It's a defect. It's a mental illness. That means that something went wrong. There was probably something wrong with the genes. Genetic defects do exist.
So first you're saying being trans is because of an illness. That's what I'm getting. Whoa.
But why are they so common now? Or have they always been? Restraining myself from asking more questions. Are some people faking it?
Yes. Some people disagree, but lots and lots of research says that dysphoria (which is what makes people trans) is a mental illness. But if it wasn't a real mental illness, then most surgeons wouldn't require people to have an official diagnosis of gender dysphoria before taking hormone medication or having a gender reassignment surgery.
And it's probably more common now for 3 reasons:
- LGBT acceptance is growing, so people are becoming more comfortable and feeling safer when coming out as trans.
- Unfortunately… some people are faking it. They're making it a trend, and it's disgusting. You can't just diagnose yourself with an illness you don't have and make it seem cool, because it's not. Being trans fucking sucks. Dysphoria makes you hate your body every day, and some people who have really bad dysphoria get suicidal because they can't stand the body they have. These people are making us look like a joke. (It's also causing several people to de-transition, which is a whole different topic)
- Misinformation is being spread about being transgender, and people are misdiagnosing themselves. People who have self esteem/body image issues think they have dysphoria just because they don't like their body. Girls who are more masculine might think they're trans, and boys who are more feminine might think they're trans. Some people go as far as transitioning, and then get real dysphoria because their body doesn't match their brain structure anymore.
Does this mean people that say they are male one day and female the next are just faking? Or do you have an explanation for that?
People could be doing that for several reasons. Some are faking, others have dysphoria that doesn't affect them as harshly some days (some days they hate their body so much they want to die, others they're sort of okay with it. Intensity of dysphoria can change, just like anxiety, depression, and any other mental illness). These people are usually trans non binary (like I am, however I don't switch between genders). Others believe they're two genders different days, but they aren't. They just like expressing themselves in both masculine in feminine ways. Like a girl might sometimes like to dress masculine, but sometimes she will dress very feminine. She might believe this alone changes her gender, but it doesn't.
Hmm… I guess that's a thing I should look into, then. Not sure how that works, exactly.
The cells, if I recall correctly see anything in the body that should not be there as a threat, and try to kill it.
Hmm… I guess that's a thing I should look into, then. Not sure how that works, exactly.
The cells, if I recall correctly see anything in the body that should not be there as a threat, and try to kill it.
Then maybe the brain doesn't develop based off of gender chromosomes? Not sure how it all works. Like I said, I'm going to have to look it up.
Good talk. I should have left hours ago but ughhhhh. But I had a bit of fun. Maybe you should sleep too.
Lol sleep? What's that?
I'm not getting any of that tonight, rip
Goodnight though, help you sleep well dude
The trans thing doesn’t bother me too much, I mean, you don’t choose to develop a mental disorder. What bothers me is this one thing that I haven’t actually researched so I don’t know much about it but…
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What the pancake mix made with four cups of baking soda and a tablespoon of dirt is “otherkin” and how the flip does it make any パンケーキing sense??? Is there a mental disorder behind it too? I don’t know much about it but from what I’ve seen it’s absolutely ridiculous.
I honestly have no clue…..
It is pretty ridiculous but I think it has something to do with anxiety/not wanting to live in reality and trying to cope with it.
Wait can someone actually explain to me what that is? Like I've heard of it but I have no clue what it is
yep. this is….. to be frank…..a little silly
So on the otherkin subject. I'm not sure how I feel on it. I'm all for personal freedom, but when people picture the LGBT community and they think of otherkin, that projects a less than stellar image for us.
Can someone tell me what the acronym stands for these days? There are too many letters for me to keep up anymore.
As a bisexual, I can't even tell you what it stands for anymore.
I'm gay, and I believe that LGBT encompasses people who aren't straight, cisgender, and experience romantic attraction. That has some exceptions though, I'm hesitant to allow those who identify their gender as an inanimate object into our community. Asexuals and Aromantics, y'all are cool.
Can someone tell me what the acronym stands for these days? There are too many letters for me to keep up anymore.
Most people use LGBTQA+
So lesbian, gay, trans(including nobinary, genderfluid, etc.) queer (for people who don't really have a label or choose not to use a label beyond 'not straight'. It also stand for questioning sometimes) and aromantics/asexuals/agender people. The plus is there for sexualities and genders that fall under an umbrella and don't have a letter, like pans, polys, demis, and grays.
What do you guys think about people who say their gender is an inanimate object or is related to one?
Ah, they do. Tumblr is a good place to go for that.
Can I have an example? Because this is the bizarrest shit ive ever heard
So…. my left arm can be male but the rest of me is female……
I think imma just be Bi.
