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Transgender minors have a right to gender-affirming care, Justice Dept. warns states

Repeating these debunked claims that are not based on facts suggests that you are delusional. There is no point in having a discussion with someone who is not rational. There are no medical organizations or treatment protocols that claim that trans people are to be treated with anti-psychotics as a way to alleviate gender dysphoria.
 
As a taxpayer who spends thousands a year on school taxes (4-figures right off the top) of my property taxes I've been paying most of my life, why is it only the actual parents have control of what their children are taught in public schools? All the children I've paid for will someday be legislators, public servants, teachers, doctors, and basically everyone who lives in our society, who will have the power and responsibility to run this county in the future.

I for one want these children to have well-rounded instruction in school, and not be burdened by being forced to deny who or what they are because some non-vested self-righteous transphobic parent says these kids should not be themselves, and to live a life stuck with a body and social standing incongruent with who they really are.

How is it better for a child to live in isolation and self denial, be subject to ridicule and rejection, and basically be alienated from their own lives, to sedate some parental groomers who thinks every child is theirs to own, and withhold crucial information and appropriate care from?

Anyone with kids who disagrees, please send me the part of my annual taxes to school your children, and I'll shut up.
 
Repeating these debunked claims that are not based on facts suggests that you are delusional.
I;ve not repeated anything that has been debunked. You and your "movement" are trying to redefine the meaning of words, and that of reality.
There is no point in having a discussion with someone who is not rational. There are no medical organizations or treatment protocols that claim that trans people are to be treated with anti-psychotics as a way to alleviate gender dysphoria.
I'm well aware that the politics involved have forced medical professionals to pander to the delusional.
 
I;ve not repeated anything that has been debunked. You and your "movement" are trying to redefine the meaning of words, and that of reality.

I'm well aware that the politics involved have forced medical professionals to pander to the delusional.
The idea that trans people are delusional is not supported by medical science, so your core idea is debunked. You are the epitome of the Dunning-Kruger effect because you are too informed and driven by your beliefs on this situation to know to defer to the medical experts. Your simplistic understanding of human sexuality and external biological is not the whole picture but you will never admit that fact.
 
The idea that trans people are delusional is not supported by medical science, so your core idea is debunked.
It is supported by both medical science and by definition. If someone thinks they are something they are provably not, that is by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
You are the epitome of the Dunning-Kruger effect because you are too informed and driven by your beliefs on this situation to know to defer to the medical experts.
At no point have I expressed a belief.
Your simplistic understanding of human sexuality and external biological is not the whole picture but you will never admit that fact.
This has nothing to do with sexuality. It has to do with biology, and reality. Your DNA determines your sex, not your feelings. If you think you are something your DNA clearly shows you are not, you are by definition and diagnosis, delusional. It's no different than thinking you are a demi god, a dolphin, or a klingon.
 
It's the same tired old bigot confronts something new mentality with that one. The world has moved on.
 
This has nothing to do with sexuality. It has to do with biology, and reality. Your DNA determines your sex, not your feelings. If you think you are something your DNA clearly shows you are not, you are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Transgender people identify with the opposite gender, hence the term 'trans-gender' replacing the incorrect/outdated 'transsexual.' You've been so desperate to repeat your bigoted claim (explicitly refuted by the very DSM5 you pretend to have quoted) that transgender people are 'delusional' that we've sat here watching you in post after post after post parade the most profound ignorance imaginable about the subject and the very English language itself!

It's no different than thinking you are a demi god, a dolphin, or a klingon.
Now you're going to show us the sociological research demonstrating that demi-gods, dolphins and klingons are biologically-derived social constructs like gender, and the scientific literature explaining the genetic, epigenetic, hormonal and environmental factors which cause folk to have brains and psyches aligned with these near-universal identities... in some cases contrary to the most common sex/gender correlations.

No, no wait, I was daydreaming. You're just going to keep spouting ignorant nonsense in the hopes that someone will believe you, aren't you?
 
Eh....I question this...
Kids in their 20's are too immature to understand the basics of student loans, but 16 year old's are mature enough to consent to puberty blocking drugs and irreversible surgery?
 
Eh....I question this...
Kids in their 20's are too immature to understand the basics of student loans, but 16 year old's are mature enough to consent to puberty blocking drugs and irreversible surgery?
The patients aren't making the treatment decisions. The decisions are made by the Drs and psychologists and the patients are given the choices from what the Drs determine. This is made by years and not just a few weeks. Until you understand gender identity and gender dysphoria, none of this makes any sense.
 
Nothing I've stated has been bigoted. Biology isn't bigotry. And the DSM explicitly supports my position, as you've been shown repeatedly.
Sex is biological. Gender is a psychological construct. A male who believes he is female is no less delusional than a human who believes they are a dolphin.
No, no wait, I was daydreaming. You're just going to keep spouting ignorant nonsense in the hopes that someone will believe you, aren't you?
I will continue to crush your ideological position with biology, and medical science. I'm sorry this hurts your feelings, but reality does not care.
 
The DSM does not say that trans people are delusional. You should read 302.5 again. Even before John Money experimented with David Reimer trans people were not claimed/suspected of being delusional.

Nowhere in the standards of care is a diagnosis for delusions supported for gender identity/dysphoria.


