One of the earliest cases of what we would probably today diagnose as "gender dysphoria" in the psychological literature is Judge Daniel Schreber in the case studies of Sigmund Freud, who believed a conspiracy was beaming "divine rays" into his head to turn him into a womanhttps://twitter.com/perdricof/status/1380366126429974530 …
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While I do not believe that being explicitly drilled by your father to channel your erotic stirrings into repetitive-motion exercises involving operating various rhythmic machines to prevent you actually masturbating could "make you crazy", it probably didn't help anythingpic.twitter.com/AWAluTVAYf
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Nor could the "cold-water cure" for "temperamental ailments" (basically giving you an ice bath every time you gave your dad lip) or stuff like literally strapping his kid into a harness to correct his slouching posture (Freud had a field day with the symbolism of that one)
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Anyway the idea that having an asshole dad "makes you trans" is probably even more damaging than the idea that watching porn "makes you trans" However, I do think it's likely if Daniel Schreber were raised by someone other than Moritz he might've been less fucked up about it
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In any case, when I first heard this story I really, really wanted Moritz Schreber to be the namesake of Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening -- it'd be the most perfect thematic link if it were -- but there doesn't seem to be any evidence for it
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