Reflection Paper16

I understand intersexuality to be a person who has the mixed characteristics of a female and a male. Transsexuality is when, for example, a woman who is physically female feels that she is not a woman, or “thinks like a man.” The study of these topics has been useful to me because it makes me more sensitive to people who are like either of those cases. I personally do not have any problem with people who are intersexual or transsexual I think it is rather remarkable. I had heard of both situations but I did not know of the full details of them both but now I am more informed and have become rather fascinated by these topics. I would imagine that with both cases the people with those issues are bothered by them because maybe someone said something to them or they think it is wrong. They also are made fun of by their peers and sometimes even family members. In no way do they have it easy some of them can’t even tell you for sure whether they are a man or woman because they don’t feel like either of them or they are confused as to what to say. Transsexuals are ridiculed more than intersexual people because they cannot hide or cover up how they feel. For the women people just see it as being a tomboy but for the men I think it’s much tougher on them because in a “man’s” society looking or acting like a girl is degrading. They are called multiple names and pranks are played mercilessly on them just because they express how they feel. Intersexual people have a harder time finding a partner because of their issues, they too are ridiculed by those who find out and are verbally attacked because of something they cannot help, in both cases of intersexual and transsexual. It makes them think that there is something wrong with them like they are warped and possibly even monsters. I think that women are more understanding of both issues then men because women do not have the type of standards that men do; the “man code” as they call it. I think that it causes trauma to either party and creates depression and possibly even psychological problems for them.