO self-centered !

[@shanekoehr7365]

Starving people in Africa have done nothing wrong so why dont we ignore them. oh wait mabey we should help them with there problem

[@B121AN1]

You deserve more likes

[@MylesDunne]

@@shanekoehr7365 The problem is that there is hate directed towards the trans community. Nobody here hates on anyone in any poor region of Africa for being poor...

[@loeandbehold4808]

Thank you, just by saying that you have done more than my dad ever will, im glad to have the support :).

[@shanec3098]

I love that it's the SRY gene, like "I'm SRY for messing it up for you."

[@garakbashir1736]

underrated comment lmao

[@eternal-z2h]

Yes

[@jordyliterario]

omg loved this xD

[@KangarooMonkey]

@@starsofaheartattack6286 good for him

[@starsofaheartattack6286]

@@apersonontheinternet8354 I thought the Left was about being tolerant. +Who asked you?

[@braverthanyoubelieve6985]

Hey, if you're trans and feeling depressed after reading through some of these comments I just wanted you to know that you are valid and accepted. Okay, you can keep scrolling now :)

[@angrypossum7018]

💞💞💞

[@dragonnoodle5830]

Thx❤

[@ka-im5nd]

Thank you :)

[@nixuccubus6926]

@M33ble stfu garbage

[@jellykingaleks7651]

@M33ble Aww boohoo people are living their lives how they want to,die mad about it sweaty🤠

[@Xina_NGotB]

What's funny is that now that I've accepted myself as trans, I feel substantially less depressed than while I was repressing, despite the fact that all I've done to start transitioning is voice training (I can't do anything else until I move out of my parents house) I have come out to 3 of my friends though, which helps. That being said I have been experiencing (or perhaps noticing) more dysphoria after I started accepting myself. (and noticed some behaviors in my youth that I didn't know why I did them back then, but make more sense now. (an aversion to shorts even in summer so I don't need to see my hairy legs, at one point I wore hoodies even in summer to avoid seeing my arm hair, and especially an interest in gender swap stories that weren't 90% comedy)

[@martind2520]

Women grow hair in those places, so your dysphoria about that (and the increase in dysphoria after deciding you are trans) proves that it comes from a place of social indoctrination not anything inherent.

[@Alex-gh8iu]

​@@martind2520mind your own business, coward.

[@Niaandrea7812]

Are you literally me? I've had to shave my legs just to get an iota of euphoria whilst I am living with my parents. They know, but they haven't been supportive and I don't feel comfortable making the full social transition whilst they are around. I am going to be coming out publicly soon either way as I have no desire to live in this body longer than I have to. I have noticed more dysphoria as well. I'm also extremely anxious about how the world is going to perceive me, and I am scared of prejudice. However, since coming out I am already much happier and there is more good than bad. The more I do to feminise myself, the happier I feel.

[@martind2520]

@@Niaandrea7812 You know that female humans grow leg hair right? It is not a male only thing.

[@Niaandrea7812]

@@martind2520 Well men grow a whole lot more... Its deeper than that though, as transwoman I am deeply aware of my nasculinity. I'm aware shaving my legs doesn't make me a woman, just as I'm aware that wearing woman clothes doesn't make me one. I feel like a woman, I feel like a woman whether I am masculine presenting or not. But by taking steps to feminise my appearance, makes me feel closer to being one. By taking steps to make my appearance more feminine, whether those are superficial or not, helps me to fit into the social role more. I can't really explain it more than that. Like it or not, the more masculine I present the more people see me as a man. So yes, I'm aware that women grow leg hair too but I'm also aware that women are more likely to shave their legs. It is about fitting into the social role of how I feel. It isn't really about the act of shaving my legs. If I were to wake up in a woman's body tomorrow, and put on masculine clothes, and not shave my legs. I'd still be in the right body. But I'm not, so anything that can help me feel more feminine is a blessing.

[@ziyilauren]

“I’m going into the comments section! If I don’t come back, tell my family I love them!”

[@wallabam]

I’m just anti lgbtq+ to piss people off

[@laprincesa3608]

Alphagod197 what a amazing life goal sis

[@ryanthomas9306]

If one cannot handle freedom of speed and a few comments, then they arent mature enough to live in the social world yet

[@IloveGardensandteaparties]

@@ryanthomas9306 your freedom of speech ends where somebody else’s starts, just because you have a mouth doesn’t mean you can run it off

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

Don't be silly. We are all just having a bit of fun . I love you. And there's nothing you can do about that. To cheer you up a bit. Listen to Paul McCartney. Silly love songs.

[@smrtalc]

"But it's not always that simple. There are sometimes even rare combinations like; XXY XXXTENTACTION XXYY etc."

[@shanedaly4328]

Plus there are XX males. Just saying.

[@Kai555100]

This is supposed to be a short video not a lecture

[@benshapiro4625]

@Virtual Insanity it was a joke

[@queerantine69]

🤣

[@silentndles7365]

Spotlight moonlight

[@dukesutherland4868]

I kind of really hate how such a simple difference could have given me a way better life.

[@ynntari2775]

we shouldn't blame nature in this case for being a non-conscious chaotic series of events. But we can blame people who make the lifes of others so difficult for no reason other than simple and harmless genetic events.

[@ynntari2775]

So the brain morphology that results in a gender experience is purely developmental? (actual question) (and I'd like sources, if possible).

[@jackripper4945]

Oh well some ppl dnt even have food to eat or water to drink.

[@ynntari2775]

@@jackripper4945 what does that have to do with anything?

[@fboff1188]

@@ynntari2775 ehh I wouldn't call it harmless.... but yes your right! yay to living our best lives!

[@Redstoniste]

This video is really good! I don't know why transphobes ignore the fact that being trans isn't something that is chosen, it's something that you're born with in your brain.

[@Redstoniste]

And I see already that one dude in the comment that respond to everyone saying this video is false. There are newer studies about transgender people and their brains, both of ftm and mtf and both on people who took hormones and other who didn't took hormone, all say nearly the same things as this video does, with small details that are different such as that it's not the size that matters but it's still a good thing to see if someone is trans or not for example.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@Redstonistelink one study that proves your point within the last two years… and go

[@PennyO_O]

Because it breaks their whole made up idea of trans people. They want people to believe trans women are actually just men pretending to be women for perverted reasons, so when someone claims that, from a neurological standpoint, they ARE indeed women and provides actual evidence to support their claim, they suddenly don't have a leg to stand on anymore. In an ideal world, this would lead them to question the validity of their beliefs, but unfortunately, most humans have a tendency of being VERY stubborn and not wanting to admit to being wrong, so In a lot of cases, they just ignore everything that they've heard and go back to making the same bullshit arguments over, and over, and over again.

[@PennyO_O]

I also think it's interesting how most transphobic individuals focus so hard on transgender women, yet rarely ever acknowledge the existence of transgender men. What's the deal with that?

[@he1rofark]

@@PennyO_O uh idk because the idea of becoming a woman is bad and a woman becoming a man is good because misogyny

[@froggyman01]

I am FtM transgender, and i really appreciate this video. it is not political, unbiased, and all facts- so if anyone tries to argue, it just further proves their ignorance. love you guys!

[@lekiamb-0921]

i’m ftm too bro! i find it hilarious when people try to insult us all because they don’t understand 🤣🤣🤣🤣 We live our lives for ourselves not for anyone else. At the end of the day our happiness is what matters, just like anyone else’s. but people have to tell themselves, it’s not just black and white anymore. Just cause trans stuff wasn’t as big back then doesn’t mean it still can’t be now. i’m thankful it’s became bigger now cause more people like us can get care.

[@elijahterranking279]

Hey I'm a trans guy too and one day I hope to get the surgery and start testosterone. People that make fun of us just further more prove their ignorance......also there really isn't any need to be rude about it (to the other commenters) he's trans, he is a boy that is who he is. Can you please just leave him alone about it

[@5ud0kuu]

You can't be transgender, you cannot change your gender,

[@izigiegienoobs6181]

@@5ud0kuu how sad are you :(

[@izigiegienoobs6181]

@@narxxx still born without brain

[@jasongrant5416]

I used to be so ignorant of this, but now I get it. U guys feel a certain way about life and should be respected like everyone else’s feelings. (Thank for the 2 years of blow up of likes, Just been Working on bettering my life through and through, appreciate all u)

[@jasongrant5416]

Jonathan Roberts tell me, what should be respected in today society ?

