The moral dilemma inherent in transgenderism is inescapable. Suppose, for example, that a transgender woman dates a man and the relationship progresses to a serious consideration of marriage. Should she tell the man that she is “trans” and not a biological female at birth? If she does, then she acknowledges that she is not “truly” a woman. If she does not, then she has committed a deception so profound that it goes beyond a mere lie.
Personal story: When my son was young he was Boy Scout and I served as an Assistance Scoutmaster. One of his friends was a boy I considered to be one the best Scouts in the Troop. He passed through puberty as a boy and, when in college, decided to transition. I have followed him on Facebook and he is openly gay so I know he dates men. He has taken hormones, whether or not he has had surgery I do not know. He is also so good at makeup and dress that many men would not consider him to be anything but a very attractive woman. I would never want this young man, whose childhood I was glad to be a part of, to be anything other than happy.
But still, the question remains, does he deceive the men he dates?
“Trans women are women” is, at base, a lie. Should society at large, through the government, aid and abet this deception? Should it create a third category for official documents?
Anthropologists: How have other societies handled this dilemma?