The Science of Being Transgender - Video by Powered By Rainbows

This is the best “primer” I have found for someone who doesn’t know anything about being transgender! Excellent, well-researched video explaining terms, identities, going into issues related to transgender kids, etc! Really fantastic.

Highlights:

-It begins with talking about how being transgender is not a new fad--there have been transgender people since the beginning of time.
-Covers some basic terms like transgender, gender dysphoria, and genderfluid.
-Talks about how depression can be cloaking gender dysphoria
-Talks about trans kids, but clarifies the actual options that are available (no surgeries, everything is reversible) and talks about the mental health dangers to NOT supporting trans kids
-Explains different types of hormone treatments that transgender people can access for medical transition
-Explains what surgeries transgender people can access
-Discusses pronouns
-Explanation of transphobia, discussing how it works from the basis of science. (At minute 9:43)
-11:30ish talks about the brain science of transgender people and the biggest study on transgender people's brains
-Discusses how people can be transgender, but also any sexuality. You can have a transgender person who is gay, etc. (They have another video that goes into detail on sexualities).
-19:23 science shows that your gender comes from your brain, not from your genitalia
-Discusses the slow process of how transition works

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