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transloveuality as a mental disability - discussion
ultimamax:
just gonna throw in some Factz
1. trans people already have to go through a pretty extensive psych evaluation before they're allowed to start hormone therapy / get surgeries afaik
2. reminder that the APA and DSM-5 (among many other institutions) don't consider being trans a mental disorder (gender dysphoria is though)
also even if simply being trans is a mental disorder, scientists have explored the topic since the 60s and the current method of "rehabilitating" this condition is the way they found to work the best at improving people's livelihoods
RedGajin:
--- Quote from: :egg: on March 22, 2017, 01:42:03 AM ---I'm straight, but that doesn't mean I'm addicted to making love to women.
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cant relate
Outland Predator:
I'm kind of in the middle with my opinion on transgender and gender identity and all that jazz. On one hand it seems like just an excuse for special snowflakes to get special privileges and everybody should automatically treat them like royalty. On the other hand, I don't believe people should be forced to be what they don't want to be, and as long as they aren't a pain in the ass, I don't really care if you want to be identified as something else.
VerticalHorizon:
--- Quote from: Outland Predator on March 22, 2017, 02:17:53 PM ---On one hand it seems like just an excuse for special snowflakes to get special privileges and everybody should automatically treat them like royalty.
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That sort of behavior gets really irritating especially when it ventures into like, catgender or whatever persona they come up with. But for the most part, most trans people I know try to fade into the background and only want to be treated like everyone else. Everyone is likely existing among plenty of trans people every day online and offline, they just don't draw attention to themselves and don't talk about it cause they'd rather no one find out.
Kochieboy: