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[–]jet199 18 insightful - 4 fun18 insightful - 3 fun19 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

I'll let you into a secret.

There are no real trans people.

The whole thing is made up.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Gender disphoria is real. Beyond that?

It's fairly obvious to anyone who wants to start critically examining what people say that it's all a mental health issue.

[–]clownworlddropout 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gender disphoria isn't real either, it's just body dysmorphia and self-loathing.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Body dismorphia is clearly a related issue. The self loathing is likely caused by that.

Naturally the problem comes down to if you don't feel "at home" in your own body, that's not going to change if you alter your body. You'll still not feel comfortable with yourself. Your body has changed but it's still yours. You're just as likely to continue to suffer from disphoria with your new body. You've not dealt with the underlying cause which isn't physical.

I have at the very least some sympathy towards people that understand that and just want to dress weird or whatever. I don't understand the reasoning why but at the very least "acting like a woman" for whatever the fuck that means doesn't have permanent effects on your body like surgery does.