Gender Dysphoria: A Mini-Ethnography

The transsexual subculture of America believes that their gender dysphoria is biological. Transsexuals often take steps to match their physical attributes to their gender identity. Typically, members of this subculture are very isolated and have very few resources from which to draw.
According to material provided by the sample group, transsexuality, also called gender dysphoria or Gender Identity Disorder, is "A misery with regard to gender... a state of conflict between gender and physical sex." (http://transsexual.org/What.html) The editors of this website purport that "A transsexual…