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[–]comradeconradical 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

If only academia was open to researching any topic related to trans and gender ideologies without being shut down for being bigoted terfs.

The majority of minors who have dysphoria outgrow it. Those who don't would likely benefit from cognitive behavioural therapy, radical acceptance of their bodies, and abolishment of ideologies correlating sex stereotypes and/or physical discomfort with 'gender'.

We don't cut peoples limbs off when they think they believe they should be amputees. We dont allow anorexics to starve themselves to death because they think theyre fat. Why should making a mockery of physical sex be the solution to people who feel disconnected with their biological reality?

Humans are resilient. Mental issues, particularly about taboo gender ideology, is under-researched. That doesnt mean affirmative therapy is the best option.

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Do you have any examples of where CBT, radical acceptance of bodies and abolishment of ideologies that you spoke of have worked for adults with early onset transsexualism or HSTS? While I appreciate the conjecture and don't think you're necessarily wrong in that they may help some, I'm more curious to know what has been demonstrated to be effective.

I can appreciate that viewpoint, and I agree with much of what you say. In the absence of research and studies that support alternate forms of treatment, would you ever suggest treatment such as SRS and HRT to treat such extreme dysphoria?

[–]comradeconradical 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Honestly I think adults can choose to pursue these options if they please and if they pay out of pocket. That said, I don't think SRS or HRT means they can access spaces made for opposite sex, and I especially don't see these as viable solutions for minors.

I wish more research was done, but you must be aware of how limited gender critical views are in academia? Still we can draw parallels and conclusions, and further there are studies showing similarities of transgenders with their statistics of their natural sex, as well as detransitioner anecdotes. I don't see why gender dysphoria would be all that different than dysmorphia or any other similar disorder.

Why is sex seen as maleable but race and age isn't? These are basic demographics. It doesn't make sense to feed delusions. But again, if consenting adults wish to, it's their bodies and their money. It just seems cosmetic.

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The debate and criticism of gender and sex being a changeable trait seems moot in the context of treating gender dysphoria or transsexualism if the treatment provides relief and no other form of treatment has proven as reliably successful, even if only due to lack of research. I would like to not have this condition, but no amount of mental gymnastics, therapy or antipsychotics have quashed this delusion, if one would call it that. If something worked better than SRS, HRT and living as the sex that one sees oneself as, I would truly like to know.