Excellent article about a new kind of gender dysphoria - one spread by social contagion http://quillette.com/2017/10/06/misunderstanding-new-kind-gender-dysphoria/ … MT @clairlemon @QuilletteMpic.twitter.com/3nyceyK0sD
Show this thread
-
Good match indeed. There's a population of mentally vulnerable people who can be swayed into fitting the latest fad in psychiatry.
They are also easily confused and have unclear identities, hence easy to mold into the new diagnosis, the vagueness of which helps too.
-
-
Ironically, fairly rigid social roles/stereotypes would probably be a good idea for these people, the opposite of what the advocates desire
-
It's dysphoria sure. How are they distinguishing between personality and gender dysphoria?
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.