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A voice of reason. http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Transgender-Kids-Eligible-for-Earlier-Medical-Intervention-Under-New-Guidelines-423082734.html …pic.twitter.com/1YTyYOLXWw
He points out the obvious that no one ever does: tots "affirmed" in idea they're in "wrong body" are more likely to continue believing that
It seems so logical. If your parents and all the adults around you say you have a girl brain, you'll believe them.
Or if they say some toys are for boys or girls, it's logical to then think "well I like those things so that means I AM the opposite sex."
The child then becomes acutely aware his/her body is unlike peers who prefer the same toys/activities s/he prefers & here comes body hatred.
Now we have a clinical case of severe gender dysphoria, but who can say that body hatred didn't arise from early childhood imbibing of...
...completely out of the context of realizing s/he is atypical in toy/play preferences from peers? Self-hatred would not occur in a vacuum.
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