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originally posted by: Annee
a reply to: tanstaafl
Considering you continue to refer to transgender as a delusion -- makes any discussion with you pointless.
What you choose to believe is not relevant.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Annee
Gender dysphoria is a real thing.
Not treating it is abuse.
On this we can all agree.
But generally speaking, when you have a disorder, the best course of treatment isn't always to appease the disorder.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: Annee
Of course they would be. This is the sort of case that is not trans-affirming, so you would not find it in the mainstream press. In case you haven't noticed, it is vanishingly rare to find anything even remotely critical of trans-ideology in the mainstream press. The NYT Op-Ed piece I linked upthread by the transperson going on about how transition wasn't making him/her happy, only more miserable is a major anomaly. I'm surprised it got through.
originally posted by: Annee
a reply to: Boadicea
All I see in your post is excuses.
What does lack of knowledge from "years gone by" have to do with anything?
Gender dysphoria is a real thing.
Not treating it is abuse.
As far as this case goes. What I'm seeing is Right Wing Christians vs psychologists & courts -- who are agreeing with the mother.
originally posted by: CynConcepts
a reply to: ketsuko
In history, many natives understood the 2 spirit individuals and accepted them without those individuals being told they had to change their physical appearance to be one or the other...they simply were.
Blows my mind that modern day humans actually think that encouraging drugs and body mutilations is more helpful for all involved!