Transgendered people are mentally ill

[a_gnoll_pup]

If it's a mental illness, surely you don't mind the government paying healthcare for hormones to treat it?

[katrik]

It actually is an illness. Alot of trans people think that saying that is insulting, but im on the other side. Im a medical professional, and there's no shame in it, I got bad asthma and allergies too. GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is an illness listed in every branch of medicine, including pediatrics. There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls). The general public considers it very taboo, mostly because of lack of education.

Im not really one of those rainbow flag waving sillies. Im pretty private about it (except obv. online). I prefer to separate myself from 'the community'.. because I dont want to get hated on. Did you hear about that poor transgirl that got jumped and killed in NY last week..? Yikes. Thank god I pass. (My fellow tranny friends hate my view on this). ~

[Hastley]

Originally Posted by katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It actually is an illness. Alot of trans people think that saying that is insulting, but im on the other side. Im a medical professional, and there's no shame in it, I got bad asthma and allergies too. GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is an illness listed in every branch of medicine, including pediatrics. There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls). The general public considers it very taboo, mostly because of lack of education.

Im not really one of those rainbow flag waving sillies. Im pretty private about it (except obv. online). I prefer to separate myself from 'the community'.. because I dont want to get hated on. Did you hear about that poor transgirl that got jumped and killed in NY last week..? Yikes. Thank god I pass. (My fellow tranny friends hate my view on this). ~

Whether or not that is the case. My purpose in this thread was to point out that Lron suffers from numerous mental illnesses , having nothing to do with the thread topic .

[a_gnoll_pup]

Originally Posted by katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It actually is an illness. Alot of trans people think that saying that is insulting, but im on the other side. Im a medical professional, and there's no shame in it, I got bad asthma and allergies too. GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is an illness listed in every branch of medicine, including pediatrics. There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls). The general public considers it very taboo, mostly because of lack of education.

Im not really one of those rainbow flag waving sillies. Im pretty private about it (except obv. online). I prefer to separate myself from 'the community'.. because I dont want to get hated on. Did you hear about that poor transgirl that got jumped and killed in NY last week..? Yikes. Thank god I pass. (My fellow tranny friends hate my view on this). ~

It's an illness by definition (GID is still in the DSM V), sure, and i'd rather keep it there honestly, as some insurance will cover hormones due to it being in the DSM-V. I'd rather hormones/SRS be free to all someday. That being said, just because someone's mentally ill doesn't mean you should shun them from society, same can be said about people with high-functioning autism. Einstein was thought to be autistic and he did just fine.

It's a taboo subject in society, sure, but it's reality, and if you can't brace reality you are doomed to reject basic understanding of life.

[katrik]

Originally Posted by a_gnoll_pup [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It's an illness by definition (GID is still in the DSM V), sure, and i'd rather keep it there honestly, as some insurance will cover hormones due to it being in the DSM-V. I'd rather hormones/SRS be free to all someday. That being said, just because someone's mentally ill doesn't mean you should shun them from society, same can be said about people with high-functioning autism. Einstein was thought to be autistic and he did just fine.

It's a taboo subject in society, sure, but it's reality, and if you can't brace reality you are doomed to reject basic understanding of life.

True story. Most t peeps will flip the fuck out when you call them ill and show it to them on paper. I dont think its a trend either, maybe because of the gay stuff going on in the past 10~ years people are being more open about it and deciding to transition.

Idk I dont really think its that big of a deal.

[Lron]

Originally Posted by katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It actually is an illness. Alot of trans people think that saying that is insulting, but im on the other side. Im a medical professional, and there's no shame in it, I got bad asthma and allergies too. GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is an illness listed in every branch of medicine, including pediatrics. There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls). The general public considers it very taboo, mostly because of lack of education.

Im not really one of those rainbow flag waving sillies. Im pretty private about it (except obv. online). I prefer to separate myself from 'the community'.. because I dont want to get hated on. Did you hear about that poor transgirl that got jumped and killed in NY last week..? Yikes. Thank god I pass. (My fellow tranny friends hate my view on this). ~

Its taboo because you get your penis medically removed man...it has nothing to do with lack of education, its an intensely extreme act on a body part that people are highly interested in.

Also, if you are choosing to separate yourself from a community because of fear of being hated, that seems rather cowardly. You have the balls cut off your dick (perfectly worded) but like the courage to identify with a group you took such an extreme measure to be a part of? This all seems rather confusing.

And about the transgirl getting killed, I abhor the use of force on any human being when it is not done out of self defense whether it be a child, a senior, a gay person, a transgendered person, a ****** etc etc so the mere fact that this was a transgendered person is not the sad thing in this story, its the fact that an innocent life was taken by a psychopath.

With all this being said, I would gladly be your friend irl and carry no shame or apprehension going out with you and having some beers and talking like I do with my gay friends, straight friends etc.

One thing is for certain, transgendered people might be fucking insane but at least they aren't boring and ill take insane over boring any day of the week.

[a_gnoll_pup]

Originally Posted by Lron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

One thing is for certain, transgendered people might be fucking insane but at least they aren't boring and ill take insane over boring any day of the week.

10/10 thread would 5 star again

[katrik]

Originally Posted by Lron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Also, if you are choosing to separate yourself from a community because of fear of being hated, that seems rather cowardly. You have the balls cut off your dick (perfectly worded) but like the courage to identify with a group you took such an extreme measure to be a part of? This all seems rather confusing.

No, im just not stupid. I dont want to lose my job, get killed, etc. (Some people arent big fans of us).

[gotrocks]

Originally Posted by katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It actually is an illness. Alot of trans people think that saying that is insulting, but im on the other side. Im a medical professional, and there's no shame in it, I got bad asthma and allergies too. GID (Gender Identity Disorder) is an illness listed in every branch of medicine, including pediatrics. There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls). The general public considers it very taboo, mostly because of lack of education.

Im not really one of those rainbow flag waving sillies. Im pretty private about it (except obv. online). I prefer to separate myself from 'the community'.. because I dont want to get hated on. Did you hear about that poor transgirl that got jumped and killed in NY last week..? Yikes. Thank god I pass. (My fellow tranny friends hate my view on this). ~

katrik just earned a ton of points in my book, and she already had quite a few to begin with.

very cool kat.

[Heebo]

Originally Posted by katrik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There are just so few people who actually talk about it, and even fewer that actually transition (takes balls).

I nominate Katrik for pun of the year.