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I lean toward agreeing with you. As long as the American Psychiatric Association calls transgenderism "gender identity disorder", I don't think it's right for Congress to put them in the same category as homosexuals. With that said, I don't believe the Times should call someone with a mental problem a "weirdo". It's unprofessional and crass.
The Psychiatric Association also classified homosexuality in a similar manner not all that long ago. Changed that due to pressure, and will probably do the same with transgenderism. They like to be pc.
While everyone is talking about "rights" of select groups, what about the rights of everyone else?
I agree that IF it is a mental problem, it should not be referred to as "weirdo".
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The Psyciatric Association also classified homosexuality in a similar manner not all that long ago. Changed that due to pressure, and will probably do the same with transgenderism.
They like to be pc.
They already did, they don't consider transgender issues to be mental illness. But that was done purely out of political correctness.
I don't think that homosexuality is a mental illness. It's abnormal, but it's not the same as wanting to surgically remove your genitalia because you think you are something that you are not.. Homosexuals arent' trying to be somethingi they are not..
The Psyciatric Association also classified homosexuality in a similar manner not all that long ago.
That was in 1973 or 1974, so I don't think we should jump ahead of ourselves and include transgenderism in the same category.
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Changed that due to pressure
That sounds like a biased opinion. You have to consider that lots of research and studies have been done on homosexuality, and that professional opinions can change.
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While everyone is talking about "rights" of select groups, what about the rights of everyone else?
The editorial says that it is still officially a mental disorder. Is the editorial wrong?
Really? How do you know that?
Can you give me any other possible situation where it would not be considered a mental illness if someone couldn't accept what they are, and wanted to have drastic surgery and take dangerous medications to become something they are not?
Question for liberals who don't think transgender is a mental illness. Here's a hypothetical.
I am a beta male, I haven't had sex for years, and I decide, I don't need a penis, it would be easier to have it removed, and replaced with a straw, as I dont' need it for sex.
Can you give me any other possible situation where it would not be considered a mental illness if someone couldn't accept what they are, and wanted to have drastic surgery and take dangerous medications to become something they are not?
Can you?
I'm not a psychiatrist, and I doubt you are either. I do know that human sexuality and psychology are very complicated, so I think it's best to leave these proclamations to the experts.
You keep saying that they don't consider transsexualism to be a disorder, but they do - at least when it's called "gender identity disorder".
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