{"id":260,"date":"2024-05-07T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/?p=260"},"modified":"2024-05-07T12:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:03:57","slug":"transgender-matrix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/deborah-ballard.com\/wp1\/2024\/05\/07\/transgender-matrix\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender Matrix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Too often, society and even therapists tend to focus on only one dimension of the transgender person, I came up with this matrix to help people understand the broader dimensions of transgender people.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Severity<\/th><th>Social<\/th><th>Personality<\/th><th>Expressions<\/th><th>Sexuality<\/th><th>Dysphoria<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>0-Cisgender<\/td><td>homosocial, alpha, popular<\/td><td>Aggressive, violent, bullying, Extreme cases become criminals.<\/td><td>Sexist, Elitist,views opposite sex as inferior. Excessively masculine or feminine, conforming to birth gender.<\/td><td>Views opposite sex as playthings, objects, or alien creatures.<\/td><td>Very comfortable with birth gender, threatened by those who aren&#8217;t<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 Undercover<\/td><td>beta, friendly, heterosocial, mix of friends, boys and girls.<\/td><td>Friendly but withdrawn around alphas of their gender.<\/td><td>plays games with both genders, enjoys both.<\/td><td>may dress in a few items of the opposite sex, privately.<\/td><td>Mild, mostly normal, bullying usually limited and infrequent.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2 Masked<\/td><td>beta, mostly heterosocial, most friends are opposite sex, close friends of same sex.<\/td><td>Isolated, socializes when needed, but avid reader, games, private activities.<\/td><td>Intelligent, prefers company of opposite gender, enjoys company of same gender.<\/td><td>limited sexuality, confused, occasional cross-dressing, limited in scope, usually private or descreet.<\/td><td>Mild dysphoria, frequently bullied, puts on ?Act? to prevent abuse (clown, smart, goofy)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3 Emerging<\/td><td>Most friends are opposite sex, only a few friends of same sex.<\/td><td>Isolated, avoids recreational activities and sports, avoids, same-sex activities most.<\/td><td>Isolated, avoids social interaction with same sex peers, avid reader, often trying to figure out EVERYTHING because nothing makes sense.<\/td><td>Isolated sexuality, may even avoid sex with partners, cross-dressing for both sexual and nonsexual satisfaction. May dress for extended periods privately.<\/td><td>Severe, struggles with attempts to emulate birth gender, chameleon, evasive, deceptive. Dislikes birth gender but struggling with the idea of transition.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4 Public<\/td><td>Nearly all friends are opposite sex, same sex relationships may be romantic.<\/td><td>Isolated, mood swings, unusual wisdom, avid reader, researcher, seeks to understand people. Refuses to participate in same-sex athletics, especially team sports.<\/td><td>Everything seems unreal, isolated even in a crowd, focused, studies same sex &amp; opposite sex. May act or dress more like opposite gender.<br>May be gender fluid, doing both masculine and feminine things in behavior and appearance.<\/td><td>Avoids sexual and romantic encounters with partners. Dislikes being recipient, dislikes genitalia. Masturbation fantasies are as the opposite sex.<\/td><td>Self-abusive, genital mutilation, binding, tucking, drugs, alcohol, suicidal, dare-devil, doesn&#8217;t care about dying, but not actively persuing.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 Transsexual<\/td><td>Very few friends, nearly all friends are opposite sex. Avoids contact with same sex, except maybe romantically.<\/td><td>Until transition, isolated, alone, socially ?retarded?, rude, intellectual bully, lonely.<\/td><td>Until transition, almost autistic, depressed, lethargic, argumentitive, drives people away.<\/td><td>Pre-transition ? sexually giving, but derives little or no satisfaction as receiver. Avoids sex.<\/td><td>Critical ? suicidal and secretive, drug addiction, alcoholism, overeating, high risk behaviors, often without telling anyone about the pain they feel has been ignored.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 During Transition<\/td><td>After starting transition, more social, more friendly, more fun to be around, more friends.<\/td><td>Very social, especially with other opposite sex people. Enjoys flirting, socialization, and cares about people.<\/td><td>Friendly, outgoing, caring, compassionate, kind, loving, able to experience love.<\/td><td>Sexually generous and enjoys receiving, often adventurous and creative, may enjoy sex with more kinds of partners, bisexuals may start gravitating toward opposite sex of their target gender.<\/td><td>Much happier, enjoys life, enjoys people, service oriented, helps others. More interested in health, fitness, and staying healthy and happy.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 Post Transition<\/td><td>homosocial with target gender, popular, friendly with both genders.<\/td><td>Outgoing, pleasant, polite, happy, supportive, kind, enjoys a happy life more like a cisgender person of the target gender.<\/td><td>Consider themselves their target gender, more like cisgender member of the target sex. A bit stealthy about previous life.<\/td><td>Genuinely cares about both genders, treats partners as special gifts, generously return love when given.<\/td><td>May struggle with PTSD, fear that they will have to go back, grieving lost youth in wrong gender.. Generally much happier and healthier, may even look and act younger.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too often, society and even therapists tend to focus on only one dimension of the transgender person, I came up with this matrix to help people understand the broader dimensions of transgender people. Severity Social Personality Expressions Sexuality Dysphoria 0-Cisgender homosocial, alpha, popular Aggressive, violent, bullying, Extreme cases become criminals. 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