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Academia Mexicana de Neurología, A.C.

2007, Number 6

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Rev Mex Neuroci 2007; 8 (6)

Contributions for the comprehension of transsexuals and the understanding of the relation between body and mind

Salin-Pascual RJ

Language: Spanish
References: 26
Page: 575-585
PDF size: 74.04 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The present article deal with a review of the sexual diversity related with transgender. Specifically with transsexual people which are those person in which self perception about gender is the opposite of the biological or genetic gender (either XX, women or XY male).
Terminology with some degree of confusion is clear if gender identity (self perception) is taken as central gender. Sexual attraction is not related to that gender identity, so a person could be male XY, self perception as woman and be attracted to Esther woman or male, and the same could be said for woman that transform to male, although it is not very common to detect transsexual male (FTM) been attracted to men.
Self identity is something that human beings acquired during the evolution or our specie. It is among the attributes of consciousness, because it is necessary to be continuous for to be aware of ourselves. In transsexuals there is a incoherence about what brain identify as self and what is apparent in the exterior trough the mirror. So that is the reason why people try to make am effort to change gender appearance.
To get knowledge about this issue will be very important for transgender community but also to health care personal.


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