Not everyone needs to medically transition but often "alternatives to transition" is just a euphemism for conversion practices. There's nothing healthy or feminist about suppressing who you are or denying yourself something that could make you happier.
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Accepting one's body without modification is not inherently good or superior to transitioning. Transitioning isn't selling out, betraying women/lesbians, indulging mental illness or whatever. How many people would go for "alternatives" if transition wasn't stigmatized?
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Transitioning is often the best treatment for dysphoria and when that's the case, it doesn't make sense to deny one's self that treatment. It has risks just like any other medical treatment but the solution to that is more research to reduce the risks and improve it over time.
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"Alternative treatments for gender dysphoria" that are just conversion practices dressed up in feminism or psychoanalytic jargon help no one. They're "treatments" that "help" people suppress who they are, that feed on self-hatred. They're psychological abuse and self-harm.
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Bonjour, you can read it here: I recognize that gender dysphoria can manifest in many different ways… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1369667935040585734.html … Have a good day.
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Wonder how many of those promoting these
#conversiontherapy “alternative therapies” would be happy to promote & use alternative therapies for other “conditions”?
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It would depend on the people. Conservative Christians would definitely promote both "alternative treatments for GD" and ex-gay conversion therapy, but a lot of more liberal/left transphobes try to tell themselves "alternative treatments" are nothing like conversion therapy.
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I'm currently in a slightly confused spot with this, and there don't seem to be any unbiased specialists on the matter. Psychological people recommended me to talk to someone before making any big decisions (which is fair), but who?
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It would be cool if there was a space for trans people to explore themselves and what they actually want. We kind of spend so much time fighting for any kind of transition that it can be hard to figure out what would be truly helpful.
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