[@ryanthomas9306]

@T Davidson xoxo yes transsexuals like intersex and andryonous syndrome exist. Unfortunately science doesnt support the rest of the individuals jumping on the feelings bandwagon

[@kenziemathews926]

@@ryanthomas9306 I can tell you that it's much more than just 'feelings', but sadly you won't allow me the decensy of being taken seriously.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@kenziemathews926 well if you did something with your life I would take you seriously. Sitting in a corner playing with your genitalia wondering if you're male or female is exactly why this is about feelings. Hermaphrodites cannot help the dysphoria where as 85 percent of teens naturally resist their urges post puberty, a process that drastically improves cognitive development. Only creepos think that delaying puberty is beneficial

[@kenziemathews926]

@@ryanthomas9306 I'm always left speechless at how little you think I know about my own mind. That's the real problem, isn't it? We beg and we implore, we swear on our very lives and sometimes even end it prematurely when you don't listen, almost as if there's something truely *there* all along, and yet you seem to think I simply poke at my genitals and wonder if its really a hole instead of a stick. I know I'm physically one thing, and will never *ever* be the other thing no matter how hard I try. I know that its seen as excessively weird, and downright seemingly chaotic to go down that path at first glance. It sounds like a joke some satirical youtube channel would do to get clicks. Yet here many people in this world go, laying down their lives in response to "Just accept yourself and shut up", because shocker, it's not about feelings. It's more complicated than an absurdly simple assertion of 'just feelings', or simple teenage drama. So many people are accepting trans people nowadays because it'd be downright evil to kick these people while they go through the single most difficult moments of their lives, grow up you prick.

[@kumozumo]

why does this even has dislikes? This video was really necessary, a lot of people are informed wrongly in this theme and it’s sad

[@hmnsdnssx]

When people see actual, verified science working against their prejudice, it's a natural reaction to deny it and ignore it. A lot of transphobes saw a video about transgender science, came and disliked, then started shit in the comments.

[@cjll2043]

Or because these studies are very impartial in that the tests pools are very limited.

[@kumozumo]

Gumer Zambrano what are you, in 4th grade?

[@kumozumo]

victor yeah pretty much

[@gumerzambrano]

@@kumozumo no why?

[@thelizox]

The fact that there is a scientific explanation for the cause of gender dysphoria and how your body physically changes itself when a transgender person medically transitions is honestly all I need now to finally disprove the beliefs and ideologies around transphobia

[@wyattlindsey4837]

Disprove what ideology

[@thelizox]

@@wyattlindsey4837 transphobia

[@wyattlindsey4837]

@@thelizox what exactly is it disproving. Their body doesn’t change itself in the sense your trying to make. They are still the same chemical makeup they was at birth. Gender dysphotia is a complex psychological issue. This video is biased

[@20b886]

If they're not hurting anybody else, Who cares? it's their life

[@Raverix]

Jan Control freaks care apparently.

[@dreamkasper9988]

Except transwoman are allowed in women’s sports which is complete bullshit . There should be test of hormone levels before such decisions are made

[@skeletoninyourbody9896]

@@dreamkasper9988 depending on the sport you get selected for your height, weight and strength. Doesn't matter if the woman is trans but yes there are some differences, but as I said above, there are requirements for some sports.

[@halfb8bel]

@@dreamkasper9988 I agree

[@sleepyaugust2182]

I care only when people are hurting someone else or themself but their not so I let them do what they need to be happy

[@BeanBossing]

Totally got nothing to do with this but bro I'm really craving a chicken steak rn can someone hmu Update: I have obtained a chicken steak

[@humanman7368]

Pyro Kinetic Sure. 🍗🥩

[@carsonshift1571]

I’m happy for you

[@avathegirlygamer6131]

Yay!

[@ilordepic]

im sure your parents would be proud of you lol

[@BeanBossing]

@@ilordepic yes

[@knifecrxw]

I honestly cant stand the hate that trans people are still receiving. These humans are just trying to live their life and they just want to be happy but some people just gotta try and be smart. Trans is okay. Transphobes are just dull and cant accept that there are people who are different. They're not affecting your life. They're not trying to "make" you trans. I don't understand why this has become such a problem.

[@jessicajones2051]

No one is saying they're trying to make us trans. However, they do expect us to play along with their delusion. I'm not calling someone who is obviously a man a "woman" and vice versa. A small percentage of the population shouldn't expect the rest of humanity to change their definition of gender just because they're confused about their identity. That's not fair.

[@hazel2241]

I bet you see transgender people quite often and don't realise they're trans. A good percentage of us pass completely undetected, and you'd never know unless we told you. It's only during the transition process that it's easy to spot us.

[@jessicajones2051]

@@hazel2241 no I've seen a few in person and it was easy to tell. There are some small features from both men and women that you can't change with plastic surgery or hormonal therapy.

[@maxconfucamus]

Go on www.reddit.com/r/transpassing/ it's so easy to tell lol

[@jessicajones2051]

@@sofiesiebertova2874 I never denied gender dysphoria exists and is classified as a mental illness. My point is that transitioning is not a cure. It only contributes to an individual's delusion that they are the gender they think they are. However biological facts would disagree with their feelings. If men could actually become women (and vice versa women could become men) then they would be capable of physically functioning accordingly, which includes reproducing as the female or male they think they are. Yet that will never be biologically possible. So how do you expect an entire society to think transitioning is a rational solution at all?

[@small_dropin_the_big_ocean995]

Damn, I had no idea about this research. Now, I feel more confused as to why many people care so much about *someone else's* gender instead of working on their ignorant and uneducated self and hating on individuals different from them.

[@Enigmaticharm]

This really helped me to understand Transgender people! However being stuck in the wrong body sounds terrible :((

[@Enigmaticharm]

@Enid weasley You're a strong person!

[@r-platt]

Terrible doesn't begin to describe the agony and utter hell we endure for the sake of hiding and keeping everyone else comfortable. It actually gets to a point where it becomes so amazingly overwhelming that it breaks the mind and destroys a part of us. I counted over 400 "attacks" per day, each lasting minutes before I could shove it to the back of my mind. We can lose whole years in a haze of pain and regret. This breaking of the mind is an 8-year cycle (give or take). You'll find it extremely rare for people with regret to last more than 8 years. You'll also find many suicide attempts happen at about the same time. Depression, anxiety and isolation are at their peak. Worse yet, the 8-year cycle starts in childhood and each 8-year cycle is worse than the previous.

[@Enigmaticharm]

@@r-platt Im so sorry that happened to you,, I know I can't do much over a screen but I support you! :D

[@r-platt]

@@Enigmaticharm Thank you! I'm doing alright... though every step feels like facing my worst nightmares each time. It's nightmarishly scary but it's necessary.

[@r-platt]

@Ryan Thomas Not "transitioned" - past tense. I'm transitioning - present tense. And I've barely begun. But thanks for the advise. It's a good idea.

[@lynxwabbit]

Jeezus all these stupid comments. All ASAP science did was propose all the scientific facts available to the public after conclusive research. Science is always evolving. The more we research the more you find out about a topic. End of story , if you don't want to hear scientific facts in transgender then wtf are you doing here. Gtfo man.

[@pastelprincess6284]

EXACTLY

[@bufogeist]

And whenever a transmed (basically the same as truscum but transmeds can be cis) says anything, they get harassed. Cis transmeds get told they have no voice on trans issues and we often have any scientific sources ignored. Tucutes also often support mogai, the community that made all those genders like "voidgender" and "stargender". Although it's Tumblr, they have the voice and are making the community look like a circus.

[@Hitherto90]

That may be what you think, but the discussion at the end of all of that scientific explanation would seem to suggest other motives.

