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re conversion therapy they are not analogous:
If gay people feel incorrectly oriented this is considered to be a result of a discriminatory social context; any feelings of intrinsic dysphoria presumably stem from this.
Generally wannabe transitioners' dysphoria is presented as being intrinsic rather than as a result of social construction. If they could do away with the dysphoric feeling with a pill, they would presumably take it.*
Furthermore, the sex change solution is literally conversion therapy, and one that is not easy to undergo.
I also get the impression that gay identity is more monolithic than trans as e.g. some transwomen describe themselves as 'transwomen' while others describe themselves as 'women'. Moreover, no-one has dysphoria from the feeling that they should be trans. The conversion is between the two poles of the standard binary, which appear to be fundamental.
*There do however seem to be transitioners who do not have dysphoria. From browsing a trans forum some time ago I got the impression there were almost two classes of trans people. One class which considers itself to be more transy as they converted because of dysphoria, and another class held in less esteem as they did so without stating the same prime motivation.
If gay people feel incorrectly oriented this is considered to be a result of a discriminatory social context; any feelings of intrinsic dysphoria presumably stem from this.
Generally wannabe transitioners' dysphoria is presented as being intrinsic rather than as a result of social construction. If they could do away with the dysphoric feeling with a pill, they would presumably take it.*
Furthermore, the sex change solution is literally conversion therapy, and one that is not easy to undergo.
I also get the impression that gay identity is more monolithic than trans as e.g. some transwomen describe themselves as 'transwomen' while others describe themselves as 'women'. Moreover, no-one has dysphoria from the feeling that they should be trans. The conversion is between the two poles of the standard binary, which appear to be fundamental.
*There do however seem to be transitioners who do not have dysphoria. From browsing a trans forum some time ago I got the impression there were almost two classes of trans people. One class which considers itself to be more transy as they converted because of dysphoria, and another class held in less esteem as they did so without stating the same prime motivation.