shortofalex:

Friendly reminder:
Being transgender is a result of hormones and/or fetal stress during pregnancy. 
It IS biological. 
It IS something you’re either born with or you’re not. 

You don’t just “choose” it.

Hypothalamic development is severely impacted by fetal stress and the release of hormones from the mother. It ACTUALLY makes your hypothalamus (the part of the brain that links the endocrine system and the nervous system via the pituitary gland) develop differently. What does this mean? Misfiring hormones and the hypothalamus of the gender opposite of what genitals you had at birth. 

The hypothalamus also controls:
– Parenting skills
– How we connect with other people
– Homeostasis
– Sleep
– Circadian rhythm
– Sex drive
– Hormone secretion (gonadotropin, thyrotropin, corticotrophin and many more)

This is a research project I am doing alongside my therapist and doctor.

Please stop saying being transgender is a choice, no matter which side you’re on.
Because you’re horribly fucking wrong.