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I think debate on the causes of being gay or being trans sets off alarm bells for a lot of people because it feels like medicalization of it. Sure, it might be
by vore 4y ago
I think debate on the causes of being gay or being trans sets off alarm bells for a lot of people because it feels like medicalization of it. Sure, it might be interesting to know why in a pure intellectual curiosity way, but more often than not veers into people talking about wanting to "treat" it: many gay and trans people are proud in their identity and just want to be accepted for it.
- concordDance 4y agoThat makes sense. To a libertarian like me people should be allowed to do whatever they want with their bodies, including changing it as they wish or declining other people's attempts to change it (via a "cure"), but I understand this isn't universal. To me, a discussion on whether homosexuality has a pathogenic trigger is intellectual curiosity, to someone else it's like a Jew overhearing a couple of bald rough looking fellows talking about how there are too many Jewish movie producers and someone should do something to make there be less of them...