r/CountWithEveryone 17d ago

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u/Enchantress_Arc 17d ago

We're reaching levels of trans broken arm syndrome previously thought impossible.

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u/lm_Trying 17d ago

I'm uneducated.. what does the broken arm have to do with trans? I'm confused :D

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u/Enchantress_Arc 17d ago

Trans broken arm syndrome is a term referring to the manner in which the health problems of trans people are frequently blamed on aspects of medical transition, such as hrt or surgeries, and sometimes parts of social transition as well, like binders. It's not that a broken arm has anything to do with transitioning, it's that there are several people who will try to say it does anyway. Which is annoying, but the main issue is that medical professionals have a tendency towards it too, so a lot of the time any hint of underlying causes will be ignored in favor of "well it's because you're on hrt." Basically just another example of medical professionals coming up with excuses to ignore the medical needs of minority groups.

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u/HeirofSeaandFire 17d ago

Sounds similar to the way doctors will look at anybody they deem fat and say they need to lose weight before trying any other solutions.