> [!infobox]
<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 6 evergreens</em></s>
#### [[Biology supports the validity of trans people]]
> Present evidence seems to suggest that a person’s [[gender]] is established during gestation while the [[cerebral cortex]] of the brain is forming
>
> <cite>[What is Gender? :: That's Gender Dysphoria, FYI](https://genderdysphoria.fyi/en/what-is-gender)</cite>
[[Gender is a social construct]], explores how [[socialization]] creates and reinforces the [[gender binary]], but our pre-natal and [[hormone|hormonal]] environment are the scientific basis of our gender. This is the reason
why:: [[Our understanding of gender begins at a very early age]] and it
supports:: the validity of [[Transgender people]] children and that [[You can discover your transness at any point in life]]
If your assigned [[gender]] does not match your true gender your body will produce biological warnings of [[depression]], [[depersonalization]], [[derealization]], [[dissociation]], and obviously [[gender dysphoria]], but studies have shown that early social acceptance can bring these signs to near zero.
^[[[course - Psychology of Race and Gender#Week 10]]]
Unfortunately, [[Trans children will repress their dysphoria if they have been effectively taught it is unacceptable]], which means that most trans children don't receive this kind of support.
Sex determines [[phenotype]] and [[genotype]] but not [[gender]], although [[Sex is a social construct]] is also true.
similarly:: [[Gender has historically been non-binary]]
### <hr class="footnote"/>
**Status**:: #EVER/GREEN
*edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022*
**Topics**:: [[gender]], [[Transgender people]]