That being treated as their raised gender is extremely emotionally painful and that their sexual characteristics are dissociated from them (at its most extreme this results in attempting to cut off the penis or breasts, but milder forms are extremely common). in short, Dysphoria.
I reiterate that the right way to learn what trans people's subjective beliefs are like is to talk with some of them in a friendly social manner. I am not trans; I know somewhere between six and two dozen people, and a couple I am very close with, but I am not the right person to explain this to you. I am answering a ton of questions which you could answer much more easily by just reading some trans person's account of their early life, like I said originally.
It's that time of year again. Actually, a little earlier than that time of year, but I'm pushing it ahead a little to match when Ozy and I expect to have more free time to process the results.
The first draft of the 2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey is complete (see 2013 results here) .
You can see the survey below if you promise not to try to take the survey because it's not done yet and this is just an example!
2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey Draft
I want two things from you.
First, please critique this draft (it's much the same as last year's). Tell me if any questions are unclear, misleading, offensive, confusing, or stupid. Tell me if the survey is so unbearably long that you would never possibly take it. Tell me if anything needs to be rephrased.
Second, I am willing to include any question you want in the Super Extra Bonus Questions section, as long as it is not offensive, super-long-and-involved, or really dumb. Please post any questions you want there. Please be specific - not "Ask something about taxes" but give the exact question you want me to ask as well as all answer choices.
Try not to add more than a few questions per person, unless you're sure yours are really interesting. Please also don't add any questions that aren't very easily sort-able by a computer program like SPSS unless you can commit to sorting the answers yourself.
I will probably post the survey to Main and officially open it for responses sometime early next week.