yes it is a mental disorder
no it is a real birth defect
The five great lies of theLeftWrong:
We can be Godless and free. • “Social justice” through forced redistribution of wealth. • Silencing religious opinions counts as “diversity”. • Freedom without moral and personal responsibility. • Civilization can survive the intentional undermining of the family.
"It is only when men contemplate the greatness of God that they can come to realize their own inadequacy." Jean Calvin
I agree with the good Dr. the article pretty much said everything that I had independently concluded and had expressed in the other thread. BTW I was "dismissed" by some for sharing this opinion, glad to see I have good company. On the other hand... this poor guy is probably going to get attacked by the agenda driven psychologists out there.
Think about the money one practice can make off these transgendered people. First the reassignment and then a life time of subsequent problems (not related of course).
"It is only when men contemplate the greatness of God that they can come to realize their own inadequacy." Jean Calvin
My mistake for reactivating this thread. I will not participate in something so unfairly worded and rightly dead.
Trans are deeply flawed humans that have self mutilated. In the animal world such organisms are quickly removed by the way of nature towards the weak.
The naturally healthy organisms usually eliminate the flawed organisms in nature.
Seems like the argument is over whether the state of being transgendered is a result of:
A mental problem which can be "fixed" - as in, make a transgendered person no longer transgendered by convincing them/their brain they're the same sex as their body...
Or a mental disconnect from the sex of their body which can be "fixed" - as in, changing their body to match who they/their brain thinks they are.
Or...something like that? I'm probably not even using the terms right...
For that matter, that kinda brings up a discussion about how much of our "self/being/sense of who we are" is biological and dictated by chemicals in our brain/body...
IDFK
Education.
Sometimes I think we're alone. Sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the thought is staggering. ~ R. Buckminster Fuller