[xyzzy4747]

>accuse people of being mentally ill based on their sexuality or gender identity

But the question is, are trans people actually mentally ill objectively? It certainly doesn't help them reproduce (a form of survival) from a biological perspective, for example.

This Johns Hopkins professor thinks it's mental illness:

https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/scpsva/Board.nsf/files/B8UR4X...

[junto]

It’s nuanced. Something that appears to have been lost during the last years of trans hate.

> Like all DSM illnesses, one key component of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, all of that, is that you have to be functionally impaired by it, otherwise it doesn’t count as a diagnosis

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/19/health/is-gender-dysphori...

Many trans people fought to keep it in the DSM for the simple reason that health providers would have refused treatment if it was removed.

There are many trans people that have had treatment and live perfectly happy lives. What makes many trans people unhappy is society’s persistent persecution of them in politics and media.

[disco_tech]

> What makes many trans people unhappy is society’s persistent persecution of them in politics and media.

Then maybe they should have thought of that before advocating for males to invade women's spaces and for children to be medically harmed.

This so-called "persecution" is happening because boundaries need to be asserted. They abused the kindness and tolerance of others, and are now seeing the effects of this.

[xyzzy4747]

My point though is that if a person renders themselves unable to have offspring, especially before they have any, then from a purely biological perspective it's a form of illness. The same view would apply to all animals. If every member of a group acted the same way then the group would also die out. The functional impairment you mention includes the inability to attract a mate and reproduce. Hormones and sex reassignment surgery also severely hamper fertility.

Also trans people tend to have many other correlated mental issues and for example have high suicide attempt rates.

[esafak]

The author's study is controversial. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._McHugh