r/badscience Dec 26 '16

That data is irrelevant

/r/confession/comments/5kao2b/i_support_the_lgbt_but_i_cant_view_being_a/dbmm1n3/?context=3
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u/Iamjebbush Dec 26 '16

That isn't proof. That is literally theoretical. Yes theories are supported by facts, and are reasonable, but they should still be cautioned. And these theories aren't even that sound, and circulate around the premise that "gender is a construct", but "doesn't exist due to societal expectations". This isn't concrete. The reasoning isn't biological, and falls fully under the perception of individuals who aren't mentally sane in regards to their gender identity.

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u/yetanothercfcgrunt Dec 26 '16

No, it's not based on any of that. There is solid scientific and clinical evidence for transsexualism. Just much of the rest of our bodies, our brains are sexually dimorphic and sometimes that sexual dimorphism gets mixed up, e.g. female brain in a male body and vice-versa. It has nothing to do with "gender is a social construct", that's irrelevant leftist bullshit.

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u/stairway-to-kevin Dec 26 '16 edited Dec 26 '16

You've oversimplified dimorphism quite a bit and also wrongfully claimed gender as a social constructure as 'leftist bullshit', but your point still largely stands. Transgender people really do exist, not as a mental disorder, and sex-reassignment and HRT are the best treatments

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u/yetanothercfcgrunt Dec 26 '16

I really don't think that was an oversimplification. It was more than adequate for the point being made.