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transgender a mental disorder

Is transgender a mental disorder

  • yes it is a mental disorder

    Votes: 30 76.9%
  • no it is a real birth defect

    Votes: 9 23.1%

  • Total voters
    39

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Inspired by another thread I offer this.

"Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital and its current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder” that merits treatment, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder."

Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is
 
Of course it's a disorder. It's a mismatch of the brain and body. That's why we treat it with reassignment surgery. To help the person.
 
McHugh again. /sigh

Talk about a stacked poll. As a transwoman, I have to admit that I, and the minimum of 700,000 like me, are the product of either mental disorder or a birth defect? We are neither defective or disordered.

Is it possible to rephrase? Just ask your question yes or no, without the editorialization?

Also, could you make the poll grammatically correct? Transgender is an adjective. You could ask "Do transgender people have a mental disorder?" You could also ask "Gender Dysphoria is a mental disorder?" Saying "Transgender is a mental disorder" is not coherent.

Of course, neither is McHugh but we can get to him if you can fix your poll.
 
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McHugh again. /sigh

Talk about a stacked poll. As a transwoman, I have to admit that I, and the minimum of 700,000 like me, are the product of either mental disorder or a birth defect? We are neither defective or disordered.

Is it possible to rephrase? Just ask your question yes or no, without the editorialization?

Also, could you make the poll grammatically correct? Transgender is an adjective. You could ask "Do transgender people have a mental disorder?" You could also ask "Gender Dysphoria is a mental disorder?" Saying "Transgender is a mental disorder" is not coherent.

Of course, neither is McHugh but we can get to him if you can fix your poll.

This poll is from last year and it was made by a poster who is banned. Why did you bring this up?
 
Talk about a stacked poll. As a transwoman, I have to admit that I, and the minimum of 700,000 like me, are the product of either mental disorder or a birth defect? We are neither defective or disordered.

While I understand the sentiment against it, I'm very much against refusing to utilize or state words that absolutely fit a situation simply because some people wrongfully attached additional stigma to those words.

Is there any other kind of health issue that requires significant surgery and medication in order to correct or rectify, that would also not be considered a disorder or a birth defect?

I'm not sure how exactly I'd refer to this particular issue...but I can understand why some would suggest either of those two options. Simply not liking it because those words have negative stigmas is not a good reason against those two.

If we're saying there is something in the individuals brain that causes their physical gender to not match with their mental one, then that's definitely significant problem that's apparently present from birth. I'm having a hard time understanding how that wouldn't be considered a birth defect, but would be happy to hear an explanation of why you think it is from a basis beyond simply an emotional one if you have such.
 
McHugh again. /sigh

Talk about a stacked poll. As a transwoman, I have to admit that I, and the minimum of 700,000 like me, are the product of either mental disorder or a birth defect? We are neither defective or disordered.

Is it possible to rephrase? Just ask your question yes or no, without the editorialization?

Also, could you make the poll grammatically correct? Transgender is an adjective. You could ask "Do transgender people have a mental disorder?" You could also ask "Gender Dysphoria is a mental disorder?" Saying "Transgender is a mental disorder" is not coherent.

Of course, neither is McHugh but we can get to him if you can fix your poll.

It is coherent. People are transgenders do to a disorder that involves a disconnect of the brain and body when it comes to gender Identity. Don't see a reason to change the wording.
 
This poll is from last year and it was made by a poster who is banned. Why did you bring this up?

My bad. I did a search for "McHugh" because I am going to put together a compilation about him on my blog.

NVM
 
Transgenderism certainly meets my definition of mental disorder. I'm not sure why so many people are against calling it one.
 
My bad. I did a search for "McHugh" because I am going to put together a compilation about him on my blog.

NVM

Who is "McHugh?"
 
Transgenderism certainly meets my definition of mental disorder. I'm not sure why so many people are against calling it one.

Recognizing this mental illness for what it truly is refutes the agenda of those who wish to push the absurd theories of “gender fluidity” and other nonsense related thereto.
 
