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>>22074598
you don't treat the patient as if they are the other sex. you treat the patient as the gender they are. That is the difference. trans people don't "believe they are the opposite sex" in fact they are only trans because they are aware of the sex they are and that it does not match their gender identity. why would a trans person transition if they were the correct sex
>But WHAT is it about their sex that causes them distress? Is it having a penis? Having breasts? Or is it the social expectations put upon them by virtue of having a penis or breasts?
it depends on the person but usually both.
>>22074608
> I don't care about the issue of transgenderism as much as I do humanity and self-acceptance.
trans people are part of humanity and transition is part of self acceptance.
However, historically speaking, bodily mutilation (outside of emergency) becomes laughable as we progress.
you are doing a bad argument by calling transitioning body mutilation because mutilation implies harm, meanwhile transition does not harm the person, it makes their quality of life better.
body modification is going to become more common in the future, in fact currently, many people have body modifications, for example, prosthesis, for example, eye surgery. would you say they should also just accept themselves instead of inserting metal in their body or modifying their eyes?