You think because of meeting people who report they don't regret it, that everyone should get treatment. Much worse.
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When did I say that *everyone* should transition? I don't think that's a good idea - obviously.
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I didn't say that either -- I asked where the evidence is that those who transition and don't kill themselves would have if they didn't.
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This is actually s/t u haven't understood in 2 days. You can't only look at people who *did* transition and say voila! Surely if they could
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have the same or better results w/o drugs, scalpels, lies (you're a boy!) then that would be preferred? First day of psych 101 you learn
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about cognitive dissonance. Everyone knows about placebo effect. Not to mention social pressure. So if people say "it worked for me," that's
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There is extreme societal pressure to NOT transition and NOT be trans - just like there is for not being gay.
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The key issue is transitioning children. It wasn't done until a few years ago. It doesn't need to be done now and my hunch is you know that.
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Nope - I think allowing children to socially transition if it improves their emotional and psychological well-being is okay.
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Even some of the top clinicians in the world wonder whether social transition may create persistence. Which then leads to medical transition
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It hasn't been studied and it needs to be. But activists made that an impossibility. And I've never seen one who cares re: false positives.
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I care about false positives. I have a great deal of compassion for folks like Walt. Clinicians need to be competent and well trained.
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Replying to @MAMelby @4th_WaveNow and
What I have a huge problem with is parading those stories around like they are representative and justify denying care to others.
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