Aberrance

In my view aberrance does indeed play a role in the life of transgender people but not because there is anything wrong with them. The aberrance is introduced when their natures butt up against societal reality during childhood development and they are made to understand that they are not normal. They are scolded and dissuaded from being who they are which then encourages the development of coping skills. As the child then passes through into puberty with unfulfilled and deeply held wishes, a burgeoning sexuality adds a new layer of complexity to the mix.

My view is that if the child is left alone to explore without negative messaging they will either indulge in a passing phase or conversely enter into a normal life as a transgender person who may or may not undergo a medical transition.

The older we currently are, the more likely that we were subject to stigma early on in life and that exposure had some consequences. Secret lives were developped as a result which then left differing levels of psychological impact depending on the individual and their personal level of dysphoria. In some cases the cross gender identification can become stunted and even remain infantelized because of the need for being compartmentalized due to life circumstance.

Transphobes will tell you that the transgender person is a product of pathology wheras I would suggest that it is instead the transgender person who quickly falls prey to the world and its own unique brand of pathology.