7 in 10 transgender young adults grapple with eating disorders—an often-overlooked struggle tied to both gender identity and mental health. Trans men are the most affected group.
Nobody questions whether the desperate desire to escape the horrific burdens of female socialization contributes to girls identifying as male in the first place. That is a completely logical psychological path here. But everyone is so invested in this one ideology that we are not allowed to ask that type of question. The research can only go in one direction. There can only be one thesis. Yeah, gender-affirming care can help resolve this issue, but what if you could be female and not have these expectations in the first place? And if we can move society towards a place where we can accept that people can transition gender, which we have done, why can't we move towards *that?*
I see this question constantly actually. Society has not accepted trans people any more than they’ve accepted that misogyny is alive and well. Both are largely unaddressed problems.
My question to you is, why do you suppose trans women exist in equal numbers to trans men if everyone wants to escape womanhood?
You also used “everybody” and “nobody” in your original comment. Am I to believe you meant that literally then? And I find it rude that you can’t take my question seriously when I took your comment seriously enough to give it a response. At least tell me why you think they aren’t parallel in at way.
Was just pointing out how the use of those words usually indicates hyperbole. Assume I didn’t use everyone there and instead said “a significant amount of people”. What would you say then? My point is that while most trans women don’t grow up experiencing life as a woman, but they are equally affected by misogyny as trans women.
Excellent reporting on a topic I haven't seen covered elsewhere. This shows the harm caused by banning gender-affirming health care.
Nobody questions whether the desperate desire to escape the horrific burdens of female socialization contributes to girls identifying as male in the first place. That is a completely logical psychological path here. But everyone is so invested in this one ideology that we are not allowed to ask that type of question. The research can only go in one direction. There can only be one thesis. Yeah, gender-affirming care can help resolve this issue, but what if you could be female and not have these expectations in the first place? And if we can move society towards a place where we can accept that people can transition gender, which we have done, why can't we move towards *that?*
I see this question constantly actually. Society has not accepted trans people any more than they’ve accepted that misogyny is alive and well. Both are largely unaddressed problems.
My question to you is, why do you suppose trans women exist in equal numbers to trans men if everyone wants to escape womanhood?
I didn't say "everyone" does, did I? I can't take that question seriously. It's not parallel in any way.
You also used “everybody” and “nobody” in your original comment. Am I to believe you meant that literally then? And I find it rude that you can’t take my question seriously when I took your comment seriously enough to give it a response. At least tell me why you think they aren’t parallel in at way.
I absolutely did not use "everybody" and "nobody" in reference to escaping the burdens of female socialization (which is not a synonym for womanhood).
Was just pointing out how the use of those words usually indicates hyperbole. Assume I didn’t use everyone there and instead said “a significant amount of people”. What would you say then? My point is that while most trans women don’t grow up experiencing life as a woman, but they are equally affected by misogyny as trans women.
You are not addressing what I actually said and I believe you are being disingenuous.