First, I was a Tom boy and I would have absolutely been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. 100%. It took a long time to grow comfortable in my own skin.
Second, no, it’s not just about if it “helps them.” Women and girls are not second class citizens whose access to safe same bodied private spaces and fair athletic competitions should depe…
First, I was a Tom boy and I would have absolutely been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. 100%. It took a long time to grow comfortable in my own skin.
Second, no, it’s not just about if it “helps them.” Women and girls are not second class citizens whose access to safe same bodied private spaces and fair athletic competitions should depend on the whims and wants of men and boys, regardless of how those men and boys self identify. Women in prison in CA shouldn’t be getting raped by “female cellmates with a penis.” Elementary school girls in GA shouldn’t be getting sexually assaulted by their male “gender fluid” classmates. The idea that women should have to give up their safety and access to opportunity to coddle the delusions of men is cruel and misogynistic.
Speaking truth is helpful in life. The entire trans mantra is “trans women are real women.” They call “transitioning” a “male to female” transition (or vice versus). There is a pregnant man emoji!! The ideology at its core teaches even little kids they can be born in the “wrong” body and can “transition” to actually become the other sex. Yes, it’s delusional, and yes, it helps to call it out for exactly what it is.
If adults want to mutilate themselves that’s one thing, but to mutilate the genitals of children, make them sterile and incapable of sexual sensation/ pleasure, is cruel. Humans have been coming up with excuses to castrate little boys and mutilate the genitals of little girls for thousands of years. ALL of those justifications are cruel, and this time is no different.
Yes, the trans ideology is pretty silly, and dangerous when they put men in women's spaces, or start targeting children. This ought to be for adults, and completely consensual, after first trying to help them, as you say, grow comfortable in their own skin. So, yes, it's not just about if it helps them. But you seem to be of the position that it can never possibly help them, which seems extreme to me. If a fully grown adult, after deliberation with a skilled and non-ideological therapist, decides to get a sex change, without intruding on women's spaces or competing against women, I have no problem with this. More power to them.
I don’t mind if adults want medical procedures, I just haven’t met anyone whose mental health improved for more than a few months after each stage of transition. I first met/ knew a Brad who became Brandy in grad school when I was 21-22 (so 2003-2004). (Brad to Brandy was not in school, but lived in the same apartment complex). Brandy had been in therapy for years and went to Europe for bottom surgery. A year after surgery Brandt was again depressed and lonely and delusional (Brandy started talking about wanting a period.....). It’s been a faster moving train wreck with people I’ve watched first hand more recently.
So it’s not that I think the stuff should be outlawed for adults, but qualitatively it doesn’t seem to be all that helpful in the pursuit of fulfillment from life or genuinely improved mental health based on personal observations.
First, I was a Tom boy and I would have absolutely been diagnosed with gender dysphoria. 100%. It took a long time to grow comfortable in my own skin.
Second, no, it’s not just about if it “helps them.” Women and girls are not second class citizens whose access to safe same bodied private spaces and fair athletic competitions should depend on the whims and wants of men and boys, regardless of how those men and boys self identify. Women in prison in CA shouldn’t be getting raped by “female cellmates with a penis.” Elementary school girls in GA shouldn’t be getting sexually assaulted by their male “gender fluid” classmates. The idea that women should have to give up their safety and access to opportunity to coddle the delusions of men is cruel and misogynistic.
Speaking truth is helpful in life. The entire trans mantra is “trans women are real women.” They call “transitioning” a “male to female” transition (or vice versus). There is a pregnant man emoji!! The ideology at its core teaches even little kids they can be born in the “wrong” body and can “transition” to actually become the other sex. Yes, it’s delusional, and yes, it helps to call it out for exactly what it is.
If adults want to mutilate themselves that’s one thing, but to mutilate the genitals of children, make them sterile and incapable of sexual sensation/ pleasure, is cruel. Humans have been coming up with excuses to castrate little boys and mutilate the genitals of little girls for thousands of years. ALL of those justifications are cruel, and this time is no different.
AMEN, sister.
Yes, the trans ideology is pretty silly, and dangerous when they put men in women's spaces, or start targeting children. This ought to be for adults, and completely consensual, after first trying to help them, as you say, grow comfortable in their own skin. So, yes, it's not just about if it helps them. But you seem to be of the position that it can never possibly help them, which seems extreme to me. If a fully grown adult, after deliberation with a skilled and non-ideological therapist, decides to get a sex change, without intruding on women's spaces or competing against women, I have no problem with this. More power to them.
I don’t mind if adults want medical procedures, I just haven’t met anyone whose mental health improved for more than a few months after each stage of transition. I first met/ knew a Brad who became Brandy in grad school when I was 21-22 (so 2003-2004). (Brad to Brandy was not in school, but lived in the same apartment complex). Brandy had been in therapy for years and went to Europe for bottom surgery. A year after surgery Brandt was again depressed and lonely and delusional (Brandy started talking about wanting a period.....). It’s been a faster moving train wreck with people I’ve watched first hand more recently.
So it’s not that I think the stuff should be outlawed for adults, but qualitatively it doesn’t seem to be all that helpful in the pursuit of fulfillment from life or genuinely improved mental health based on personal observations.