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Originally Posted by Nihilist_santa
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There is an often cited study in which twins were used. One twin had a botched circumcision from a laser procedure that destroyed his genitals. Doctors told the family that without his penis the boy would have problems coping so they tried to force the child to be a female. They never told him he was born male and the doctor tried all kinds of weird shit like making the twins simulate sex positions in some attempt to retune the boy into adopting female sexuality. Long story short the boy refused to accept being a female and chose to later live his life as the male he was born as before committing suicide. Interpret that however you wish. Ive seen a multitude of interpretations both pro and anti trans. I fall in the anti crowd obviously.
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I am not sure what to think about that other than it is sad. I don't see how it plays into the gender-sex word play arguments or helps to validate delusion over rational choices based on inclinations, which is the point I was making or trying to make. I suppose it does tie-in to the overall discussion of pride though. One of the biggest reasons for transgender elevated suicide/depression rates stems from false beliefs perpetuated by counselors, politicians and media that you can be something you are not. It results in perpetual dissatisfaction because no matter how much you tell yourself its true and no matter how close you appear to be, there will be differences and every other rational person will remind you of them (whether intentional or not). Avoidance is not a path to happiness.