You keep on glossing over my main point: how would they know that they were born into the wrong sex if they have never actually been the opposite sex? How could a guy "have a deep, innate sense that his biological sex is the wrong one" if he has never actually experienced being a girl? In order to know whether he was born into the wrong sex, he would need to know how the "typical" man felt, how the "typical" woman felt, and compare his own feelings and personality with these ideals. That's where the gender stereotyping comes in.
Transgender people experience their transgender identity in a variety of ways. Its too simplistic to merely say "they've never been a woman so how would they know".
Awareness concerning transgender identity can occur at any age as well, which implies that while some may learn of these differences, others know innately. Some transgender people report these types of feelings back in their earliest memories.
I have two children, one boy & one girl. Children, at the outset, are relatively gender neutral when left to their own devices (no societal pushes towards wearing pink dresses for example). I'll tell you from my own experience, children can have an innate sense of who they are without being taught their gender roles as male or female. Is it that much of a stretch to think that a small percentage would also know innately who they are and slowly realize their view of self may not conform to societal gender expectations? To think otherwise shows a rather limited understanding of psychology and probabilities in general.
Again, I'm no expert. There are other members who are undoubtedly more qualified than I to discuss transgender issues.
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