Here's my favorite argument against transitioning:
It's the only version of dysmorphia that we treat by submitting to the the dysmorphia.
Anorexia, "Bigorexia", Alien Hand Syndrome, psychosis in general: psychological treatment to help match the mental model to reality
Transgender: hack your dick off and eat these hormones
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It’s dysphoria, not dysmorphia(hint, different thing). You don’t get to make arguments against other people free choice to transition.
Also, anorexia? You do not tell me how to treat myself or that I have to somehow force myself to be good with my chassis looking like a bloated pile of meat, I’ve dropped to slightly underweight(according to my BMI) and I’m much more mentally satisfied and at peace with myself this way. I feel no further need to drop it below that. My own family doc considers me in perfect shape, to the point where he actually asked me to get a chocolate bar or some ice cream every now and then just to not get too low blood sugar.
Anorexia is a potentially deadly disease. Starving to death is a very real danger.
Being a boy instead of a girl, or a girl instead of a boy is not dangerous in any way, shape or form.
Being forced to live as a girl, with the brain of a boy (or vice versa), might trigger a depression, which might in turn bring about suicide attempts. Not respecting transgender people is much more harmful in the long run, than respecting them and letting them live their lives, their way.
We can legislate your bigotry out of existence.
Here in Britain: Race Relations Act. Sex Discrimination Act. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act. So why can't you just discriminate against those you don't like, OP...?!
“Here's my favorite argument against transitioning:
It's the only version of dysmorphia that we treat by submitting to the the dysmorphia.”
And what makes that wrong? I mean, besidse your ‘penis uber alles’ approach.
They’ve been researching this for over a hundred years. Altering the mind to match the body hasn’t been terribly successful at relieving discomfort. Altering the body to match the mind seems to work a lot better.
A LOT Of things contribute to one’s identity. The doctors pick a different one than you for some treatments.
“Transgender: hack your dick off and eat these hormones”
And why not? If someone is actually a woman, she doesn’t usually WANT the dick
Confused?
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