LGBT - What is the exact criteria to be considered a genuine transgender person?

Why have no transgenders answered yet?

Anyway, I can't really answer your question but I think transgenders say that they were "born in the wrong body" or that they are really the

opposite sex to be considered transgender. Then, yes, transgenders are just people who say they are not comfortable with their biological sex.

If you say you "no longer feel female," they will tell you that it cannot change and that transgenders are "born transgender." However, if you say you always "felt male," you would be accepted as trans and everyone would have to call you "he" and your new name.

You're right that they do not question it or look for evidence. There is no evidence that they were born like that. I think they would be so much

happier got their minds treated instead and accepted their biological sex

because they can't change that and it's what they really are.

I know this is a little late but I was just reading to see if you had gotten and actual answers and it doesn't seem like you did. Your question is perfectly logical and not rude, although some of the answers you got seem to be unnecessarily rude. I'd like to try to the best of my abilities to answer your question even though you probably already have your answer. I am a 20 year old transguy and I would like to think personally it's simple to know who actually suffers from gender identity disorder and those who have other reasons for faking it, or possibly suffering from something else. That's what the therapy is for, before you transition you have to see a therapist. But even then they don't really care if you're actually suffering from GID or not. There are a few hints to look for, the people who act like there is more than female or male (with the exception of hermaphroditism) are usually looking for attention or suffering from something else. The ones who make fun of others in the LGBT community or do not respect them for that reason, also seem to be looking for attention. A good example would be Bruce Jenner, clearly came out as trans for attention, then bashes everyone in the LGBT community. I have yet to attend therapy so I wouldn't be able to tell you how exactly they go about weeding out the liars and the actual people suffering from GID. Although this probably didn't help you, I just wanted to give you an actual trans persons point of view on things. I think if you yourself were to come out, it's a matter of who is in your circle, how well they know you, and what your reasons for thinking you suffer from GID is.

What about those ridiculous genderfluid so called people.. What do they need a penis and a vagina to be happy or do they have to accept they only have one sexual organ. What are you telling me they can be happy without matching their sexual organ with what their brain wants?

When you hate yourself so much you run away emotionally from yourself. Its no coimcidence many transgenders were abused as children. Also for females more often hate themselves for being ugly so instead of accepting themselves they try to be a male to escape the ugly label. Just because people cant accept their own imperfections doesnt mean we let them cut their penis off or mound up their vagina.

Just look at bruce jenner. He lived supposedly in the wrong body for over 60 years. Something by the way lgbt lie and say it is impossible and you will commit suicide. Lgbt try to strip the will of confused people to get help by telling them they cant change and never be happy in the 'wrong' body that they are having difficulty accepting. Bruce jenner did he impossible until coincidentally he lost all fame and fortune and family and was emotionally ruined...

Would you tell a blind person that can never see that they will never be happy being blind? No but transgenders dont mind telling people that even though you cant change sexes.

Transgenders are like alcoholics. They know they have a problem and dont want to deal with it so their only chcise is to get others to drink with them.

Apparently anyone can be a transgender.

I can be a transgender if I want.

If I "feel like a girl," one day, I can walk right into the little girls room. Trannies don't care about anyone else but themselves.

Even if people didn't abuse it (which we know people already do,) it wouldn't matter.

Men like myself should not have the right to go in the women's room, not even if I genuinely think I am a woman.

There is no exact criteria. People come to the sense of them self as transgendered from many different paths. Some know from childhood and their parents raise them the gender they choose. Others go through a tremendous struggle and try desperately to be what is expected. Some just know and accept who they are - a person whose body does not match what is in their mind.

This is from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), Standards of Care, 2011. It defines the recommended prerequisites for gender reassignment surgery:

1. You have received a diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria

2. You have given this due thought and made appropriate disclosures and arrangements. This can include things like having considered implications for fertility, and having “come out” to important people in your life.

3. Any mental health or substance use issues are well-controlled.

4. You are knowledgeable about the intervention(s) and their risks.

5. Except in the case of chest surgery, you have been on hormones continuously for one year.

6. Except in the case of chest surgery or hysterectomy where there is no set expectation, you have completed a continuous Gender Role Experience (or GRE). The GRE is multidimensional and includes documented activity of your community living in a role congruent with your identity. This activity should be commensurate with your abilities, and also demonstrate a social experience of good breadth and quality. A good GRE provides a reasonable set of social experiences necessary as part of informed consent, as well as time to adjust and adapt to the challenges within it in order to function successfully.

7. An identity-congruent legal name change is strongly recommended.

8. You are knowledgeable about the intervention(s) and their risks, and have a good aftercare plan in place.

Suffering from the actual mental disorder called ''Gender Dysphoria''.

Because they feel they were born into the wrong body...why should they need criteria or your approval?

You cannot be the opposite gender literally. You may think you are, but you can't change your chromosomes.

Well your rotten attitude and history of trolling tell me I'm wasting my time, but I'll answer anyway.

"What is the exact criteria to be considered a genuine transgender person?"

This is a typical question from someone that has no idea what the process of transition involves. Nobody just wakes up one day and decides to be trans. It's a life-long struggle for the person involved until they seek out medical help. After speaking with a gender therapist many transsexual people come to the conclusion that their only hope for a happy and fulfilling life is to transition (aka "sex change"). Transition is a long, expensive, medically monitored process takes takes years to accomplish.

After a long period, sometime years, of therapy they may be referred to an endocrinologist for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Now here's another thing people like Patrisha don't understand: Hormones are just as important mentally as they are physically. This is because transsexual people have been dealing with a hormone imbalance their whole lives. As a result transsexual people feel much better on HRT. I know Patrisha is going to scoff at this, but it's true. A female brain runs much more efficiently on estrogen. Transsexual women feel much more balanced, mentally whole and in touch with theirselves because of HRT. And then there are also all the physical benefits that most people focus on. HRT slowly changes the body to be more like it should have been, which is also pleasing for the individual.

Next, at some point after yet more therapy, building a wardrobe and making many short trips into the world, it's time to make the jump to full-time living in their identified gender. This takes months (sometime years) of planning. Gotta break in here to mention "carry letters". For those short trips out into the world as their authentic selves a person may have a carry letter from their therapist indicating that they are trans and under the care of a certain therapist. This comes in handy if they ever need to prove who they are if stopped by the police etc.

A person has to come out to their family and friends if they haven't. Then research their employees diversity policies to see if they can keep their jobs. The employment situation is the biggest hurdle for most. A person can also decide to start all over in a new job, but in my opinion transitioning at your present job is less stressful. After coming out to to your employer a person has to start the legal name change process. This is time consigning and sometimes very expensive in itself. They have to notify all their creditors, banks, utilities, the DMV, Social Security etc. Once the legal change is accomplished the person begins living full-time in their identified gender.

Once they are living full-time they have identity documents proving who they are (driver's license, pass port, Social Security card etc). Some continue to also hold onto their carry letters.

So you see proving who you are isn't really an issue for transsexual people. The transition process goes step by step and literally millions of transsexual people have been through the process over the last 65+ years.

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Ever notice how "Trish" and "Troll" start with the same 2 letters and both have 5 letters? Yeah.