On: US girls getting first periods earlier over the la...

[defrost]

and your source for that is a substack blog by someone equally as ignorant of classical and non western history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_transgender_histor...

FWiW I'm neither here nor there on the matter, I just happen to have read books and travelled the world for 60 odd years.

[fflooop → defrost]

It's a well-argued piece which examines the phenomenon from a perspective outside of the cultural context in which it was created.

If you disagree with the author's argument, could you be more specific as to why?

[ropejumper → fflooop]

I've written a response but unfortunately it doesn't fit in a comment. I think this is reasonable since your linked article doesn't either. Hopefully you'll consider this:

https://pastebin.com/m4TuVvbH

[DANmode → ropejumper]

Thanks for taking the time, and being vulnerable.

[ropejumper → DANmode]

Thank you for taking the time to read, too.

[morbicer → fflooop]

For one, the author of the blog you posted claims there are no proofs of brain-body mismatch where there's ample research confirming this.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23230954-600-transgen...

> It is known that the brains of males and females are different. Evidence further suggests that brain anatomy and neuronal signaling pathways are more closely aligned with a person’s perceived gender identity.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415463/