[@scienceismathing3159]

Some of the things in the video they lie about though, for example the bit about suicide rates going down after surgery, the suicide rates are actually the same before and after transgender surgery

[@Cheeseskates]

@@scienceismathing3159 Peer-reviewed scholarly journal sources are wanted.

[@ianlindsey1667]

I really appreciate y’all coming at this with a scientific approach instead of a cultural one. I think a lot of the disagreements people have over this issue are when trans issues are approached from a more post-structural cultural/linguistic lens. When we root the discussion in science (without sounding pathological) there’s a lot less room to disagree and more room to understand. I wish this issue was brought to the center of the culture war from this perspective.

[@r-platt]

It has been. Repeatedly. And in multiple ways in multiple languages... People with no desire to accept reality find every ignorant reason to dismiss or redefine.

[@kseniachevenard839]

There was nothing scientific about his video.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@kseniachevenard839 the science is in the description, peer reviewed

[@r-platt]

@@kseniachevenard839 Which scientific precepts were skipped?

[@curtisbilgray3615]

@@kseniachevenard839 The state insurance commissioner of California has directed all health insurance companies in the state to provide double mastectomy coverage for girls as young as 14 under the mantle of gender identity. That's what the the gender ID crowd is pushing. The Nazis claimed that what they did to people in their camps was science too.

[@noidea2568]

It's a shame how much of a political topic this has become, and this goes for both sides of the conversation. No matter if you're pro or anti trans and no matter how much you disagree with the other side, just don't hate and de-humanize the ones you disagree with. I think the trans topic really highlights how polarized everyone is becoming. People either completely embrace it or completely hate it (at least on the internet, which is not completely representative of our entire society, which is something important to keep in mind!).

[@abudielzein4841]

yeah, grey exists and you can also have no opinion on something.

[@nuniezjorge]

and politicians need their minorities for their votes

[@Disgruntled_Canadian]

I wouldn’t say I’m anti-trans. I’m more pro leaving the kids the F alone. I’ve never even met or seen a trans person in real life until this year. The person is in my daughters school in the 8th grade, and every time I see this person they look utterly miserable. I asked my daughter if the person had friends and she said yes, they had lots of friends. For some reason the kid still look completely miserable, hmmm. I thought they were supposed to be happy after transition. 🤔 they’re not being bullied and they have friends, I wonder what it could be.

[@Disgruntled_Canadian]

You are right though, I think most people hate it, especially because it’s now shoved down the throats of children, who do it for attention, acceptance, to be unique or join some kind of club. Its like anorexia/bulimia of the decade, except you don’t get a second change with this one. really messed up.

[@sahar1213]

you cant just half want to kill trans people, its either you want trans people to die or not. in the former case, you are not invited to my wedding.

[@BlankControl]

I was of the mindset that being trans was psychological not physical. Learned a lot from this video, thanks. Keep up the good work guys.

[@healedatonce]

@@walkers975 i-

[@petraf2069]

walkers hon did you watch the video?

[@user-nv9cw4py8p]

Walkers the numbers say you’re wrong

[@user-nv9cw4py8p]

It’s common to think that something psychological is ‘only in your head’. But our mind is dictated by the structure of our brain. They’re intertwined the physical parts of the brain and then psychological reality people experience. There’s a lot of fascinating stuff about that if you wanna learn more!

[@connaeris8230]

Psychology is all in our genes and the structure of our brain. It's just that we don't know much about either.

[@TheDemonAscended]

I'm a Trans Man. I start HRT next month Edit: A little over 6 years later. I’m Agender now, done with all my surgeries and still taking testosterone. I’m currently waiting on my name change to be approved and then I’m changing my gender marker.

[@ethanrommers4831]

Good luck! 😘

[@flowerboyfozzie5033]

Yay! watch my videos for what each months changes are lol ❤️ I’m over 1 yr now

[@hannab3676]

Rooting for you!!

[@deletedaccount6540]

Good luck! You are probably really handsome!

[@ollie_3948]

Good luck!

[@boda1948]

*several people are typing...*

[@sora-vn5tk]

lmaaoo

[@sliceofbread6929]

Yes

[@skyedragon2031]

Yep XD

[@Crystal-58]

lmfao

[@nsr-ints]

W-Wholesome stuff? Right?

[@Queen_PerfectHeart_S2]

Shoutout to all trans people, they're chill mfers

[@basicallytoxic]

hell yea :3

[@y_shiroiyaaa]

WASSUP

[@Micheal-uc5qb]

Heck yes

[@he1rofark]

yay !!

[@Heidymarleny2]

Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it’s important to protect the core belief, they would rationalized, ignore and even deny anything that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.

[@filtrations]

Heidymarleny2 literally all the butthurts in these comments

[@_Historia_Magistra_Vitae]

+Heidymarleny2: Indeed and unfortunately for the creators of this video, there's this one thing that completely and utterly obliterates whatever they just said in this video ... called twins. You see twins have 100% identical DNA. If we go by the logic presented in this video, then every single twin pair where someone is trans, they both have to be trans 100% of the time or neither one are. This however, is just not the case since some of the twins are trans and majority of them are not. What science currently thinks about transgenderism; it's a post-birth mental disorder and has absolutely nothing to do with genetics or human biology in general. It's purely psychological. If you are looking for more actual science about this; kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWaahWVtgpaNjs0

[@scamtv2332]

twins don't have 100% identical dna unless they are identical twins, and even then sometimes the development of both is different since environment does affect our growth. If the problem is not genetic (as in, no crossing over of genes from Y to X or vice versa occurred), it can be cured. I have seen two cases around me. But if it is genetic, there's not much you can do. P.S. Are you a scientist? a doctor? how can you make the false claims in the second paragraph? That's not true. Even if it was a mental disorder though, it doesn't negate the fact that everyone has the right to live their live however they want, even if it means changing your gender. Your or my opinion doesn't matter in someone else's personal matters.

[@blazinbratzy3592]

@@_Historia_Magistra_Vitae I have twin sisters, but they like different colors, characters, clothes, and etc. So if you argue with the twin thing, then are you saying that the both twins will fall in love with the same person?

[@johnatangonzalez9099]

You are right, as a brown people (idk if this is the correct term for me) I dont identify as it, because I believe I'm white, so I'll start treating my skin with pigments so I can make my reality true, I didnt born as a brown but white!, maybe next I wont identify as a human, because humans are cruel, maybe I'll strap to myself a tail and become a dog! the world is ours everyone is equal!

[@AllisonAwesomePerson]

I shouldn't be reading this comment section smh. It's a fuckin mess down there.

[@cjck1344]

Allison Awesome me too I brought popcorn XD

[@Bkaatie]

Exactly people are like “YoU cAnT cHaNgE gEnDeR” lmao did they even watch the video

[@wonderingaround945]

I'm not affected anymore. Yay.

[@haleys.3299]

If you look at history, people on the side of discrimination never end up winning out. Let’s just cut to the chase and all accept each other already

[@hazel2241]

I'd be inclined to agree, that isn't normal by any means. The typical scenario is to give the child hormone blockers until they're 16 (this does NO harm whatsoever, only delays their 'natural' puberty until they're old enough and have known themselves long enough to truly make such an important decision) before starting them on HRT. In some cases though, like if someone has known they're a girl since they're 4 years old or even younger, and they're 12-13, imo, it's crueler to deny them HRT then than it is to allow it. They've known and lived as a girl for 8 years by that point, what more proof do you need, then?

[@lukewhite1249]

@ms wpwm did you just assume guide gender

[@BabsChannel]

So, being transgender is all about winning? Okay, cool.

[@haleys.3299]

syz·y·gy completely missed the point

[@BabsChannel]

@@haleys.3299 Lol, you missed the joke. I miss my grandpa.

[@buntykin5425]

Thank you so much for this, I’m autistic and not understanding transgenderism has always upset me, I hate not understanding stuff so to have a clear scientific answer rather then people just talking about how they feel is very helpful for people like me!!❤

[@Darkhelmet56]

It’s transgender people not transgenderism just a little correction

[@lithopsiouu]

@@Darkhelmet56 @buntykin5425 yes - the term "transgenderism" was created by a transphobe to separate the identity from the person in order to dehumanize everything involving it. Please stay safe and use the correct terms!!

