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Intloko, hayi umzimba wam.
Ngokwedatha yakutshanje evela e-UK nase-US, i-10-30% yabantu abasandula ukuguquka bayayeka ukuguquka kwiminyaka embalwa emva kokuba beqale ukuguquka.
Uphononongo olutsha oluvela eJamani lubeka umngeni omkhulu kwingcinga yokuba "i-dysphoria yesini" ihlala ihleli kubantu abaselula nabaselula. Idatha yeinshorensi yaseJamani, equlethe iirekhodi zonyango zabantu abamalunga nezigidi ezili-14 abakhuselweyo abaneminyaka emi-5 ukuya kwengama-24 ubudala, ibonisa ukuba ngaphezulu kwama-60% abantu abaselula abafunyaniswe benesifo sobuntu besini (F64) abasafumani sifo emva kweminyaka emi-5!
Ukuphuhliswa kwemibutho yabasetyhini kunike amandla ekwakheni ithiyori yenzululwazi "yesini", ethi iyantlukwano kumdla nakwizakhono phakathi kwamadoda nabasetyhini azimiselwanga ngumahluko wabo webhayoloji, kodwa kukhuliswa kunye neenkolelo ezibekwa kubo ngusolusapho. Ngokwalo mqondo, "isini" "sisini ngokwasengqondweni" komntu, esingaxhomekekanga kwisini sakhe sebhayoloji kwaye esinganyanzelekanga ukuba sihambelane naso, ngokunxulumene nendoda yendalo enokuziva ngokwengqondo ukuba ingumfazi kwaye yenze indima yabasetyhini kwezentlalo, kwaye ngokuchaseneyo. Iingcamango zembono zibiza le nto "yi-transgender" kwaye ibanga ukuba kuyinto eqhelekileyo. Kwezonyango, le ngxaki yengqondo yaziwa ngokuba yi-transsexualism (ICD-10: F64).
Ngaphandle kokuthetha, yonke "ithiyori yesini" isekwe kwiingcinga ezingenangqondo ezingenasihlahla kunye nokuthunyelwa kweembono ezingenasiseko. Ilinganisa ubukho bolwazi xa ingekhoyo. Nangona kunjalo, kule minyaka idlulileyo, ukusasazeka kwe "transgender", ngakumbi kulutsha, kuye kwaba sisifo. Kucacile ukuba ungcoliseko ekuhlaleni ngokudibeneyo nokuphazamiseka kwengqondo kunye nemithambo-luvo, idlala indima ebalulekileyo koku. Inani lolutsha oluzimisele "ukutshintsha isini" lonyukile kule minyaka idlulileyo Lishumi kwaye ifikelele kwinqanaba lokurekhoda. Ngesizathu esingaziwayo, i-3/4 yabo ingamantombazana.




