Oh fuck off. I actually bothered to read the study and educate myself on the subject, rather than just accept "my side's" arguments as doctrine. Don't pull that helping children bullshit. You know what helps? A study (small sample size) was done that showed that schizophrenia medication completely removed trans' individuals desire to be the opposite sex within a few days. Why aren't we funding a larger study to see if the results can be generalized? With a 40% suicide rate, that may be by far the best way to save lives.
It's not dislike of the subject. I have no problem admitting 0.3% of the population is trans, and that's its a real condition. What I DO dislike is being told it's normal, we should celebrate it, and rather than continue to research treatment methods we should just assume the suicide rate is due entirely to social stigma (even though it doesn't go down in passing individuals) and will "go away" if we all believe hard enough. I'm sick of being told the left is the party of science while at the same time being told by the same people that we should make sweeping changes as a society when the science isn't there.
I'm not accepting a side's arguments as my own. I made my own. I am a trans woman, and I went through life as a child that knew they wanted to transition from a young age. I know you can put up study after study of bullshit for your arguments.
The world had to go through the same adventures when it was trying to prove that the world was not flat, or that the universe didn't revolve around it. Do you know how many random experts popped up defending those views? It took centuries for no reason. And you know what, that is what is happening now.
Being trans is not inherently damaging. It doesn't disable you, and it doesn't have to reduce your quality of life. Any problems that arise are almost entirely caused by knee jerk reactions by ideologies that are intolerant of deviation from their viewpoints. Children don't hate. Hate is taught. Those children wouldn't have any problem with someone changing gender, I know because I was in elementary school and I had no trouble doing that same thing even without the teacher's help.
I accept that you exist, but if you want me to believe in science, you must also accept that anecdotal evidence is never going to be more compelling than large N carefully validated studies. You can believe what you want about yourself, but your existence alone does not overcome evidence simply because you will it. ---
"History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz