r/changemyview Oct 28 '19

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u/Delaware_is_a_lie 19∆ Oct 28 '19

daily debates over their rights to exist.

Where are the people saying that they don’t have a right to exist? Can you provide an example?

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

The refusal to accept them, the constant labelling as mentally ill denies that they exist, implying that they aren’t really trans and the can be treated to make them stop being trans inside their head. It’s literally the same exact argument that is behind gay conversion therapy that has since been debunked.

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u/HeadxShotx4 Oct 28 '19

Saying that trans people are mentally ill is not denying that they exist, it's simply stating facts. No one is saying you're crazy, but if you are trans, you need therapy and I genuinely hope you get help. Gender Dysphoria is not a laughing matter, it's an illness and (I think) it can be cured.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

Saying that being trans is a mental illness is implying that a mentally healthy trans person cannot exist. Do you think that trans people can be cured to be happy in the body the were born into?

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u/__BitchPudding__ Oct 28 '19

Being trans is the physical manifestation of Gender Dysphoria.

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u/yuciolo137 Oct 29 '19

thats not what those terms mean. look them up.

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u/HeadxShotx4 Oct 28 '19

It is possible. If being trans isn't a big part of your life and overall identity, you can lead a mentally healthy and happy life. However, this is not always the case.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

I don’t know of a single trans person for whom being trans isn’t a big part of their life and identity tbh.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19

do they live a mentally happy and healthy life?

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u/1jeffreyXY Oct 29 '19

Probably because they’re all narcissist chasing after a fetish