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[–]julesburm1891 22 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 0 fun23 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The trans community seems to be a lot of people who think the grass is greener on the other side. Life is largely not very fun. It’s mostly drudgery and struggle that you push through to get to some sort of happiness. That won’t change if you’re a man or a woman. It won’t change if you’re gay, straight, or bi.

[–]SuperGayIsOkay 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, there's a large community/peer pressure thing that seems to send the messaging that becoming trans will somehow magically fix all the problems in their life. It won't. Their dysphoria won't go away, and their mental illnesses that cause their problems to begin with will remain untreated.

[–]oyasuminasai50 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree. I do think we're playing fast and loose with people's mental health because doctors want to feel and be seen as saviors. And frankly, as someone who's always been a little GNC, if I were a teenager in this day and age, and if my friends were coming out as trans or non-binary, I probably would too.

[–]usehername 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. Plus, and doctor with a shred of morals or competency avoids that field like the plague.