Oddly enough I just had a guest speaker in class who I thought was a black, lesbian woman. It took me a full 45 minutes to realize that it was a woman in the process of F to M transition (provided she/he could acquire the $200,000 for the surgery). As an added twist, she/he now identifies as gay because she, soon to be a he, has always been attracted to men. Talk about confusing. She/he was so confident that no one would ever guess that she was a woman and thus her transition was easier than most. I seriously debated pointing out that no time was I ever confused as to her sex. She/he was clearly female to me and many others in the room. Equally tempting to suggest it would be cheaper to just keep her parts and go by the name Larry when required. Social graces won over and I kept that comment to myself.
So yes, her biological sex is F. Psychosocially he/she has identified as male. I feel genuine sympathy with the obvious struggles and turmoil she/he experiences, whether my perspective is they are due to being dealt a crappy biological hand or a result of her decisions. It is still suffering.
Why this lecture would ever be considered vital to my college education is perplexing. That I had to pay tuition for this is maddening.
*she was also LDS. Black, transgendered, gay, LDS person has to be the pinnacle of minority groups.