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Ngokutsho Idatha yamva nje I-UK kunye ne-US, i-10-30% yabantu abasanda kutshintshwa bayayeka ukutshintshela kwiminyaka embalwa yokuqala inguqu.

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.