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> because nobody wants to confront the idea that we can _learn_ to want to be another gender.

Because we can't. And trust me, I have tried. Trans people are neither "over represented" nor a contagion.

And it's not about "hate speech"; it's about stopping the spread of lies and extremist propaganda. The lie that "being trans is a choice" is just one little moving part in the massive machinery of oppressing, persecuting and killing trans people. You don't need actual hate speech to cause harm.



Are there actual people with Tourette's? Yes.

Are there actual people who "learned" to have something Tourette's-like? Yes.

If you don't distinguish between the two, then Tourette's is absolutely overrepresented.

Denying that this can be the case for gender dysmorphia is neither reasoned nor logical and can absolutely lead to harm.

There has to be a way to respect and help people without turning off our brains.




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