Where is it the psychiatrists recommend that trans people are treated for delusions? I must have missed that paragraph.

 
The DSM does not say that trans people are delusional.
If someone believes they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
You should read 302.5 again. Even before John Money experimented with David Reimer trans people were not claimed/suspected of being delusional.
If a person believes they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Nowhere in the standards of care is a diagnosis for delusions supported for gender identity/dysphoria.
Does the hypothetical male person believe they are female, or vice versa? If the answer is yes, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Where is it the psychiatrists recommend that trans people are treated for delusions? I must have missed that paragraph.
You seem confused. What they recommend has no relevance to the fact they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional, if they believe they are something they are provably not.
 
What if a boy thinks he was "born" a girl. That is what a trans is. Isn't it his belief that counts and not yours?
 
You probably believe gays had a choice too. It is not a choice to be gay or trans. If that is too complex for you to understand just butt out. It is above your pay grade.
 
This lie is not supported by facts, repeating it over and over says that you cannot discuss the idea rationally or refuse to learn.

Trans people are not delusional. Believing that they are delusional might make you l delusional because this idea is not supported by reality.
 
You probably believe gays had a choice too.
No. I'm simply pointing out that believing you are something you are provably not, is by definition delusional.
It is not a choice to be gay or trans.
Strawman.
If that is too complex for you to understand just butt out. It is above your pay grade.
I have no obligation to address, butt out of, or acknowledge arguments you make up and attribute to me.
 
This lie is not supported by facts, repeating it over and over says that you cannot discuss the idea rationally or refuse to learn.
Of course it's supported by facts lol. By definition and diagnosis, if you believe you are something you are provably not, you are delusional. That might hurt your feelings, but it doesn't make reality go away.
Trans people are not delusional.
If they believe they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional. It's just reality.
Believing that they are delusional might make you l delusional because this idea is not supported by reality.
It's not a matter of belief. It's a matter of definition and diagnosis. If you believe you are something you are provably not, you are by definition and diagnosis delusional.
 
You are emotionally and intellectually unable to change your stance and adapt to current medical science when presented with the facts. Medical science doesn't give a furry Fig Newton what you believe because it isn't based on fact. Repeating a lie does not make it true. That is the logical fallacy of trans people being delusional is known as fallacy ad nauseam.


Transgender people have never been diagnosed as delusional. The therapy for a delusion does not change a person's gender identity. The fact that gender identity cannot be changed by any treatment seems to be lost on you.
 
You are emotionally and intellectually unable to change your stance
It's not MY stance. It's the literal definition of the word delusional lol. I get that this hurts your feelings, but reality does not care. If you think you are something you are provably not, you are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
 
I would not suggest giving these confused people medications to cope with their confusion. I advocate ignoring them, and/or telling them NO when they are demanding to be treated with special rights or considerations.

Near where I used to work there was a man who I would see almost daily screaming at trees, bushes, light poles, and cars while wearing a ballerina tutu. Yes, he was a real person, but how he felt, or what he believed, or what his screaming demands were of the trees he was upset with didn't phase me, I didn't care. He was clearly abnormal, and clearly nuts. But that doesn't mean I or anyone else needed to accept him as normal when he wasn't. It is the same with these tranvestuals. They exist, but they aren't mentally sound. Okay to feel sorry for them. Not okay to encourage them however.
 
Sex is biological. Gender is a psychological construct. A male who believes he is female is no less delusional than a human who believes they are a dolphin.
Not typically the case for transgender people, obviously.

If someone believes they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Not typically the case for transgender people, obviously.

If a person believes they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

Does the hypothetical male person believe they are female, or vice versa? If the answer is yes, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

You seem confused. What they recommend has no relevance to the fact they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional, if they believe they are something they are provably not.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

No. I'm simply pointing out that believing you are something you are provably not, is by definition delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

Of course it's supported by facts lol. By definition and diagnosis, if you believe you are something you are provably not, you are delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

If they believe they are something they are provably not, they are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

It's not a matter of belief. It's a matter of definition and diagnosis. If you believe you are something you are provably not, you are by definition and diagnosis delusional.
Not the case for transgender people, obviously.

It's not MY stance. It's the literal definition of the word delusional lol. I get that this hurts your feelings, but reality does not care. If you think you are something you are provably not, you are by definition and diagnosis, delusional.
I think we've got ample evidence that you are delusional, for sure, perpetually thinking you are correct when you are provably and obviously not. It's almost as much fun as 'debating' flat-earthers or religious fundamentalists
 
Yes, the case for trans fender people, obviously.
I think we've got ample evidence that you are delusional, for sure, perpetually thinking you are correct when you are provably and obviously not.
Except of course that I am quite demonstrably correct. I know this hurts your feelings, and I"m sorry that it does, but reality does not care. If you think you are something you are provably not, you are by DEFINITION and DIAGNOSIS, delusional.
It's almost as much fun as 'debating' flat-earthers or religious fundamentalists
how? flat earthers are as provably incorrect as a person who is male thinking they are female.
 
 
That’s just it. The child‘a body itself is being violated at a age where it is impossible for them to give full legal consent. Others literally make that decision for them.
Do you think the decision of which puberty to go through should be 'made for them' by their doctors and parents in line with their wishes, or by politicians in government against their wishes and their doctors' advice?
 
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