History PlayingWith / FirstLawOfGenderBending

*** The AppliedPhlebotinum works by erasing the Y chromosome and duplicating the X, then rebuilding the body according to the new genetic code. Unfortunatley, the Y-chromosome isn't "saved", so there's no way to restore the original DNA.

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' where they don’t even remember being male.

** "[[{{Transgender}} I still identify as a boy]] and I'm not about to let some machine say otherwise!

** Desperate to turn back, the transformee undergoes [[{{Transgender}} transition]].

* '''Straight''': [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and she isn't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard she tries.

* '''Gender Inverted''': She becomes a he, and circumstances conspire to keep him this way.

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' where they don’t even remember being male]].

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one ‘’WesternAnimation/{{Codename:Kids Next Door}}’’ where they don’t even remember being male]]

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one ‘’WesternAnimation/{{Codename:Kids Next Door}} where they don’t even remember being male]]

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one ‘’WesternAnimation/Codename:Kids Next Door where they don’t even remember being male]]

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try. In fact it is the case of that one [[WesternAnimation/Codename:Kids Next Door where they don’t even remember being male]]

* '''Exaggerated''': ''Every man'' genderbends , and they aren't able to fix this fact, no matter how hard they try.

** Desperate to turn back, the transformee undergoes [[{{Transger}} transition]].

** "[[{{Transsexual}} I still identify as a boy]] and I'm not about to let some machine say otherwise!

** Desperate to turn back, the transformee undergoes [[{{Transsexual}} transition]].

** Alternatively, driven to despair by the fact that he will never be able to be himself ever again, [[DrivenToSuicide he takes his own life.]]

* '''Zig Zagged''': He becomes a she, and while there are cures, either a) the cures are temporary, or b) he ends up switching genders repeatedly, without requiring a good reason.

** ... but the wizard doesn't want to reverse the change.

** "[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/Transgender I still identify as a boy]] and I'm not about to let some machine say otherwise!

* '''Reconstructed''': The newgirl comes to terms with her new lot in life after a lot of soul searching, only to rededicate herself to finding a cure. In the meantime, she decides to live out her life as best she can.

* '''Subverted''': He turns into a she, and a few episodes later, fixes this problem.

* '''Parodied''': "As you see, [[ExpospeakGag the metaphysical dynamics of the pan-universal structure induce a distorting pressure which creates cross-temporal alterations of events and structures to ensure that certain events can never be reversed]]."

* '''Defied''': "I'm not stepping into the Gender Bending machine. I just know it'll break down immediately, and then I'll be stuck as a girl until it gets fixed, which could take months ''if I'm lucky'', and could very well be permanent."

** Alternatively, "it's easier to build a hole than a pole."
** Alternatively, she's pregnant and the negative consequences of going through a MisterSeahorse situation are told to her so she decides to put reverting off until she's given birth.
** Alternatively, the gender-swapping magic only works once on any given person, so girls who turn into guys can't turn back either.
** Alternatively, the magic specifically only turns males into females, not vice-versa.
** Alternatively, she was a she to begin with.

* '''Double Subverted''': He turns into a she, and a few episodes later, fixes this problem... But he liked being a she and changes back regularly.

** His transformation to female rewrote his DNA so that instead of a Y chromosome, he had another copy of his pre-existing X-chromosone... With no Y chromosome left, transforming back into a man means somehow ''making'' one from his second X chromosome and even if that was a success he wouldn't be the man he was before. He'll be even ''further'' from where he started. Disgusted and disappointed by the unrecognizable man in the mirror, he goes back to being a woman... It's as close to who he was as he can get.

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