Transsexualism is a word and a condition that has some people very confused. The word relates to a group of people who are transgenders. This group feels that while they were brought up as one sex, they really are the other. For some this is brought on by various events early in their life while other transgenders had no choice; it was a medical procedure early on in life that defined them as a certain gender when no one was sure which they were. While both groups fall into the definition, there are people today who choose sides and define these people as either or, instead of both.

Most debates surround transgenders who were born and raised as the sex they are genetically defined to be. Some in society feel this “condition” is just an excuse to practice homosexuality, while others believe abuse and rejection from the opposite or same sex played a role in this gender confusion. Regardless of how the person feels, transgenders are left with the question: Did God make a mistake with me? They may never get the answer they’re searching for, but transsexualism for these people is highly confusing.

The second group of people, those physically altered at birth, tend to be seen as victims. But, this doesn’t help with the ridicule for not looking or acting like the sex they were brought up to be. At the same time, the transsexualism problem is easily identifiable, as these people are usually on hormone therapy and have been for quite some time. Some transgender dating leads to marriage and later one person discovers their true gender identity through medical records or a DNA test. With this knowledge, some will have transgender surgery. Though most people can discover their true gender through testing there are a few who even have ambiguous DNA - both male and female.

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