Mach
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Re: Transgender Navy SEAL 'Warrior Princess' Comes Out[W:181]
Stating psychology in general, but worse in a "field" that is very new and has very little in the way of research, as leading to such NECESSARY conclusions is inappropriate. This goes for any topic, not just transgender, be advised. You have no idea where the costs of SRS come from, whether there are tax incentives that the facilities get for legit purposes that they used to help fund SRS, the long term mental and health effects that it may have down the line that the person gets taxpayer funded assistance with, that is a direct result of having had SRS or if they try to reverse it. A minor issue, part of the overall mix.
Because of the newness of SRS and the infrequency, the idea that great measures are always taken is way too pie in the sky. Even wiki notes that some therapists believe SRS is the only way to go....what!?! How would they know this? I suppose if they refer to a clinic and the procedure is $40K, I could believe that too.
Great caution should be taken with something so outright dangerous as elective surgeries, entirely or nearly irreversible, lifelong hormone replacement/changes, and the social impact of gender transformation, the effect on sex life, that is largely based on pseudo-science, new pseudo-science at this point, in an area that can be exploited by practitioners for profit, etc. If you don't fairly represent that side as well, you do society a disservice IMO. Youth turn to all sorts of things they just know are right or necessary, adding this to the mix is worrisome. How many people get elective gastric bypass surgery and go through those hoops that claim they can't lose weight by eating fewer calories, and that they will stick to the plans, etc., and probably 90% of them are 100% full of ****? (family first hand here, I sympathize personally.....I'm being tough).
Acceptance of transgender is not the issue at all, it bothers be in no practical way. It's much more complicated than that. And while I think it should not be prohibited, given all of the above demands serious restrictions be placed on the practice to help even those who claim to *really need it*, and the therapists who will basically back up whatever their patient wants (what sort of profession is that??).
Stating psychology in general, but worse in a "field" that is very new and has very little in the way of research, as leading to such NECESSARY conclusions is inappropriate. This goes for any topic, not just transgender, be advised. You have no idea where the costs of SRS come from, whether there are tax incentives that the facilities get for legit purposes that they used to help fund SRS, the long term mental and health effects that it may have down the line that the person gets taxpayer funded assistance with, that is a direct result of having had SRS or if they try to reverse it. A minor issue, part of the overall mix.
Because of the newness of SRS and the infrequency, the idea that great measures are always taken is way too pie in the sky. Even wiki notes that some therapists believe SRS is the only way to go....what!?! How would they know this? I suppose if they refer to a clinic and the procedure is $40K, I could believe that too.
Great caution should be taken with something so outright dangerous as elective surgeries, entirely or nearly irreversible, lifelong hormone replacement/changes, and the social impact of gender transformation, the effect on sex life, that is largely based on pseudo-science, new pseudo-science at this point, in an area that can be exploited by practitioners for profit, etc. If you don't fairly represent that side as well, you do society a disservice IMO. Youth turn to all sorts of things they just know are right or necessary, adding this to the mix is worrisome. How many people get elective gastric bypass surgery and go through those hoops that claim they can't lose weight by eating fewer calories, and that they will stick to the plans, etc., and probably 90% of them are 100% full of ****? (family first hand here, I sympathize personally.....I'm being tough).
Acceptance of transgender is not the issue at all, it bothers be in no practical way. It's much more complicated than that. And while I think it should not be prohibited, given all of the above demands serious restrictions be placed on the practice to help even those who claim to *really need it*, and the therapists who will basically back up whatever their patient wants (what sort of profession is that??).
