Philosophical & Psychological Understanding of Gender Identities
Exploring the relationship between Desire, Self and Trans Identities
In the recent past, there has been a surge in the Trans identities. Both the number of people who identified as being Trans and the societal pressure to conform to the normativity has increased. This makes one wonder what it is that psychology and philosophy seem to miss. We shall revisit some concepts from psychoanalyst Jacques Marie Lacan and explore gender in the context of Jungian Shadow & personality development. For more details of Lacanian concepts about human love and sexuality, feel free to check the earlier article on Love. We shall explore some of the possible reasons behind the Trans Identities.
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