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originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: FredT
If anything its society lack of acceptance and some of the attitudes/prejudice that has many regretting the choices made.
This is why I compared this to being a Christian for some... lots of people treat us as lesser humans, to be poked fun at, mocked... do people give a crap how we feel ? Nope.. Do we commit suicide because of it ? well maybe some that get extremely bullied.. I've heard of young Christian kids taking their lives because of extreme bullying from peers and even their parents.
originally posted by: Deaf Alien
originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: Annee
It depends on the teacher , and what they would try and teach young children.
Never give a 5 year old a suitcase that is too heavy to carry. I would prefer I teach my own children at age appropriate times.
LOL. I know some 5 year old boys would strut and try to carry an heavy suitcase just to show them!
originally posted by: Annee
originally posted by: Deaf Alien
originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: Annee
It depends on the teacher , and what they would try and teach young children.
Never give a 5 year old a suitcase that is too heavy to carry. I would prefer I teach my own children at age appropriate times.
LOL. I know some 5 year old boys would strut and try to carry an heavy suitcase just to show them!
Irrational fear.
originally posted by: peter vlar
a reply to: Sheye
Gallup poll- www.gallup.com...
Christian source- www.religioustolerance.org...
This has a breakdown of all the Christian denominations- en.m.wikipedia.org...
en.m.wikipedia.org...
The Wikipedia articles show just under 71% identify as Christians but I'm not sure how recent that has been updates. I'll be happy to go with 71% though if you're more Comfortable with that number. It's still approximately a 23:2 ratio
originally posted by: Sheye
a reply to: Deaf Alien
You've shown us that some far right abuse their children, but have you delved into how the far left may actually be abusing their children. It happens... take a look at some of the faces of children dragged off to pride parades, as they see the naked gay men strutting their goods. They look horrified and disgusted.
originally posted by: skynet2015
the medical procedures are currently quite primitive for all but the most genetically predisposed, and even then, there's a rigorous and dangerous hormone routine that causes other problems, in addition to being unable to procreate. And that's for success stories like K-POP stars. For the bulk of the european, african, hispanic, and middle eastern populations, and absolutely for the hindi populations, the current procedures are mutilation, not operation.
Additionally, the later in life the surgery is performed, and the more public the transition, such as the idiotic real life test for people who still look like comedy skit cross dressers, the risk of physical abuse, public humiliation, unemployment, loss of friends and family, and potential attacks on life, lead to increased suicide risk, drug abuse, and costs that are so high many resort to prostitution.
All of these factors though, are not a consequence of the success of the surgery and therapy, but examples of how it fails the transsexual community. The transsexual is at extreme risk by pursuing social, psychological, or medical results, when all three are woefully ill equipped to solve the problem.
By means of virtual reality therapy, gene therapy, organ cloning and fabrication, it is theoretically possible in the next 15-25 years, that transsexuals will regret their transition far less than they do today. It will never be 100%, because some people will be mistaken in thinking they want to transition. We could call this the second stage.
When the third stage comes, the medical options will allow for a full recovery back to your original sex, in the event that the transition didn't work out. At that point, the risk for suicide through transition, and the regrets themselves will both reduce to near zero. Many people are satisfied with life changing decisions if they feel they can opt out at any time. The suicidal ideation comes from the dread of regret coupled with the despair of irreversible change.
Those aspects of depression are partially rooted in the current sterility/childless aspect of people who go through the procedures. Many can't have sex at the same level of interest they had before. Some are in over their heads, or had stereotypes rather than reality about the opposite sex.
...there's a rigorous and dangerous hormone routine that causes other problems, in addition to being unable to procreate.
originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: ReyaPhemhurth
a reply to: kaylaluv
a reply to: testingtesting
So fricking pathetic. For all your crying and whining about Christians (and others of faith), when you have two right here trying their damnedest to understand the issues and address them with compassion and empathy, this is where you go??? Mocking? Ridicule? Insults??? Just gonna throw all Christians under the same bus because it suits your purposes? Because all Christians are exactly the same??? Just like ALL transgenders are exactly the same. Yeah, right.
And by the way, it's not only rude and insulting to discuss others this way, it's against the T&Cs.