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  • The so-called progressives seem to have won this one.

    If the person says wt:thon is a woman, then thon is a woman—don't question it.

    Don't argue or you will be banned.

    Rachel Dolezal isn't black, but Caitlyn Jenner is a woman.

    Don't argue: if you argue you are a transphobe.

    So what if they take over women's sports or go into women's washrooms?

    For the most part I don't care about women's sports (or any professional sports or Olympics for that matter), and I don't use women's washrooms.

    Sure, let any 12 year-old who wants to have sex change surgery to help thons body conform better to thons image of the right gender for thon, get it on demand, even without thons parents approval, and at state expense. I'm sure if 1 million American minors opted for this many Russians, Chinese, and Iranians would get a good laugh.

    • Oh look, an ignorant person who thinks trans 12-year-olds regularly get surgery rather than puberty blockers and maybe hormones.

      But your not caring about children committing suicide is noted.

      • Hey, if it indeed reduces suicide, fine—even more reason for my indifference in them going for such procedures.

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        Among the 104 youths (13-20 years) who participated, 63 were transmasculine individuals (60.6%), 27 transfeminine individuals (26%), 10 nonbinary or gender fluid individuals (9.6%), and 4 individuals who didn't know or did not respond to the gender identity question (3.8%).

        60.6% transgirls?

        Sylvia Plath on being a girl: https://youtu.be/1pTPuoGjQsI?t=982 (cued)

        • Why does anyone give a shit what Sylvia Plath, a woman who died before being trans was even legal, thinks about what it means to be a girl?

          Also, she committed suicide herself, so I have no idea why you think she's a good person to bring up.

          Also, I think it's hilarious you're bringing up genetics in one comment as a definition of a woman and then bringing up a fucking poet as the definer in this one.

          • She lived in a different time: I'm sure if many of Gen Z lived in her time, a few of them might consider suicide; and my point is the gender dysphoria among girls might be due to sexism that's still in society: hence the cure might not be becoming a boy, but rather reduce the sexism.

            • And the scientific basis of your hypothesis is what Sylvia Plath once said?

              • She said being a girl, or female, can be restraining, particularly over 50 years ago.

                • You claimed to know how to "cure" transgender people (it's not an illness, you're being a bigot). What is the science you are using?

                  • I've made no claims of a cure for gender dysphoria, I only question if all of those who are deemed to have it actually have it.

                    Why do people have bulimia? Is the basis of it psychological or sociological?

                    IIUC, Lebanese women take a disproportionate amount of drugs to relieve stress. Is this some quirk among these women?

                    • I only question if all of those who are deemed to have it actually have it.

                      Based on what scientific evidence?

                      Also, you did make a claim about a cure, why are you lying?

                      hence the cure might not be becoming a boy, but rather reduce the sexism.

              • No.

                I'm presuming that we have sexism in our society and it's affecting girls at least somewhat, but hey, what do I know?

    • Gender is performative. Race is not.

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