Transgenderism certainly meets my definition of mental disorder. I'm not sure why so many people are against calling it one.

Political Correctness.
 
Of course it's a disorder. It's a mismatch of the brain and body. That's why we treat it with reassignment surgery. To help the person.

Is it "the brain"? A known physical defect? or is it the mind? A perceptual defect? That is the source of the "mismatch"?
 
McHugh again. /sigh

Talk about a stacked poll. As a transwoman, I have to admit that I, and the minimum of 700,000 like me, are the product of either mental disorder or a birth defect? We are neither defective or disordered.

Is it possible to rephrase? Just ask your question yes or no, without the editorialization?

Also, could you make the poll grammatically correct? Transgender is an adjective. You could ask "Do transgender people have a mental disorder?" You could also ask "Gender Dysphoria is a mental disorder?" Saying "Transgender is a mental disorder" is not coherent.

Of course, neither is McHugh but we can get to him if you can fix your poll.

Do you think that ADD (having attention issues) is a Disorder but that a man thinking he is a woman is not a Disorder?
 
Inspired by another thread I offer this.

"Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital and its current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder” that merits treatment, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder."

Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is

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).
 
My mistake for reactivating this thread. I will not participate in something so unfairly worded and rightly dead.
 
My mistake for reactivating this thread. I will not participate in something so unfairly worded and rightly dead.

What about my question to you?
 
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
 
Do you think that ADD (having attention issues) is a Disorder but that a man thinking he is a woman is not a Disorder?

Apparently Alyssa does not want to answer the question...
 
Inspired by another thread I offer this.

"Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the former psychiatrist-in-chief for Johns Hopkins Hospital and its current Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder” that merits treatment, that sex change is “biologically impossible,” and that people who promote sexual reassignment surgery are collaborating with and promoting a mental disorder."

Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is

Time to broaden the mind, people. There's one thing that people have in common, and that's that they are all DIFFERENT - sorta like the only constant is change, y'know? Just because someone is different doesn't mean that he or she is 'defective' or has a 'mental disorder'. I am a strong Christian...but I also know that if the old saw, "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" was really in accordance to His will, He would never have allowed naturally-born hermaphrodites to be born. I've heard the counter-argument that natural hermaphrodites are so incredibly rare that it doesn't make any difference, but my point is that if God allowed even one hermaphrodite to be naturally born, then it cannot be just "Adam and Eve".

We've all got things we'd like to change. Personally, I've got a moderate case of face blindness - and it sucks, and can be really, truly embarrassing. It can't be fixed at all, apparently. But at least with transgenderism, something CAN be done, so why not do something about it?
 
Time to broaden the mind, people. There's one thing that people have in common, and that's that they are all DIFFERENT - sorta like the only constant is change, y'know? Just because someone is different doesn't mean that he or she is 'defective' or has a 'mental disorder'. I am a strong Christian...but I also know that if the old saw, "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" was really in accordance to His will, He would never have allowed naturally-born hermaphrodites to be born. I've heard the counter-argument that natural hermaphrodites are so incredibly rare that it doesn't make any difference, but my point is that if God allowed even one hermaphrodite to be naturally born, then it cannot be just "Adam and Eve".

We've all got things we'd like to change. Personally, I've got a moderate case of face blindness - and it sucks, and can be really, truly embarrassing. It can't be fixed at all, apparently. But at least with transgenderism, something CAN be done, so why not do something about it?

It is not like people are making up Disorders because some people really have them. Fact. Does transgendered apply, that is a valid question. I say it is a Disorder.
 
If it's not a disorder, then gender reassignment surgery is simply a cosmetic choice and should not be classed as medical treatment and not be taxpayer funded.
 
If it's not a disorder, then gender reassignment surgery is simply a cosmetic choice and should not be classed as medical treatment and not be taxpayer funded.
As in understand it, it's a disorder of sorts, and the "fix" depends on the decisions of the specific person - some might go for reassignment surgery, some might just be content with hormonal treatments, and some might not want to do anything for some reason...

Or....something like that.
 
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