[@FishAreFriendsNotFood]

​@@Darkhelmet56what's the difference exactly?

[@Darkhelmet56]

@@FishAreFriendsNotFood because trans people are people and not an ideology.

[@FishAreFriendsNotFood]

@@Darkhelmet56 thanks for clarifying 👍

[@runamerone5492]

8.5k people don't like science because it doesn't validate their prejudice.

[@staceypowers6077]

Runa Merone there are only two genders

[@runamerone5492]

what makes you think I feel otherwise?

[@gracehand5556]

@@staceypowers6077 correction * 3 sexes

[@staceypowers6077]

grey Hand he/him/his are masculine and she/her/hers are feminine, and no amount of language-abuse and doublethink is going to change that

[@gracehand5556]

@@staceypowers6077 what are u talking about😂 im talking about sexes and so should you bs sexes and gender are diffrent

[@poggieauggie529]

As a trans person, I'm gonna. Not look at the comments. Superb video though. 10/10

[@sylasthefox4844]

Michael Spencer you made the right choice. As you can see I didn't..... -instant regret-

[@JohnnyKeats]

Quadratic Fish Hole watch the video. it’ll tell you

[@friedrice6369]

youre transgender if youre diagnosed with gender dysphoria,, did u watch the video

[@5ud0kuu]

You're not trans, you are born as a gender, and you will stay with that. Stop bragging that you're trans for attention, because science says it can't be done

[@ronaldojam6382]

@Quadratic Fish Hole There is no such thing as transgender.

[@anushreemishra2878]

transphobes: science doesn't care about your FeELinGs me: actually, science backs up trans people transphobes: ... me: so its YOUR feelings science doesn't care about

[@brucewayne3074]

No. Last night, we met at one! Drank 'til two! Danced 'til four! Walked you home! Awake 'til dawn! Slept 'til noon! And now you want more!

[@foxesbest6873]

@@brucewayne3074 I'm half laughing but also half confused. What does this mean? Why are you spamming songs on people's comments?

[@NinjaTube406]

@@LeperKing9063 educate urself

[@LeperKing9063]

@@ramentwigasmr5461 ur the one ignoring science lol

[@LeperKing9063]

if i feel like im black does that mean im actually black? no

[@Rin_Cathartes77]

Even the possibility of it being genetic scares me. I do not want my children (if I ever have any) going through what I have and still am..

[@GrandPappy-t4d]

That’s the only reason someone should be scared to have a trans child. If my child identifies with the LGBTQ, I will allow them to navigate through that however they need and try my best to provide parental support.

[@GameXTwo]

When you just see people warning you about the controversal comments, but dont actually see any controversal comments

[@l.m.a9288]

MakaveliThaSavage ... and there’s the controversial comment

[@GameXTwo]

MakaveliThaSavage Thx for fixing the comment section

[@pokenaut7803]

They suppress opposition.

[@kr250]

If you look hard enough,, they're sadly there.

[@bowchickabowwowthatswhatmy3219]

Pichele nah mate, u just haven't gone far enough yet

[@meteorsoda369]

I watched this when you uploaded it and I hadn’t realized that i’m trans,,, now I came back to this video and it hits different wow

[@Rivwe]

honestly same, took me like 15 years to realize

[@jennali9800]

Congrats!

[@dotlua]

Same lol

[@oliverzohn2181]

How do you not know your trans, no hate just wondering

[@oliverzohn2181]

@@JohnSmith-dy7qi haha exactly

[@Yami_yuugi]

Guys.... They have sources in the description....

[@ScootZMedia]

@Carson Fujita Turnbull - Mayfield SS (2452) my firend the trump administration has removed a shit ton of lgbt information from government websites sadly most people haven't read. Before this admin there was a lot more information that no longer exist I know this cause i've read alot of it for myself beofre it was removed. This was done to allow misinformation to grow www.hrc.org/timelines/trump news.vice.com/en_us/article/a3ygk8/the-trump-administration-keeps-deleting-information-about-lgbtq-people-from-its-websites www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46067559

[@Sylvia_Rein]

@Carson Fujita Turnbull - Mayfield SS (2452) if you want to find sources NCBI has always been kind to me.

[@ScootZMedia]

Um whether it's allowed or not is irrelevant cause it's happening www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1237853/a-webpage-about-lesbian-and-bisexual-health-was-removed-from-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-website-this-is-a-pattern/amp/ This example amount many

[@missqueenbean420]

I read many of them.. the science presented in this video doesn't describe gender identity with regards to biology but conditions like turners disease, kleinfelders syndrome and a mix of what historically was related to hermaphroditic conditions. Its not relating to transgendered people without chromosomal conditions. The post-mortem brain studies were not included here but are incapable of concluding their pre hormonal intervention brainstate, only can show the influences of hormones on the brain. The population sample is too low, not enough funding has been allocated so early results are not correlative bc the studies havent been repeated. The data does not conclude that transition helps reduce suicide by a significant factor to claim success. The studies vary but we talking about a reduction of as little to 0 to 10% when the initial chance is 40 to 50% lifetime attempt of suicide That is why this is serious business. The science isnt conclusive. No other oppressed group in history like blacks living under slave rule or Jews in concentration camps that have this high rate of suicidally. Therefore oppression and ur percieved oppression and treatment by others is not the cause.. the data cannot support that claim. Therefore it's more likely in the brain and we need to help these kids and adults. Ability to transition and reduction in bullying will not prevent these deaths. Helpful possibly, cures- no way. I hope science can isolate the biological cause related to the suicidality bc that should be the priority. It's not productive to vilinize and force others to agree with one persons perception of themselves or promote a costly and potentially biologically unhealthy transition as a cure. Taking hormones has been demonstrated to have adverse affects on health, causes terminal cancers and has many other long terms affects detrimental to health and doesnt stop suicides. Also genital mutilation is dangerous and had risks like any serious surgical procedure. Once it's done it's done and the transition regret is not discussed enough either. There is no definitive answers to the problems and it hurts my heart people are killing themselves and no one is presenting a solution with any real impact on the death rate. If I had a child , I would focus on teaching them to love themselves and teach them that what they like is not related to biology and dont let others tell u boys dont wear dresses and girls don't play sports. Those are the constructs.. Be you and love you bc I do. There are things we can change and things that we cant.. the wisdoms knowing the difference. But making conclusions based on the science presented here is fighting a battle of wits unarmed..not recommended

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@ScootZMedia you realize it's been 4 years and not one of these studies have been substantiated ? Just saying

[@CrabMan2539]

I love how many people in the comment section are saying that this video is "spreading ideology" when it is literally explaining the scientific process of development. Talking about the brain's structural differences, change in chromosomes, separate stages of development, and life experiences surveyed many many times. Also this video cites official sources such as the National Institute of Health and the American Psychology Association. This doesn't sound very ideological to me, sounds more scientific. You all are just afraid to accept the truth so you're trying to find some fault in the video but since there isn't any, it's laughably ridiculous because you're arguments have no basis, proven facts, or citations. If anyone sees this and says "Well YOU don't have any citations for YOUR comment!", my answer to y'all is that my source is this very video, which holds its sources in the description. Either accept the proven studies or continue to hang onto your disproven beliefs and make ridiculous comments that hold no basis.

[@CrabMan2539]

@Pewman Foibles I've not heard the term "soft science" so I decided to look into it and it is quite interesting. Basically, unless I'm misunderstanding, it means any scientific process or concept that is not tangible, unlike hard science (more or less like software vs hardware). Physical structures of the brain will have impacts on how the soft sciences are portrayed by the individual, like how hardware in a computer will affect how software functions on the computer. A prime example of this would be lobotomies, which was a procedure where the prefrontal lobe is severed. The prefrontal lobe is the "leader" of the brain, responsible for your ability to make decisions for yourself. With that gone, you no longer have that ability.

[@Ben-pp5tt]

There are scientific elements to this topic. However, the belief that a biological man who identifies as a woman IS an actual woman is entirely ideological. This specific conclusion is what people are referring to.

