distress is a key component of gender dysphoria. specifically distress at mismatch between their gender identity and their physical gender/appearance. Plastic surgery alters the appearance to match the gender identity and there by removes the cause of the distress.
and my point is that being transsexual isn't a mental illness because the distress is fixed by plastic surgery.
I'm sorry, but you keep shifting goalposts. I've already stated my point on the difference with transgender brains and the classification of GD as a disorder and how anxiety/depression(often coupled with GD)are also disorders. I will not keep repeating myself.
do you fear beign harassed or loosing your job for sharing your opinions on African American's?
This has nothing to do with what we were talking about. And what exactly is my 'opinion' on African Americans? Admitting that there are statistics indicating higher levels of violence in their community, that we should work to take care of so black people aren't placed under a stigma and police officers don't have to deal with vague accusations of being racist? Oh my, what an awful opinion; I want to solve problems and not simply side with the loudest voice. Send me to the gallows.
false. the first really the only criteria for something to be a mental disorder is observable dysfunction on several ares, work/school, social interaction, interpersonal life, self care and so on and that dysfunction is the result of the mental illness.
So...a a mental disorder is observable dysfunction caused by mental illness? How does this refute my point, exactly?
Also consider that a lot of mental illnesses are hereditary and that often times they can be caused by biological issues such as thyroid problems or a chemical imbalance, to name a few.
epigenetics contributes as much if not more to any inborn trait than genetics itself.
as for the study you are referring to. if memory serves that study looked at a small handful of linked traits. it certainly isn't exhaustive and there is some question about the linkage of the traits to homosexuality.
Even if epigenetics play a hand in the forming of sexual orientation, the information we have on the topic is so little and weak that it isn't even worth bringing up as a valid argument. All we know is that even if it is somewhat genetic, it is only a slight predisposition towards one thing over another. That also doesn't even mean that all gay people are gay because of a 'gay gene', as there are certainly psychological factors that can contribute just as much to the forming of one's sexual preferences.
how did you move from "corporations by cashing in on merch sales during pride month and attempting to gain viewership for media by being extra 'inclusive' with its cast." to this?
Another false dichotomy; I never said my main point was about corporations using LGBT agenda to fuel merch sales and to garner attention to media. I said it was about the LGBT community being used as a political tool AND the other things I mentioned.
wow.
this is so sick and twisted i don't even know how or where to start.
If you're saying that its sick and twisted that anyone would ever form an alliance with pedophiles, then yes I agree. If you're referring to me bringing it up in general, then you are contributing to the problem.
Here's an interesting read;
Gay Activists in Germany Silent on Alliance with Pedophiles in 1980s - DER SPIEGEL - International
no i don't see any reasonable person can get such an impression. you aren't saying ti directly but you are sure working hard to make a false connection between a minority and people who harm children.
There is not a false connection; pedophiles are absolutely trying to ride off the coattails of the LGBT community using many of the same pro-LGBT arguments to the point where they now feel comfortable starting a movement for it, have a new self identifying term called a 'MAP'(minor-attracted-person), and are attempting to 'normalize' this behavior when the LGBT community should've shunned them from the very beginning.
If you re-read what I said, I made sure to be clear I am not claiming LGBT people are all pedophiles. What I was proposing is that the community needs to work as hard on setting clear moral boundaries and clearing up any misinformation(instead of simply deflecting it or claiming 'false accusations')as they do with preaching acceptance. It is quite easy for someone to read about the history of the LGBT community and what kind of people try to associate with it, that anyone could genuinely be a pedophile in that community or try to take the 'whatever makes you happy' ideology too far.
Either way, the slippery slope 'fallacy' in this case became true; LGBT acceptance has successfully given birth to a pro-pedophilia movement, even if it was unintentional. Now they need to work to disassociate with it.
the majority of known HIV cases are found in women and children under the age of 14.
HIV is extremely common in people of African decent. does that fact justify racism?
Wrong.
HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men | HIV by Group | HIV/AIDS | CDC
"Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men are the population most affected by HIV in the United States. In 2017, adult and adolescent gay and bisexual men made up 70% (27,000) of the 38,739 new HIV diagnoses in the United States (US) and dependent areas.d"
You made a claim that there was false allegations by the 'religious right' about gay people being pedophiles and diseased, among other things; so I came back with factual evidence about LGBT's early ties to pedophiles(which by the way was not an isolated incident in germany)and that gay people do indeed have a sexually-transmitted-disease problem. I was simply playing devil's advocate and refuting your false claim.
None of that has to do with racism, by the way. Even if being gay is genetic, one can argue that you don't 'need' to act on sexual urges; but you can't just suddenly stop being black. Race and sexuality have no correlation and is an extremely unfair comparison.
Shall we talk about the long standing claims of the religious right that homosexuals have a life expectancy of 42 years? that homosexuals on average contract a sexual transmitted disease over 80 time in their life? That homosexuals have higher rates of cancer? That they are mentally ?
Not all of the 'right' is religious. I suggest you sort out your issues with religion before you debate on this topic any further.
so a generation ago when segregation was the law the black people who protested such treatment were hateful?
I'm almost disgusted by your insinuation that refusing someone non-essential services because your religion is against their ideology/not calling someone their preferred pronouns is anywhere near the same level as being segregated based on race and denied basic human rights.
tell us again how homosexuals are aligned with pedophiles
Except I never said they 'are'. I said they 'were', hesitantly, at one point; and that they need to clear up their past so people don't class pedophiles, who are actively trying to get into their community, as LGBT.
Who do you think?
its a standard trope among racist to view black people as inferior both physically and mentally. So...it's relevant
1. Nothing was mentioned about 'inferiority' 2. The only difference(besides what I wrote above)is that black people do not inherently have disorders; however, other disorders are almost always present when someone is diagnosed with GD(anxiety, by your own statement)and the entire LGBT community is absolutely riddled with disorders, for whatever reason.
No. It's not relevant.
This is the last time I'm replying to you. You do not want to learn, you simply want to reaffirm to yourself that the 'religious far-right' is out to get all of the LGBT community(among other minorities)and that the LGBT can do no harm; or that is what you portray, at least. If you are not interested in an honest discussion where differences are put aside in favor of finding solutions that work for BOTH, not just one, sides--then I have no interest in talking with you whatsoever. I can only tolerate so much hate-laced rhetoric before interacting becomes meaningless.
God bless you.
