Gender Dysphoria can only ever exist in a society with gender stereotypes. Yes, I am saying that Gender Dysphoria is caused by society.
It's really not. Would I have gone through years of extremely intrusive and insensitive assessments, potential danger, a very risky operation and spent ｣20,000 of my own cash on medical treatment if it was just a matter of ignoring barriers? Absolutely not. I'm not the sort of person who likes to put herself through gruelling, difficult, painful and unpleasant situations unless there is absolutely no other way, and neither are the vast majority of people with gender dysphoria or whatever it's called this week. Although I was being somewhat facetious about playing The Sims, and its relevance may be rather dubious anyway, innate gender identity is certainly a thing. I accept it's perhaps difficult to understand for people who don't have that particular incongruity to deal with, but I would add that those who've never had the need to understand it should be thankful rather than judgemental.
I realise I've slightly painted myself into a corner with the "but girls often like guy stuff too!" comment, and it may not have been the most sensible idea to bring up the matter of gender identity in that context as it's its own thing, but it's a lot more than upbringing and societal expectations.