[@greekfishu_]

@pewmanfoibles7557 get a life bro.

[@Orangekid65]

Sorting the comments by "newest first" is not good for your health. Especially if you're trans.

[@cloroxflavoredjoolpods_2970]

Yea..

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

welcome to reality

[@Orangekid65]

@Kendall Ferguson You'd think my therapist would've told me that, if it were true. The reality is that "I am a woman" and "I have a vagina, uterus, and mammary glands" mean two different things. (Though they usually overlap.) The reality is outlined in the video we're commenting on and in the sources linked in its description.

[@Orangekid65]

@Kendall Ferguson You could say Trump was the first woman president. But you'd have a hard time finding someone who agrees with you, as I've never met someone who's idea of what makes a woman a woman puts Trump under that label, and using words "incorrectly" just to make a point makes for inefficient communication. What matters is whether or not people understand what you're trying to say. If you said this, it's very likely whoever you're talking to would interpret what you're saying as something completely different from what you're actually saying, and such a miscommunication would lead to a huge misunderstanding.

[@Orangekid65]

@Kendall Ferguson Also (and this is a minor nitpick, I know), "woman" is a noun, not a pronoun.

[@AtypicalPaul]

Brain scans are really interesting.

[@asshattery]

skyler and friends I haven't read the huge amount of material they referenced, but I would be very interested to understand the parameters of the subjects eg were they on HRT and could this have actually been a determining factor in the brain differences? I'm not suggesting one way or the other, but as we always like to say correlation does not equal causation, for the info provided in this video I immediately ask could it be that being trans (specifically or non specifically hormones) is actually a cause opposed to a result? Popcorn time.

[@fr0d0scious]

@@asshattery: precisely. This is the only supporting information presented but when you look into it it's debatable at best.

[@asshattery]

Well the unfortunate thing with science is people do tend to transmute the result in to the conclusion that they want to believe. When I get the chance I'll read some more, unless someone has and can clear it up.

[@poo3922]

Damien West they've done studies on the brains of trans people before hrt, and they still possess the brain structure of the gender opposite that of the rest of their body. So yes, trans people really are "trapped in the wrong body".

[@fr0d0scious]

@@poo3922 evidence please

[@ButteredCalamari]

My boyfriend is trans and today actually marks his one year anniversary of being on T :) I'm proud of him Edit: man some of y'all are douches who should mind your own business

[@ajitak5311]

Congrats to him! I bet you guys are adorable

[@Mrsdjlaparcerita]

You mean girlfriend don't get confused.

[@ButteredCalamari]

Well he has thick facial hair, hairy legs, arms, and chest, and a deep voice so i'm pretty sure he is a boy

[@Patrick-xg2wz]

Anna Grace Travis no lmao he’s definitely not

[@ajitak5311]

jeez you guys could you please lay off? He's her boyfriend, not yours. Just let Anna be proud of her man!

[@rafanoodleworm4834]

this video giving me hope 6 years later aaaaaa thank u asap science i appreciate you guys sm 🥺

[@izzyxo3571]

cba that this video literally explains the actual science about being transgender and there’s still people in the comments saying ‘**he’ ‘transgender isn’t real’ GIRL find something else to hate cos this is getting old

[@NInjatam]

You spelt 'because' wrong. Also instead of saying there *is* still people in the comments, you have to say there *are* still people in the comments.

[@TheSisicool]

@@NInjatam cos is shorthand. This isn't a formal setting, they can use shortened words as long as they're legible. Also, I am pretty sure you knew this already; you're just nitpicking.

[@Tyler_0_]

izzy xo Just because people have different ways of defining gender does not mean they hate people who define themselves differently. I cannot help recognizing that person as a transgender woman and a biological male, no hate, that is just what I see with my own eyes. I would sooner avoid using either pronoun since one seems impolite and the other seems like a lie.

[@XGamesProGaming]

No the biologically male human identifying itself as a female can not change the fact that males dont like penises or mutilated penises if theyre are heterosexual. Please understand this and stop calling people transphobic for not liking penises.

[@TheStoicBrowser]

It doesn't explain the science, nor are there any scientific facts established. The studies they used are not very reliable, and on top of that the brain is too complex to ascertain whether a transgender brain is similar to that of the experienced sex's - there's millions of dimensions to it, and they only listed a few. There's also equally reliable studies that show the transgender brain is similar to that of the biological sex's. It's an issue that does need to be talked about, and a video by asapscience does not conclude it.

[@quadpad_music]

The fact that this video had to basically say "trans people feel bad when they are treated bad" at minute 3:33 just proves how much empathy we may be lacking as a culture.

[@fizzy870]

I thought we'd learned off previous mistakes (that are still ongoing, just in a smaller quantity) like racism, but no. We haven't learned a single thing.

[@Wafersnilla98]

@Ryan Thomas You sound dumb as hell right now dude 😬

[@thanos7245]

Trans people feel bad regardless how they are "treated" which is why suicide is big in the trans community. Idk...something about identifying as something you are not weighs heavy on the SOUL....🤔

[@Wafersnilla98]

@@thanos7245 that’s not true and what do you mean “treated”? Like why is it in quotation marks? Are you implying that you don’t think the way trans people are treated by the people around them dictates the way they feel? Cause if so you’re insane,ignorant and cruel.

[@Orangekid65]

@@thanos7245 Dysphoria is a real thing, but that's not to say that treating them like normal people who just want to be respected no matter their identity wouldn't help tremendously.

[@noahwilliams8996]

I've been working on artificial neural networks and I've learned a few things that most people in the comments section don't seem to get. Gender dysphoria is a wiring disorder. You can't treat a wiring disorder with any kind of drug or hormone. Once the wiring is set it can't change unless the connections being removed have very low weights attached to them. This is something the brain can do on its own when necessary. Removing connections with small weights won't cause immediate problems but it can cause the network to have trouble learning new things in the future. Anything else that alters the wiring would be brain damage. The wiring is set at birth and trying to change it to "cure Autism" or "eliminate geder dysphoria" would simply be playing God. The way you treat wiring disorders is by teaching them how to deal with it (which is how Autism treatment works), or changing the rest of the body to fit the brain (I.e. Hormone replacement therapy) Sources: * machine learning course by Andrew Ng * www.nytimes.com/2014/08/22/health/brains-of-autistic-children-have-too-many-synapses-study-suggests.html * my own ability to reason about neural nets

[@hazel2241]

Oof that's very interesting info, and confirms what I've concluded myself. Changing the brain, an organ immensely complex and difficult to play around with - one could even label attempting to "change" the brain unnaturally as human experimentation, is much more difficult and ultimately pointless when changing the body is much easier and more effective.

[@thekyleprojekt7996]

Js, New York Times is not a credible source at all, youd want to go your link, find the name of the study and give a link to that.

[@xynix1549]

Kyle Edwards The NY Times is credible, only biased. When not politicized, its information is usually accurate.

[@douglaspantz]

Biology can be different from digital.

[@noahwilliams8996]

@@douglaspantz I know it is, but I know what the differences are.

[@blackberrynina999]

to the toxic comments: pls do not reply, only report them

[@Prugon]

Yall only report because the truth hurts you

[@SpontaneousHuman]

​@Prugon did you like not watch the video

[@sanjuraghuvanshi9416]

"Sry gene" Me: sorry?

[@Lifeeee]

yeah i am pretty sorry that happened

[@Rivwe]

my genes better be sorry for making me a girl :(

[@insertusernamehere8575]

@@monikatrevors9914 stop it scam

[@Rivwe]

@Ryan Thomas i don’t get it- is this supposed to be transphobic? genuine question

[@theredloro2138]

LMAO

[@Waynimations]

Oh boy the comment section is gonna be a messy one

[@TheItalianGuy00]

Yep.

[@Bostik13]

I wish channels talking about trans people would disable comments, the amount of trans people clicking on this who are going to be exposed to soooo much hatred is upsetting

[@graypetcoyle]

Yeah...

[@uss_04]

8 minutes. 128 likes. Here we go!

