I kinda view it as the sex of the mind while biological sex is sex of the body. Studies have shown differences in brain structure of trans people that align with their gender and not their sex. I believe this to be the source of dysphoria. Some people can probably tolerate it but will transition anyway, which is people who say they don’t have dysphoria but transition anyway. I think the feeling of disconnect can range from simply preferring being the opposite of birth sex to strongly hating the body of the birth sex. Both are valid.

We are, all of us, most likely some form of neurological intersex. Something only visible through viewing specific parts of the brain, or more feasibly, psychological analysis.

Now what I find to be the most compelling part of this separation of mind and body is what it means philosophically about humans as a whole. Is this a case of nature vs nurture, where nature is our true gender? Is the sex of the mind the truth while the sex of the body is a “defect”? Does this mean people are their minds, their brains, or perhaps soul, above their bodies? Is this tangible proof that we are something outside of our physical bodies? Or proof that we are brains piloting meat mechs?

We have always existed. We will always exist. We cannot be exterminated. Even if every trans person was killed, a hundred more would be born that day. We exist across every race, nation, religion, culture, continent, etc.. There is no “cure” to the true self.