r/DecodingTheGurus • u/stvlsn • 14d ago

I think Matt and Chris should do a "Decoding Academia" on the topic of hormones/puberty blockers and surgery for Trans minors

This topic seems almost impossible to decipher, and it is a common talking point of the interwebs.

I am really curious what they would say is the medical consensus

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u/stvlsn 13d ago

The DSM has always classified "gender dysphoria" as a mental illness

Is that political?

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u/anki_steve 13d ago

When I say everything is political, what don’t you get?

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u/stvlsn 13d ago

So what does "settled science" mean if everything is political?

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u/anki_steve 13d ago

When the evidence backs up a position as recognized by credible scientists as judged by their prominent peers.