plural & transgender as frameworks

[kossai]

crosspost from tumblr .

why say transgender specifically over trans ? honestly just did not want to feel as if invite radqueer arguments - hope specificity help to stave off some of " trans-race " and other such arguments , as not everything can be approached in this way . 

plurality and transgender identity honestly exist as similar frameworks , like . at first brush , there is medicalised definition . this definition still exclude plenty of experiences , and to be very clear , even in medical fields there is argument of how to treat . some want to give full support , some would say with cautious acceptance but not too radical , others would say total elimination of this " broken core " by any force necessary .

medicalised plurality : diagnosis of DID/OSDD , extreme amnesia and dissociation , must be viewed as one fractured self

medicalised transgender identity : diagnosis of gender dysphoria , extreme depression and suicide risk , must be viewed as mind-body mismatch

some people fit these definitions . some of those people still get denied help , because simply not " severe enough " , or happy existence seem too exaggerated and unreal . community definitions can be looser , though will still find corners of communities that argue for strict medicalised definitions , in hopes to protect place among normal society at large - " normal society " where people may still outcast , but hopefully not too badly .

community-defined plurality : someone with multiple people inside of head , usually with switches of front .

community-defined transgender identity : someone with gender identity that mismatch with gender doctors assign at birth .

and yeah , these can work ... better , but there is still lots missing . definitions of plurality that focus on state of total individualisation from one another miss mark for pretty much anyone who is median , as well as anyone who can not switch , anyone who experience roleplay as more-than-muse but still not-quite-other , and anyone who feel that multiple selfhoods exist but not necessarily all at once . not to mention this spring arguments , both internal and external , about how much " personhood " is required to count , and how to even measure this in first place . if someone within collective seem to only display one emotion , is that proof of single-emotion existence , and therefore proof of less personhood , or is there another circumstance at play ?

definitions of transgender identity that focus on difference from assigned gender at birth also miss mark for many , and intersex people especially . someone who is intersex may have birth and legal assignment of one gender , but social treatment as another . perhaps assign one at birth , then later reassign another one in puberty . or grow up effectively degendered , where no one trust in assignment to begin with , outcasted regardless . this is not even to mention how surgical and hormonal treatments get used against intersex people , such that even intersex person who would technically be cisgender under this definition due to surgical force do not feel experience to be cisgender .

of course , all of that can be kind of hard to wrap up in simple talk about simple labels - and think if want to talk about specific experiences , that is not necessarily wrong . but do prefer to view both of these as more umbrellas - these words provide framework to talk about wide array of experiences .

personal framework of plurality : experience of selfhood(s) and/or personhood(s) that may be more than one , not solely one , and/or on boundaries between one-and-many

personal framework of transgender identity : experience of gender that defy expectations of one's legal assignment , societal assignment , social role , and/or one's own past experiences

frankly even these definitions have some kind of rigidity by nature of words , and especially when already struggle with language expression to begin with , but general idea here is this : if someone feel that these words give framework to better understand identity and improve life experience , then should be welcome to use .

maybe this will not turn out to fit right , and that is fine . maybe place within these frameworks will shift , and that is fine . maybe will always remain where first plant flag , and that is fine . there will also invariably be people whose experiences could fit these loose definitions , but feel as if just not right place to be - and that too is fine .