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> Right to exist? Is someone saying they should all be rounded up and persecuted? A lot of opinions around trans people are centered around it being a mental d

> Right to exist? Is someone saying they should all be rounded up and persecuted? A lot of opinions around trans people are centered around it being a mental delusion that shouldn't be accommodated. That leaves them unable to transition and live in society without mental harm. If that isn't persecution, not sure what is!

RaleyField 9y ago
> around it being a mental delusion But those people aren't Fortune 500 material so not pertinent to the discussion. Those people are on the extreme side of the right. It wouldn't be fair if I started to draw conclusions about the left from what you hear people say on /r/latestagecapitalism either.
- m52go 9y ago
  Yeah that's another problem. People immediately assume the worst as soon as you say something even the least bit supportive of 'the other side'. Trump tries to get rid of unnecessary regulations "Guys, I think Trump might actually have a point here..." "OH MY GOD YOU MUST BE A CLIMATE DENIER!"
  - weberc2 9y ago
    Hahaha! That's the first good laugh I had in this thread. I had a few other laughs, but then I realized the people weren't joking...
- halostatue 9y ago
  These people are state and federal legislators. They are making laws based on their bigotry.
weberc2 9y ago
That's not persecution and it's certainly not "opposition to their right to exist", which was the original bullshit claim. Anyway, the APA (a very left leaning organization) diagnosis for transsexuality is Gender Identity Disorder (GID).
- ltrcola 9y ago
  It most certainly is. Your information is out of date. Being transgender itself is no longer considered a mental disorder. Gender dysphoria, discomfort and dysfunction caused by society and by being in the wrong body is the diagnosable condition. Once transgender people have been treated, there isn't any more dysphoria and there is no disorder.
  - weberc2 9y ago
    Right, they rebranded last year or whenever. I'm sure for completely apolitical reasons. If you're familiar at all with the APA, you know what a joke that is.
    - ltrcola 9y ago
      I don't really care about their politics, this particular case seems accurate. It's pretty clear that gender incongruence is a medical issue, but trans people are perfectly capable of leading happy and productive lives as long as they receive the proper treatment and aren't subject to abuse for being who they are. I've literally seen that with my own two eyes.
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RaleyField 9y ago

> around it being a mental delusion But those people aren't Fortune 500 material so not pertinent to the discussion. Those people are on the extreme side of the right. It wouldn't be fair if I started to draw conclusions about the left from what you hear people say on /r/latestagecapitalism either.

m52go 9y ago
Yeah that's another problem. People immediately assume the worst as soon as you say something even the least bit supportive of 'the other side'. Trump tries to get rid of unnecessary regulations "Guys, I think Trump might actually have a point here..." "OH MY GOD YOU MUST BE A CLIMATE DENIER!"
- weberc2 9y ago
  Hahaha! That's the first good laugh I had in this thread. I had a few other laughs, but then I realized the people weren't joking...
halostatue 9y ago
These people are state and federal legislators. They are making laws based on their bigotry.

weberc2 9y ago

That's not persecution and it's certainly not "opposition to their right to exist", which was the original bullshit claim. Anyway, the APA (a very left leaning organization) diagnosis for transsexuality is Gender Identity Disorder (GID).

ltrcola 9y ago
It most certainly is. Your information is out of date. Being transgender itself is no longer considered a mental disorder. Gender dysphoria, discomfort and dysfunction caused by society and by being in the wrong body is the diagnosable condition. Once transgender people have been treated, there isn't any more dysphoria and there is no disorder.
- weberc2 9y ago
  Right, they rebranded last year or whenever. I'm sure for completely apolitical reasons. If you're familiar at all with the APA, you know what a joke that is.
  - ltrcola 9y ago
    I don't really care about their politics, this particular case seems accurate. It's pretty clear that gender incongruence is a medical issue, but trans people are perfectly capable of leading happy and productive lives as long as they receive the proper treatment and aren't subject to abuse for being who they are. I've literally seen that with my own two eyes.

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