It’s an interesting article, and it’s true, too. “Ideology” is all it can ever be, because it’s flat out impossible to change genders. One can surgically alter oneself, but beyond that, hormones and body and brain chemistry are unchangeable. Sex changes amount to nothing more than window dressing. It’s a decisive step beyond transvestitism, but it’s still only skin deep. Ultimately, the mental illness aspect of the entire subject just becomes unavoidable. I’ve never felt even the slightest animosity about it, but it’s just make believe, and it really is absurd to pretend otherwise.