Jason Y writes:
One culture with a lot of transsexuals is the Philippines. They're everywhere, and seeing them in public is just a normal part of life.
Of course, a lot of Filipino men pick on them, but, nonetheless, they don't hide away from everyone. Seems like in the Philippines either the guys are hyper-masculine (smoking cigarettes, drinking, womanizing), or they become transsexuals.
See? There is no “biological transsexualism” that one would think would have a fairly constant rate across space and time. Historically, modern transsexualism is virtually unknown. This whole syndrome is a creation of modernity. As we can see from your ...read more
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