Quote (Handcuffs @ 13 Feb 2024 22:02)
Why don't you address your first argument, that it is a mental illness? I'll wait.
You rejected ofthevoid's claim that gender ideology has hijacked and changed science for political activism, asking for evidence to back up this claim. I provided this evidence. Do you concede this particlar point, yes or no?
Regarding the
mental illness point: just to reiterate: I do not say that being transgender is a mental illness in and off itself, I'm merely saying that mental health issues are significantly more common among this group than among the general population. This, too, is common knowledge at this point. Someone with your educational and professional background should be well aware of that. But if you want to play silly games and insist on sources, fine:
A meta study from 2016 finding that "studies since 2011 have shown that transgender youth have higher rates of depression, suicidality and self-harm, and eating disorders when compared with their peers":
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X1630146XAnd if you want something more recent, how about this one from 2022:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36151828/Quote
Several lines of evidence indicate the prevalence of mental health disorders in Transgender (TG) individuals is higher than that of cisgender individuals or the general population. In this systematic review, we aim to propose a summary of some of the most significant research investigating mental health disorders' prevalence among this population.
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Our findings coincide with existing research, which indicates TG individuals do experience a higher prevalence of mental health disorders than that of the general population or cisgender individuals.
Are you satisfied now, or do you need further evidence and source material?
This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Feb 13 2024 03:18pm