[@folaoladimeji3093]

+Bostik. It's their choice whether to respond to these comments or not. In these types of videos, if the category applies to you as a transgender, you will get hate. And that is if you respond to the comments. Because lets be real, if you're a transgender trying to have an argument on youtube, you've already lost, since most people don't accept transgenders into their society, which is obvious by the like to dislike ratio

[@lxxy05]

whether or not you support transgenders , stay RESPECTFUL and don’t put people down FOR YOUR PERSONAL GAIN. PERIOD.

[@greysonheart5309]

samantha• THANK YOU

[@RedLeader327]

You must be new.

[@MyoticTesseract]

Trans girls don’t have periods though. ;D

[@lxxy05]

RedLeader327 new to what?

[@lxxy05]

Myotic Tesseract never said they did

[@AnOriginalBreakfast]

God, reading this comment section makes me so sad. So many people are spreading hate over something that doesn't affect them at all. The best course of option is to ignore them. They want attention: that's all they've ever wanted. Stop giving it to them, and the bigotry stops.

[@trevorchester4439]

Imagine being such a bigot that you say trans women are women even though 90% of mankind disagrees with you and then accuse everyone who disagrees with you of being a bigot

[@Ben-pp5tt]

Honest question: how do you suggest an individual expresses disagreement with the concept that a biological man can be a woman simply by identifying as one without being bigoted or hateful?

[@sirennexus1675]

@@trevorchester4439 You have just invoked the Ad populum fallacy; just because most people think something doesn’t mean it’s true.

[@trevorchester4439]

​@@sirennexus1675 What about appealing to popularity is a fallacy when you're talking about defining words? Lol, sorry but appealing to popularity is exactly how language develops

[@alessandromeloni99]

​@@Ben-pp5tt I believe the moon is made out of cheese

[@Housewarmin]

i literally said "ah gross" When Gigi came up. She is so problematic nowadays, BUT she did GREAT xplaining everything!

[@_Yohanan]

What did she do to be "problematic"? I don't know her at all, so I'm geniunely asking.

[@LizAyelet]

I’ve never heard of her so I’m genuinely curious why you say that. I have to go google who that is now.

[@xbfalcon83]

*he

[@エイブリー-i5b]

Not really. She just kinda said that you gotta feel the complete opposite of your assigned birth gender. Not really touching on the in between or how gender expression =\= one’s gender

[@_Yohanan]

+xbfalcon83 You're probably trolling, but just in case you're not: If you don't like (I assume) people telling you what pronouns to use to refer to someone, in this case not using "her", then why can't other people have the right to use whatever pronoun they want to refer to someone? In this case, again, the pronoun "her"? Hummmmmm

[@Shivery]

Well the comment section is gonna be fun to look. grabs popcorn

[@lyndonleedalee1738]

Eww a person so thinks that their opinion is important

[@cian2075]

Wow, y'all really have nothing better to do. Just let them say what they want to say.

[@millswill9878]

eww a cringy comment

[@kymejenkins3585]

I've read probably 100's of comments and have a lot of opinions but what it should all boil down to is just treat everyone nicely. It's not that hard. Just because you don't understand why some one feels a certain way doesn't mean you can dictate how they live. Respect should be the main thing. And if it's religious I'm pretty sure there's something that goes along the line of 'treat others how you would like to be treated' and I guarantee no one wants to be constantly 'reminded' that they're going to hell. It's really not helpful.

[@tengojuevos907]

I respect this comment very much

[@frostycloud289]

Quadratic Fish Hole ok??? nobody said there arent

[@proudtwobehackiing]

I wish I could upvote this 100 times. Call people by their preferred name or pronoun - it doesn't invalidate your opinion and you're treating your fellow human being with the respect they deserve. Thanks

[@5ud0kuu]

@zach Brown feelings, feelings, feelings.

[@ivoryas1696]

@Quadratic Fish Hole There are only 2 *sexes* Intersex isn't one of them and "gender" isn't very concrete in or of itself.

[@ElliottIsKing55]

I’m trans and honestly it’s making me happy that I can just think that I have a male brain

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

But you don't have a male brain. It's still only two-thirds the size of a guys. That is an incontrovertible scientific fact.

[@zeenuf00]

There is no such thing as a male or female brain.

[@ThomasAllan-up4td]

@@ElliottIsKing55 There's nothing wrong with daydreaming.

[@EpicDude589]

@@ThomasAllan-up4td W Comeback

[@John.Smith98765]

Trans lol

[@stanaobing6849]

To any trans person who is hurting right now; please please PLEASE don’t give up because you are LOVED and WORTHY of that love. You are valid and lovely 💙💙

[@enjolraswaters7491]

This is such a lovely and sweet comment in such a horrible comment section.

[@ryanthomas9306]

I learned this when I was a young young boy. You cannot love someone else, if you dont love yourself

[@stanaobing6849]

Ryan Thomas Huh- is that anti-trans, or...?

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@stanaobing6849 no

[@vox_numbskull]

Thank you for leaving this. I really needed to hear this lately.. ❤

[@kenji214245]

sooo Essentially if the body is our meat mech. And the brain is the pilot. For some they just ended up in the wrong Mech o_O

[@andreacooray2702]

Oh my god this comment is amazing

[@ryanthomas9306]

The brain theory was debunked. You're ignorant and being persuaded by pseudo science. Like seriously if you had a different brain then get an MRI

[@WhoEustace]

I'm dying lmao, but this is so true

[@kenji214245]

@@ryanthomas9306 i would like to see some sources for that claim...

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@kenji214245 that states out of 1400 scans the only difference is volume. Which I would agree with

[@citrathepotatochip6637]

I have a transgender friend and this really opened my eyes to help me understand her thank you

[@salmanahmad3103]

I just wanted to know if transgenders look like boy but feel like a girl

[@citrathepotatochip6637]

Salman Ahmad if it’s a transgender girl then yes

[@travis2950]

Has your friend transitioned?

[@citrathepotatochip6637]

Travis Baker obviously

[@random...3723]

@Kishan Singh yes, or they(idk the gender) can get therapy for feeling good in their body. Both work

[@Dabladion.]

Someone show this to Ben Shapiro

[@Darkhelmet56]

He won’t care he lives off hate

[@group555_]

​@@Darkhelmet56he has to know right? He isn't dumb, his ability to give a show and portray information shows that much. He is constantly in contact with very knowledgeable people. Yet he still purposefully shows the instances where he comes of better. Like he has to know but just does it for the money or something.

[@Darkhelmet56]

@@group555_ you are exactly right

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@group555_yah he knows of this poor science, just as anyone can with a high school degree can confirm

[@Peter_1986]

He will just assume that this video is "in on the big lie" and that "all doctors are brainwashed sheep" or "evil conspirators", and that only he "knows the truth".

[@alanhamilton634]

Transgender people are awesome. I feel like trans people are bombarded with the message that they’re not awesome so I want to point out that they are indeed awesome. Even if your families don’t recognize it, there are lots of people in the world who will and who will value you for being you. I support you guys. You have an ally in me.

[@mephostopheles3752]

I fully expected there to be a “but” in this comment. Thank you for proving me wrong.

[@charlottepalbl744]

@@anonuser365 no one even said there was more than 2 genders? Lmao, gotta love how easy it is to trigger transphobes

[@alanhamilton634]

I stand by the trans community. Cry all you like but I’m not gonna bully people just because you don’t understand them. When Lizzie Velasquez was being bullied online she said she looked all through the comment section to find just one nice comment and found none. So I like to leave nice comments because I know trans people get targeted often. My nice comment could be the thing that makes a trans person reconsider hurting them self.

[@alanhamilton634]

@Ollie Washington and I hope you find whatever is missing in your life that would make you so angry that you’d wish death upon people you don’t even know.

[@hypergalacticnoodles]

Nice words, mate! People are afraid of changes, it only takes an open mind to not be disturbed by transgender. Hopefully one day everyone will have this open mind.

