Alongside the lack of good evidence Cass has highlighted, there’s a fundamental question that everyone needs to answer before arguing for medical interventions to help the “trans child”. And the TRAs have never been able to provide an answer to this: How do you identify the “trans child”? How do you differentiate the “trans child” from someone who’s just struggling with puberty, life in general, their identity, or is suffering from other mental health conditions? What are the diagnostic criteria? And it can’t be self-diagnosis at that young an age.
@colwight And could someone please tell me where to find this gender identity they are harping on about? What evidence is there for its existence? I keep asking, yet no one can tell me. I just want one article that defines it and shows not just context but its justification of discovery.
@Johannaett Exactly. And most of the people discussing it don’t seem to understand that identity is fluid and constantly changing.
@Johannaett Exactly. And most of the people discussing it don’t seem to understand that identity is fluid and constantly changing.
@colwight @Johannaett It’s almost as if an identity is directly linked to personality! 🙄
@colwight Yes, identity! Not gender identity. Here in Sweden it's translated as sex-identity making it even more pernicious: with the new sex-identity law (vote is tomorrow and it will pass) kids from age 16 will be allowed to change legal sex based on self sex-identification only.
@colwight @Johannaett And they rely on gender stereotypes with many “transwomen” obsessed with their culture’s idea of “what a woman is” especially the things one can purchase (makeup, heels, handbag)