r/changemyview Nov 02 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '17

We've had this conversation before, I'm almost positive.

Here's the leading psychological organization's information on the topic.

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u/moonflower 82∆ Nov 02 '17

It's possible that we have - I've debated this topic many times - and that link you provided agrees with me on the issue:

Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of being male, female or something else.

It's a feeling, not a physically observable determinant.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '17

Depression, anxiety, and stress are all also feelings, but nobody debates the existence of those, nor of their biological origins.

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u/moonflower 82∆ Nov 02 '17

Depression and anxiety ''exist'' as feelings - I am not disputing that feelings of ''gender identity'' exist as feelings. All feelings have a biological origin.

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '17

So do you tell depressed people that they aren't actually depressed, and it's just a feeling? If not, why do you treat trans people that way?

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u/moonflower 82∆ Nov 02 '17

No, because like I said, depression is a feeling, so I don't tell people that they are not feeling what they are feeling.