@jessesingal I mean, it seems clear that gender is an emergent phenomenon that is both nature and nurture. Like the rest of the personality.
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@jessesingal I don't see why you can't affirm a child's choice of gender AND support their freedom to choose another one later1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sirosenbaum The anonymous clinician had thoughts about that that made sense to me. You're reinforcing something likely to desist1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jessesingal Again, this behaviorist view of gender expression seems off to me1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sirosenbaum It just seems to me that in every other context progressives accept gender is largely socially constructed/reinforced?2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@jessesingal I think that's way out of date. Right up there with "I don't see color."2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@jessesingal Gender is something very deeply felt. Like faith, a person may change what they profess, but never by coercion or under duress.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sirosenbaum again, this is sorta exactly what GIC clinicians told me...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jessesingal No. They told you that "gender dysphoria may persist or desist"2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jessesingal that basic way of seeing gender is different from what I'm describing.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@sirosenbaum might be out of brain-juice, but we can continue this later if that's cool
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