I agree with this. At the very least a person should be 21 years old then go through at least 2 years of psychotherapy to ensure they are aware of the consequences, have considered why they have gender dysphoria and are mentally ready for the changes prior to being allowed to have “gender affirming” care including hormones and surgery. They must be committed enough to go through both the upper and lower body surgery. It should also be outlawed to discuss with or encourage anyone under age 18 to consider becoming transgender.
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because it is just that, a mental behavior issue
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It is obvious that you should become more knowledgeable about transgender individuals. Unfortunately, due to genetic causes, some individuals end up with physical characteristics of both genders (such as having both a penis and a vagina). Why classify this person as having a mental disorder?
Yes, being born with the sexual characteristics of both genders is absolutely likely to cause mental distress but the function and imbalance of the neurotransmitters in the brain (that cause the onset and advancement of mental disorders) is absolutely in no way connected to the genetic formation of said person’s physical being.
Saying that all transgendered individuals have a mental disorder is tantamount to saying that all black males are criminals.
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I firmly disagree with this forum. Being gay is not a mental disorder and I think there is a difference between dysphoria and actually knowing you are in the wrong body. Adults should be free to do as they please with their bodies, even if we don’t always understand it. I’m not an advocate for puberty blockers and the whole bathroom argument is ridiculous to me.
Straight cis gender males are the Sex offenders and pedophiles, not a male who feels like he should be a she.
Our food and water (and air supply) have been so polluted with phytoestrogens for decades, some of these people cannot help but feel what they feel due to poisoning.
Phytoestrogens mimic real estrogen - which means the body cannot differentiate between what is real estrogen and what is man-made estrogen.
The plastics, teflon pans, etc. have created a ripe breeding ground for humans to grow up with confused genders. I predicted this would happen back in the 80’s.
We blame the children and adults for being poisoned, but that’s not really fair, and it places the fault on the victim, not the perpretrator.
We need to heal and restore our bodies to their natural state, which I believe is possible.
We need to love people where they are, and pray that physical restoration can help heal what we might otherwise classify as a mental disorder.
So I fell this: According to the DSM-5, someone with symptoms of transvestic disorder will feel repeated sexual arousal from cross-dressing for at least 6 months . This arousal may manifest as urges or fantasies for physical behaviors. As well as Gender dysphoria. We need to link that to Transgenerism so it is understood that the two are the same.
I’m a male to female transsexual and as far as I’m concerned gender dysphoria is a disability, a pyshiatric one at that. I have been in the world of disability for many years, and in recent years we have seen the trans issue become divisive especially with biological women and the trans movement is corrupt and to ensure the rights of trans people we should opposed to defining it as gender we should define it as medical legally speaking. That way the afflication of gender dysphoria is no more or less than other disabilities. I propose that we use the Americans With Disabilities Act which gender dysphoria is already covered by to ensure trans rights. As far as I’m concerned as horrible as they are, the hormones and treatments are often medically needed by those with gender dysphoria and are accomodations but that does not mean it is the only treatment and there should be research into alternative treatments but we as a society need to give trans people accommodations and protect womens spaces at the same time. In Germany during the weimer republic there was the idea from Maxnus Hisgield from Institute of Sexual Research implemented medical ID for trans people showing documentation of disability in case there was an issue with cops or anything else and we should go back to that because that is how other disabilities are handled and would make women feel safer and allow trans people to access society. In the case of womens sports I do not believe trans women should play with women but instead of accomodations to compete with men like wearing a female uniform and having a separate locker room and during transition take medical leave to adjust to the physical changes before competing again. We also need to understand in the context of disability that being trans has a biological basis. There are impairments that come with being trans like anxiety, and depression and developmentally Aspergers, and there are physical implications too. There are trans people in wheelchairs due to medical neligence and unexpected complications. There is also an interesting genetic connection to Elhers Danlos Sydrome EDS https://youtu.be/mpxP-y0A8lc?si=nuGxd9v-6OSSJIrV https://youtu.be/WFWYZunvOGo?si=Kdrx2HN0n3fEMIc8 particularly which needs further investigation. Biology does not change but deserves accomodation when documented and treated like any other person who is mentally ill.
It seems the medical and pharmaceutical industries needs to be disincentivized in their participation. They are the hidden beneficiary through initial surgeries and then lifetime payments through medical check ups, hormone therapy, psychological counseling, etc.
How to disincentivize?
Stigmatizing specific transgender collaborators for promoting self-loathing and self-mutilation?
A financial disincentive would probably be more effective. MAHA for Mental Health’s idea of identifying the surgeries as “cosmetic” takes this in the right direction.
President trump is already changing it thank god
Actually, this is not fully correct. In the 70s and 80s doctors were performing surgeries on baby boys born with micro penises. The surgery visibly transitioned baby boys into baby girls with the reasoning that men with micro penises would not be full functioning.
There have been longitudinal studies on some of these patients to better understand their gender dysmorphia and mental health later in life. Books were also written on the subject.
Wanted to add a bit more insight.
While I agree that there needs to be more studies and investigations on this, I still believe it to be more of a mental illness or birth defect. If this particular study is true, if it is a brain defect, finding some sort of treatment to “cure” the actual defect instead of gender reassignment surgery and hormones would, imo be the better option.
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This! Our mental health care system simply does not work. It needs a complete over-haul.
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This is not an issue for the federal government to consider…
The thing is, being transgender IS an actual physical disorder. When in the womb, the baby’s sexual characteristics develop at a separate time than the brains gender does. It’s called gender differentiation. So it is very possible for the body to develop female sexual characteristics but for the brain to be male, and very possible of the opposite. Therefore being transgender is a disorder of the way your body develops.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34238476/
"During the intrauterine period in the second half of pregnancy, a testosterone surge masculinizes the fetal male brain. If such a testosterone surge does not occur, this will result in a feminine brain. As sexual differentiation of the brain takes place at a much later stage in development than sexual differentiation of the genitals, these two processes can be influenced independently of each other and can result in gender dysphoria"
I myself am transgender, I am 33 years old and am a trans-male. (Trans-male, meaning was born with a female body, male brain.)
I did not realize I was transgender until I was in my mid-twenties, due to a lack of knowledge, but I did recognize my brain to be male at the age of 16.
I would also like to state that I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome at 18 years old, which results in extra testosterone. I believe in God, and believe that the Lord made me the way I was made, for a reason.
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Just to clarify another reply above. This is already happening via the dysphoria classification in the current DSM.
Intersex would be a physical issue if it is an issue, dysphoria is a mental issue. They are two different things.
I would like to have an honest and independent review of current research, and the suppressed research to be evaluated fairly. The book “Lost in Trans Nation …” by Miriam Grossman MD explains much of the issue.
I completely agree with this.
This is exactly right. There are biological causes for transgenderism and it wouldnt be appropriate to label this a mental disorder across the board.
Our children are being intentionally targeted for medical profit. Check to see what hospitals/medical centers in your state are prescribing drugs and maiming children. We, as adults, are responsible for protecting children from all forms of harm. https://stoptheharmdatabase.com
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