[@miranda.cooper]

Damn is this interesting. I've gone from being bigoted, to being okay with trans people, to accepting them, and now I'm actually trying to understand them and this video helped a lot with that last part. So if I understand correctly, you can basically test for gender dysphoria by studying the brain? My best friend is transgender and so knowing that there's actual differences in her brain than that of a male's helps me to further accept her. Thank you.

[@mueezadam8438]

Same

[@captainahab5522]

The best thing that we can do in life is to try to understand and accept

[@kooby122]

most wholesome comment thus far.

[@sashimimisha]

In some cases, but some of the info here is a little outdated. Gender dysphoria can come from many things, but one of them can be a differently structured brain. I recommend the video "Healthcare of the Transgender Patient", it's fairly long but you can skip to the part where he talks about causes of gender dysphoria. But to summarise it's a kind of intersex condition, something somewhere in the body with the brain/chromosomes/hormones/etc. did not develop to be fully male or female for whatever reason. That's also why nonbinary people exist. Some people are lucky that it makes them visibly androgynous, but in other cases they don't look like the gender they feel like, and have to work hard for it.

[@MrSingh1150]

Trying to understand a lie is easy. Truth is always hidden

[@kikid4056]

I already except transgender people but I wanted to educate myself a little more so I can correctly defended transgender people so I can be a good ally. Love you guys. ❤️

[@boimemes3462]

50 percent suicide rate

[@windowsxp1902]

boi memes how edgy

[@boimemes3462]

Wait stating facts is edgy

[@kero-c8f]

@@boimemes3462 You're obviously only here to spread hate, facts aren't edgy, your reasoning behind it is. Also, yeah, those stats aren't even right since they are out of context.

[@professionalcryer9368]

youre so nice kiki :(

[@XFlashSofts]

Being a transphobe seems to be overlapping with being a flat-earther, I mean if you look at the the earth and walk on it, it feels flat, so It is easy to just call it flat without asking questions.

[@tek2095]

They tend to overlap with evolution deniers as well, sporting extremely similar dishonest argument styles and tactics.

[@iCore7Gaming]

Obviously you've never attended biology class if you honestly believe this.

[@tek2095]

@@iCore7Gaming See the links in the video description. Your understanding of science needs an update.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@tek2095 I mean keep an unbiased stance on this How is a poll of anonymous individuals on a biased website considered scientific ? The trans pulse citation allowed on accessed trans individuals to anonymously answer question, they were also allowed to recruit 5 friends This is not a valid / controlled test

[@tek2095]

@ryanthomas9306 gender identity theory has passed peer review and is accepted by the scientific community at-large. Implying that there's an international conspiracy afoot in the scientific community is yet another argument that has its origins in evolution and round earth denier circles.

[@Nikku4211]

So basically, once again, science proves things are, of course, more complicated than we ever knew before. It's better to know, but more science proves us wrong again and again, and people can have trouble keeping up with the latest in science theories and research.

[@rickardkaufman3988]

@Gary Reid A Clockwork Orange's Score was produced by a transwoman.

[@Anonymous-sg4tr]

That and the anti trans people here are very very upset by this. Lol

[@JtheCritic]

@11 N what do you mean "evolution" made us a "certain way". I'm no creationist or science denier, but last time I checked evolution is an ordered, but blind, process with no "intended" outcome. Obviously trans people aren't "supposed" to exist, the video just explained that it's a biological screw up, but what do you mean?

[@alexanderb4818]

@11 N Wanna know why? Conservative "science" is just saying "the bible says so". I think I trust repeated and proven experiments more than I trust a 2000 year old man-made book. No offense.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@11 N news flash. Intersex people exists. You can get an associate's at a community college to figure that one out

[@addieeeson]

“Some people in this comment section can’t handle the facts.” “There’s so much hate in this comment section.” “Why are y’all hating the facts.” *Literally can’t find a single hate comment*

[@madeleine_js]

Lucky

[@LilyTheSmol]

Sort new...

[@SevDraws]

Newest First

[@spec7441]

Sort by newest

[@addieeeson]

RealityUnhinged Still can’t find a hate comment. A hate comment isn’t someone’s different opinion or factual information going against a topic, a hate comment is attacks on a person or group. Maybe I’ll find *one.*

[@Ownzian]

Do the science of being schizophrenic next.

[@spankyspencer9902]

@Absolutely Barbaric lmfao

[@ultimatefails9276]

Absolutely Barbaric Wow, that caught me off guard, way too funny 😂

[@pugzmcstewson5603]

Absolutely Barbaric damn XD

[@Muiredach]

@Absolutely Barbaric no

[@imunimpressed3671]

I mean I took AP Psychology so I can tell you that one

[@pikelboi9674]

I only got into trans stuff so I could learn more about hormones and stuff but then I heard about the bullshit politics happening and now I’m an ally. I love learning even if I won’t use it myself because I might be able to use it to help others

[@aro4cinglife]

that's the attitude! honstly tho, thx for the effort

[@pikelboi9674]

@@aro4cinglife tbh, I’m just a nerd. I watch videos about building robots with Lego. Not because I like Lego, but because I like the engineering aspect. (Aka the weirder reason)

[@tanneralanis5431]

@@pikelboi9674 hell yeah I love legos! and yeah as a trans person i really appreciate people who are naturally curious and kind. :)

[@JohnSmith-ds7oi]

@@tanneralanis5431 He's not an ally to you. He's an ally to Big Pharma.

[@pikelboi9674]

@@user-ud4mu6uo3l actually I’m not that interested in pedicures

[@trilloff]

Strange, so many dislikes yet no hateful comments? *Transgender:* "Exists" *Dislikers:* WHAT??? NO!!!

[@エイブリー-i5b]

Adobe Literally is commenting on a video showing that trans people are valid.

[@エイブリー-i5b]

I think a big portion of the dislikes actually come from trans people feeling misrepresented. I personally think this video kinda skims over a lot more important factors, like how there are people who consider themselves to be in between or maybe that not all trans people have to be the extreme opposite of what their birth gender is.

[@DykeZuki]

You're an idiot.

[@scottm9502]

Dislikes on KZbin are weird. Like you can have veterans coming back to meet his daughter and 8 years or a video covering slavery or any other objective topic and you still somehow end up with dislikes.

[@trilloff]

Adobe I'd like to hear your sources of where you got your information from. This video explains their scientific facts and where they got them, yet you claim it's all wrong. I'd love to hear your valid argument of "Trans people don't exist." (If you couldn't tell, I was being sarcastic because your statement holds no value)

[@geekxsir3610]

I appreciate how unbiased this video was. No pro this, or anti that, just science. Given all the controversy surrounding gender identity lately it’s nice to see scientific work is being on this

[@af98]

But they misled people by manipulating information. So it's not just science.

[@plutonium09]

@@af98 how lmao she’s using literal science

[@af98]

@@plutonium09 no it's not. Which part exactly?

[@plutonium09]

@@af98 human behavior, neurological studies, brain scans, gender studies

[@af98]

@@plutonium09 which biological studies did she give an example of? None of these count. They dont prove a man can become a woman and vice versa

[@moodybagels6564]

Transphobes: STOP DENYING SCIENCE This video: no u

[@brucewayne3074]

No. You give me a heart attack, you look like the summertime! You call me an artifact, but I'll save that for another time! I could be rich or poor, I don't need anymore!

[@moodybagels6564]

@@brucewayne3074 Keep your love inside the kitchen You can feed me anything Leave the feathers on the chicken Peel the leather from your skin I can be young or old Sweet or sad, hot or cold

[@SCCoon]

Depending on how reliable these studies are, all this video would do is prove that it’s a chromosomal disease. A disorder that affects their brain and makes them believe they’re another gender (Otherwise known as a mental illness)... You can call yourself what you want, but you’re XX if you’re a female, XY if you’re a male, often XXY if you’re intersex (although this specific genetic makeup case would tend to lead more towards a male biologically because of the Y chromosome), and so on, all the rest causing disabilities and diseases... Change my mind

[@nicomoist5336]

@@SCCoon no you change our minds lol

[@SCCoon]

nico nightmare No need to thank me, I change a lot of minds

[@CB19087]

Very interesting, thank you. I believe that the waters have gotten very muddy on this topic. It's very important to differentiate between genetics and trauma, such as internalised homophobia, misogyny/misandry, and childhood s***** assaults. I can understand why it's such an emotive topic for us to understand. Personally, I believe that society is being poisoned by social media. We need to start connecting with people and practising empathy and compassion, like emotionally mature, civilised people ❤

[@nofillergamingknight7319]

VERY educational and non biased video. Great job. Got to love science.

