I’ve read that autistic people (who tend to have poor introspective abilities) are about 10 times more likely to be trans. The whole topic is related to crisis of identity, and young people naturally engage in self-discovery in ways which are easily disturbed by peer pressure. With post-modernism dissolving the traditional labels with which people of the past could identify themselves, I think it’s natural that identity has become more fluid. I also think it’s quite common for people to rebel in a way which isn’t true rebellion, but rather just the appearance of such (we’re social creatures, so if we don’t fit into mainstream communities, we tend to find niches. But this is still a kind of conformity. True non-conformity is much more rare).
I have to disagree with your idea that trans people are hurt by conforming. There has been a great increase in transsexualism as a result of transsexualism becoming socially acceptable. There seems to be a bit of a bandwagon effect, similar to the self-diagnosis of neurodivergency caused by TikTok.
The biggest reason for taking the theory of autogynephilia seriously is that it’s sexual in nature. Your explanation would explain transsexualism, but not the things which with it correlates. Transsexual people fixate more on sexual aspects of life, as do homosexuals and furries. Non-standard sexual orientations are more involved in fetishism. There’s more correlations which will seem even stranger if your model doesn’t include deep psychological mechanisms. For instance, all three group mentioned previously seem more likely than average people to prefer strong or unnatural colors. There are even times where I can guess somebodies sexual tendencies on the art styles which they draw or are drawn to. Similar to this, so I’m not the only one who has picked up on these correlations. I also believe that it’s these correlations which gives certain labels their negative connotations. People don’t care what genitals you prefer, what gender you feel like, or what your skin color or hair color is, but if they’ve met other people who shared these traits with you, then you will be judged according to the behaviour of those who share said traits with you).
I’ve read that autistic people (who tend to have poor introspective abilities) are about 10 times more likely to be trans. The whole topic is related to crisis of identity, and young people naturally engage in self-discovery in ways which are easily disturbed by peer pressure. With post-modernism dissolving the traditional labels with which people of the past could identify themselves, I think it’s natural that identity has become more fluid. I also think it’s quite common for people to rebel in a way which isn’t true rebellion, but rather just the appearance of such (we’re social creatures, so if we don’t fit into mainstream communities, we tend to find niches. But this is still a kind of conformity. True non-conformity is much more rare).
I have to disagree with your idea that trans people are hurt by conforming. There has been a great increase in transsexualism as a result of transsexualism becoming socially acceptable. There seems to be a bit of a bandwagon effect, similar to the self-diagnosis of neurodivergency caused by TikTok.
The biggest reason for taking the theory of autogynephilia seriously is that it’s sexual in nature. Your explanation would explain transsexualism, but not the things which with it correlates. Transsexual people fixate more on sexual aspects of life, as do homosexuals and furries. Non-standard sexual orientations are more involved in fetishism. There’s more correlations which will seem even stranger if your model doesn’t include deep psychological mechanisms. For instance, all three group mentioned previously seem more likely than average people to prefer strong or unnatural colors. There are even times where I can guess somebodies sexual tendencies on the art styles which they draw or are drawn to. Similar to this, so I’m not the only one who has picked up on these correlations. I also believe that it’s these correlations which gives certain labels their negative connotations. People don’t care what genitals you prefer, what gender you feel like, or what your skin color or hair color is, but if they’ve met other people who shared these traits with you, then you will be judged according to the behaviour of those who share said traits with you).