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Peru classifies transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as ‘mentally ill’(nypost.com)

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Brewdabier 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun 1 month ago

Well they are ‘mentally ill’.

binaryblob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Intersex people are not mentally ill (although, I'd expect higher incidence of mental illness). Do you even know what they are?

When people say people are mentally ill, it just means they don't know why they are different, because otherwise we would be able to cure these people. It's likely that a man believes to be a woman when the brain is formed that way because of a lack of male sex hormones or some contamination of the environment, for example. I believe the medical community doesn't see it as an illness, because otherwise they would have to try to help them.

HugodeCrevellier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

This.

In-the-clouds 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

The Peruvian military does not allow mentally ill individuals to serve in their ranks. Like most armed forces, they have health and fitness requirements for enlistment. Mental health evaluations are part of the screening process, and individuals with mental illness may be disqualified.

So, if Peru officially classifies trans people as "mentally ill".... can they serve in the military?

xoenix 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Remember when Dylan Mulvaney fled to Peru to feel safe?

jw329 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun 1 month ago

Now the trans people and unvaccinated can joins forces. Both are crazy according to governments.