New poll finds strong majority opposes gender-affirming care bans for trans minors - eviltoast
  • yggstyle@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s a balance. This isn’t a disease - many of the things you listed are psychological and the result of how family and friends treat that person. It’s not terribly different from someone starting to realize they may be gay, asexual, or any other of many non-typical alignments. We shouldn’t be so quick to push someone on the path for drugs when what they need is time and emotional support.

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      6 months ago

      This isn’t a disease - many of the things you listed are psychological and the result of how family and friends treat that person.

      The DSM entry on Gender Dysphoria disagrees.