IndieAgora

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-transgender-woman-could-get-pregnant/

This is actually a really lazy link post and discussion. Kind of stream of consciousness. Feel free to move this to off topic or something else if you want to.

Would I want to do something like this if it was possible to do to myself? Yes.

Why? Because I think that the dysphoria of transgenderism (or specifically transsexuality if you prefer the term) can encompass the desire to experience all of biological female drives/experiences. There are cis-women who desire to have Children, obviously. Psychologically, you can desire strongly to experience something even if the feeling of it is not physically there yet.

I wanted to ask people about their thoughts on this.

As long as we don't get stuck in a bivalent logic of true or false when it comes to 'woman' I think we can say it is one of the most deferred terms in language.

However, I don't think I would if it were possible - not a fan of kids, plus I'm antinatal as a personal choice.

In a heartbeat I would do it. For me the biggest part of dysphoria is not being able to be pregnant. It is something I want with every fiber of my being.

One of the reasons that decided for me not to physical transition at all. What is the point. Doesn't matter if I look like a woman or not, I still cannot be pregnant therefore I will still have dysphoria. So I had to find ways to channel that maternal instinct into something better than hating my body. Which I have accomplished with some success. At least enough to take the edge off the dysphoria.

Thanks for sharing guys.

Not having dysphoria, I have never been maternal, so it's interesting to hear how intensely you both feel about this. How do you both feel about surrogates and adoption?

In a heartbeat I would do it. For me the biggest part of dysphoria is not being able to be pregnant. It is something I want with every fiber of my being.

One of the reasons that decided for me not to physical transition at all. What is the point. Doesn't matter if I look like a woman or not, I still cannot be pregnant therefore I will still have dysphoria. So I had to find ways to channel that maternal instinct into something better than hating my body. Which I have accomplished with some success. At least enough to take the edge off the dysphoria.

Yes, it is a maternal instinct for me too. How else did you channel it? Edit here: looking at it outside of any definitive or essential view of maternity being what it is to be a woman

Not having dysphoria, I have never been maternal, so it's interesting to hear how intensely you both feel about this. How do you both feel about surrogates and adoption?

Maternal instinct extends past those who I'm genetically related to.