[@dzuren117]

It would be really unbiased if the David Reimer experiment was addressed.

[@neann65]

@@dzuren117 Reimer can be explained by the video above. Regardless of the gentials Reimer was forced to have, he still identified as male because his brain was structured as such. Also, his suicide can be explained by the odd things this doctor did to him and his brother as kids, his brothers suicide, and the unrealistic disfunctioning genitalia he didn't consent to.

[@ryanthomas9306]

Every scientific study in this video has been refuted by science. That's why four years later we still dont do MRI's to diagnose if someone is transgender

[@skylardodds5047]

Can you guys plz do a video on the science of being asexual?

[@alexandrucristian8797]

Yassss

[@skylardodds5047]

Wolf_Nate_1625 I think so to

[@user-lf6rn7ci5n]

@‍ my God i feel terrible for you

[@adelam4903]

@Natalia Long geez perhaps thousands of years ago but I don't know if you can tell, there is no shortage of people. There will always be people to procreate anyways, it's not as though suddenly everyone will stop giving birth, so there should be nothing to worry about. Also, one's sexuality isn't something that can be changed so it doesn't even matter.

[@samsev]

@Natalia Long nah.

[@TheHolyToaster]

For those who experience dysphoria: I’m sorry, I’ll never understand to the full extent of what it’s like to live through literal existential dread, I can only understand that I’ll never understand it, and try to help however I can, despite the fact that I am cis. Edit: so about that being cis part...

[@sujalbamal4418]

simp

[@TheHolyToaster]

@@sujalbamal4418 Lol what

[@lonelystar25]

I love the character development

[@oscwavcommentaccount]

"so about that being cis part..." lmao

[@ascotter]

Thank you so much. I'm coming out as soon as I leave the house and can do my own things.

[@sheep1ewe]

It is good to see Young people like Gigi help spreading information to people!

[@butteredbananas1394]

I understand transgender people better now, thanks :)

[@tsrmmercy836]

I did not know you could simp for transgender people lmao Understand bs

[@butteredbananas1394]

@@tsrmmercy836 when presented with scientific evidence you ignore it? Even if there wasn't science it's not like it affects me

[@tsrmmercy836]

@I dk ok ok

[@SlaveMerchant]

Man why are these people spreading misinformation

[@problematicbitch8014]

Thank for trying to learn abt us🥺

[@nuttapongphetpradub8005]

No one deserved to be condemned or belittled because of their sexual preferences, bodies, races, origins and nationalities. Only moral or immoral actions would be the only measurement that would attract, repel or irritate your surrounding people. Thank you for this enlightening video.

[@dae1925]

Transgenderism isn't sexual preference. It's something you're born witg

[@jenniferburton7044]

@@dae1925 They never said it was

[@pg3d-angelsofdeath457]

@@jenniferburton7044 He* Keep falling for all this pseudoscientific shit lmaoo

[@jenniferburton7044]

@@pg3d-angelsofdeath457 Wtf are you on?

[@okbuddywhattheflip]

@@pg3d-angelsofdeath457 you accidentally added pseudo for some reason, it's actually called scientific*

[@713cooper]

*L* et's *G* et *B* read *T* oday

[@PumpfyPawz]

....

[@livefree316]

Let's get baptized today in Jesus Christ Name by being born again

[@fiteme7025]

*L* uigi *G* ot *B* ig *T* itties

[@victoriaseabolt5047]

Let's get bread this

[@PixelBytesPixelArtist]

*L* ugi *G* ot *B* ig *T* itties Edit: shit someone already said that

[@Ben-pp5tt]

This ideology consists of 3 different and often incompatible concepts regarding what gender is. 1 biological: gender is determined by an individual’s genetics 2 sociological: gender is a social construct in which one’s gender is determined by masculine/feminine characteristics expressed within a society 3 psychological: gender is a product of one’s subjective perception of self and is determined by personal identity

[@Ben-pp5tt]

What would the gender be for an individual who biologically presents as a man, socially presents as a woman, and internally identifies as neither?

[@Darkhelmet56]

We already told you everything multiple times why are you still here complaining

[@martind2520]

@@Darkhelmet56 I haven't seen @Ben-pp5tt post anything here before. Either way I haven't seen your answer to the question and I would certainly be interested in it.

[@ryanthomas9306]

@@martind2520Ben posts all the time brother, for years

[@martind2520]

@@ryanthomas9306 Fair enough.

[@readyornofjk]

*when ignorant people are given facts and say said facts are wrong*

[@traelonin]

Not really

[@endboss345]

when morons receive information and it makes them feel good so they just assume it's truth and do not have critical thinking skills to do research to make sure

[@littlefinger4509]

@@sarahebert2510 you're talking about yourself?

[@sarahebert2510]

@@littlefinger4509 you're wrong?

[@littlefinger4509]

@@sarahebert2510 I'm kinda sure I'm not.

[@-Burch]

I remember my s/o came out as trans yesterday. It’s been quite a process and I’ve been a bit overwhelmed, but I’m choosing to accept her for who she is, and I guess I’m bi now :’) (Also they’re transitioning to a girl, it isn’t completely set in stone but she believes that’s who she is which is fine with me now.) I’m a christian, so it was hard for me to make a choice, but I think I chose the right one since I love her, and she’s still the same person as before, just more open with me and themselves :P also sorry that was completely random I just had to say something since only 1 person other than me knows and it’s driving me crazy :’)

[@bayli1230]

Thank you for not allowing your religion to take over as many will do.

[@ryanthomas9306]

Fake post

[@bayli1230]

@@ryanthomas9306 How is that fake..?

[@-Burch]

Ryan Thomas It isn’t lmfao,, but oke

[@Anonymous-sg4tr]

I am happy you are accepting her. Religion is often used as a reason to discriminate but I am glad you are accepting her none the less

[@CynicalScorpio]

"Although controversial, there are structural differences in the male and female brains" How is this controversial? It should be common sense...

[@morganh2620]

Cynical Scorpio the only controversial thing is your spelling

[@CynicalScorpio]

@@morganh2620 Damn, got em

[@ashenrose2262]

It only showed up in some studies. A lot of scientists think that before making assumptions based on studies like that we need to know more about the brain.

[@ashenrose2262]

Also they don't know the complete impact of nature vs nurture so that may be a factor.

[@Concrete_Jake]

The idea that everyone is equal is very often confused with "everyone is the same". You see it when you point out differences between the genders such as strength. The male's body is naturally stronger than a woman's body. That is controversial to say because people get offended and start pointing out all the women who are stronger than men. They don't realize that those anecdotes are accounted for in statistics, there are women who are stronger than men. That doesn't negate the fact that on average, men are stronger than women. You can say the same thing about cognitive function and what we have evolved to do. This is even more controversial, because the fall-back for women is always "we aren't equal in strength, but we are equal in wit". While averages taken across multiple skills may be comparable, there are many skills that some sexes are better at. For example, men have much better spacial awareness than women on average. Women are much more caring and nurturing. These are things are largely genetic and aren't instilled into us by the way we are raised. I think it's actually interesting that the study's referenced in this video found genetic markers for being trans-gendered. With that being said, I think it's far too early to make any determinations. There was also another study I've heard of where it was shown transgender people tend to become transgender after they interact with a group of people who identify in that way or a similar way. It's possible both studies are right. Someone may be predisposed to being transgender, but do not become transgender until there is social pressure to do so. There are many sociopaths who live normal lives, they never hurt others because they were never exposed to an environment that created a monster.

[@Lifeistoughgirl]

Thank you Gigi. Yes I know from experience that suicide is a prominent idea being trans and rejected. To all those who were also rejected, don’t give up. This video is practical and educational it will serve the trans community well.