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by rollo 3097 days ago
In addition to what others have said in response and further picking apart this silliness: Your comment also appears to suggest that a life of depression and potential suicide is preferable to the medically accepted palliative treatment that has shown itself to be quite life-altering indeed, at least enough to prevent this outcome.
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> Your comment also appears to suggest that a life of depression and potential suicide is preferable to the medically accepted palliative treatment that has shown itself to be quite life-altering indeed,

That only follows if that outcome is inevitable and that highly invasive treatment is the only solution. For example I have a hard time seeing it as particularly necessary for patients with autogynephilia, which seems to be the largest group among men.

> at least enough to prevent this outcome.

Hardly enough, see http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal....

Maybe there is some comorbidity, which if treated, the gender dysphoria could be resolved as well without invasive treatment.