Transexuals

[Brian37]

Ok, so let's say it's a mental condition.  I can see how that argument could be made, so let's roll with it.

So rolling..

Do you have a better, more effective treatment for gender dysphoria that you know of?

Nuupe. But the problem is I quoted a study that states the vast majority do not seek help or treatment of any kind. So then the majority of the 1% who are calling for change to accommodate their untreated mental illness, are doing so at the expense of everyone else.

 I mean, mental condition or not, a treatment is needed and as far as I know, this is the only one that really works.

No, there are several that work. I quoted several studies that addressed psychological, hormonal as well pharmaceutical treatments, for those who wanted to identify with their birth sex. Sex change is only a viable option who want to peruse the opposite of their birth sex, which again becomes a non issue if they physically use the facilities as they were intended.

The point of this thread is to shed light on those who would simply put on a dress to gain entry to the ladies room because of a loop hole in the law provided by mentally ill people looking to cosplay/fool themselves into feeling beeter about who they would like to be. which only draws out the mental instability but not address it.

The scientific/psychologic consensus has been that transition IS actually the best treatment for gender dysphoria.  

Again, only for those who want it. For those who don't want the transition this would be the worst thing you could possibly do. You can't assume everyone wants your experience.

I've watched people try countless other ways to "cure" themselves of transsexuality and the results aren't pretty.  Many of these struggles end in suicide or a kind of pseudo-suicide from dangerous activities.

Which is why whatever the course of action that is taken should be under doctor supervision. Not played out or 'fixed' in public bathrooms.

 I spent years, fighting it, only to make my life worse and worse.  Now that I've accepted who and what I am, I can try to fix my life and repair some of the bridges I've burnt.  I also watch my boyfriend, who is also transsexual, as his mood gets worse and worse when he needs his testosterone shot.  

And nothing else has worked.  Meditation hasn't worked.  Prayer hasn't worked.  Fixing a relationship with one or both of my parents hasn't worked.  Rejecting traditional rules about masculinity or femininity hasn't worked and neither has acccepting those rules.  Are the critics saying that there is only one treatment to gender dysphoria and I should reject it?  What kind of lunacy is that?

Again I don't care if you want to be a boy or girl. What I am saying is until you figure out what you want and follow through with surgery (which again takes doctor approval which means your GD has been treated) you should be made to use the bathroom of your current physical sex.

So now it is a class issue? So you think anyone stuck with the wrong plumbing that doesn't match their brain has the money to do that? What happened to bible based bigotry? Back peddling now, watering it down to classism?