If gender is just a social construct, then why do trans individuals take hormones?
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If gender is just a social construct with no relation to human biology or physiology, then why do trans people go on hormone replacement therapy? If physiology has no relationship with gender or gender identity, then there is no reason why someone needs hormones in order to adopt and embody the gender roles and gender identity of their choice.
Similarly, if gender and gender identity is just a social construct, and our beliefs and behaviors surrounding gender are just a product of socialization, then in what sense are trans people "born that way", or "born in the wrong body", or etc? If gender is just a social construct, then individuals cannot, by definition, be born trans. If gender is just a social construct, individuals cannot, by definition, be born with an innate affinity for one gender identity or another. If gender is just a social construct, then people, by definition, cannot be born with a biological sex that "doesn't match" their gender identity.
Similarly, if gender and gender identity is just a social construct, and our beliefs and behaviors surrounding gender are just a product of socialization, then in what sense are trans people "born that way", or "born in the wrong body", or etc? If gender is just a social construct, then individuals cannot, by definition, be born trans. If gender is just a social construct, individuals cannot, by definition, be born with an innate affinity for one gender identity or another. If gender is just a social construct, then people, by definition, cannot be born with a biological sex that "doesn't match" their gender identity.
