Interesting .... but perhaps segments of the study maybe relevant ... while northwestern discredits any association w the complete study
I'd rather look at behaviors and tendencies ... in terms of who they are, what they will become, and where are they headed
my indirect experience w a tyranny is
1 ... inside their mind they believe they are of the other gender ... so bio or god made the mistake of their physical gender selection
2 ... then there association w those that are undergoing various stages in as a support group n how to obtain their goals or not
3 ... this particular one has a mate that is also a tranny in a different stage ...
so what is it?
a ... two MTF having a lesbian relationship
b ... two men having a gay relationship with in female transformed bodies
4 ... perhaps we should not be questioning the journey or the destination they taken but be concern
a ... are they happy?
b ... have we help them become productive n self accepting of who they are ("Do no harm")
c ... have we exploited them for monetary gains
from a plastic surgeon (tv) pov their take on it
1 ... they go where the doctors of the mind could not cure but at $$$ price
2 ... one could ask in which way would "do no harm" would be best served
3 ... some private surgeons are motivated its the question if they hold their patience best interest in mind
from another tv series
1 ... its about getting to know the patient ... not taking away their abilities in life ... but returning or enhancing their QOL
the big thing is science is never exact ... there is always the element of getting things wrong or right
its kinda like CSI ... the crime scene trying to be reversed engineered without all the scientific data available or witnesses
the human part of this science industry ... some will be against a new point of view ... some may have a defect in their science etc etc
the moral is that in time the science will be proven or not and fame for the discovery delayed or immediate
science should describe the who, what, when, where, why ... we have to question how many out there are truly men of science
the arena of science has become scientifically politicalize, scientifically economically motivated, or religiously science motivated ... than science of doctors
the study would be invalid if its more of the above than helping the people to understand what has happen
its the test of time long after a study or theory has been done if its to be accepted as fact or finally rejected
another experience
a mother who is a simple school teacher has had eight children ,,, makes an observation of her child's first crawl
my son is gay or will be gay
its unclear in the share if the mother influence how she raises her son or otherwise supports as one day it could become fact or not
its a good question did the family mistreated the gay son ...
the answer its still being determined but its left to denial to serve the means of the family
for Tom, there are those who accept him as straight,gay, or BI or could not care less
some of us somehow could predict his sexuality vs some of us want him straight, gay, or BI or again could not care less
its tom who'd have to be true to his own discovery of where his happiness lies
those that know him as a person than the star will witness the person he has chosen to become in the world
we will hope the world is accepting ... as well as in the olympics
some believe he's a role model for the many in similar situations and some don't think so
I guess he in the process of gaining his place in gay history compared the greg louganis under different circumstances
hopefully we will all see Tom is making how own personal journey in life as well as finding his way in life
as for a role model ... we'd have to wait and see if he participates as such or not than to say he is a role model
lol, I'm glad he'd will not be tested in Russia Winter Olympics for they took a stance of being anti-gay
I'd question what the Olympic Committee can do about anti-gay countries
I'm unclear how brazil will treat tom as well as other gay divers
hopefully all countries will take to the spirit of the games rather than their own politics
the olympic games to tom is really about if he chooses it to be his career for the long term or short
its hard on him as well as making his way in his personal life
his new mate will help him decide and this is a good thing than to be alone to make the mistakes in life
as a couple they make life together and it will help tom discover his sexuality because still its not clearly defined
gosh a lot of people will debate BI or gay ... conspiracy just keeps them employed in the media industry
I'd guess we have to see if they become the problem in his life as a public figure
off topic ... I met two gay ppl on the internet ... they both don't know tom nor cared
they learned more now and are enlightened or not ... at least they know now gay history progressed