Nothing to see here.
Link: https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2021422026024681595
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I mean... the T in LBGTQ+++ is there for a reason.
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say...don't go making up your own uninformed judgements. There are many papers explaining WHY...here's a summary...feel free to do more research yourself.
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Gender dysphoria isn't considered a mental illness itself but rather the distress from a mismatch between one's gender identity and assigned sex, a shift reflecting understanding that being transgender isn't inherently pathological; major health organizations now view the incongruence as a condition, not a disorder, with the severe mental health issues (anxiety, depression) arising from societal stigma, rejection, and lack of support, not being trans. The focus shifted from pathologizing gender identity (formerly "Gender Identity Disorder") to treating the distress (Gender Dysphoria) and affirming the individual's true gender, often resolving symptoms in supportive environments.
Key Reasons for the Shift:
Being Transgender is Not Pathological: Scientific evidence shows gender identity has deep biological roots, meaning being transgender isn't a choice or mental defect.
Focus on Distress: The diagnostic criteria (like in the DSM-5) now focus on the clinically significant distress (dysphoria) caused by the incongruence, not the incongruence itself, notes the American Psychiatric Association.
Social Stigma is the Real Issue: Research indicates that poor mental health in transgender people is primarily due to societal stigma, discrimination, and violence, not their gender identity, says this study in The Lancet.
WHO Classification Change: The World Health Organization (WHO) moved "Gender Incongruence" out of mental disorders in the ICD-11, classifying it under "Conditions Related to Sexual Health," acknowledging it's not a mental illness, according to this article from the Journal of Mental Health & Clinical Psychology.
In essence: The identity is real, but the suffering often experienced is a result of a world that misunderstands or rejects that identity, explains Brown University Health.
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University's Pastoral Statement on GLBTQ students, faculty and staff...attached...and here is an excerpt that resonates with my other secular post about the "Reality" of Gender Dysphoria...
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The University affirms the Church’s position that persons who identify as gay or lesbian “must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided” (CCC, 2358). With the Church, the University continues to note “the distinction commonly drawn between the homosexual condition or tendency and individual homosexual actions” (The Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons, 1986, #3). With the American Bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family, the University defends that “Generally, homosexual orientation is experienced as a given, not as something freely chosen. By itself, therefore, a homosexual orientation cannot be considered sinful“ (Always Our Children, USCCB, 1997). Moreover, the University endorses the emphatic pastoral teachings of the USCCB that “God has created every human person out of love and wishes to grant him or her eternal life in the communion of the Trinity. All people are created in the image and likeness of God and thus possess an innate human dignity that must be acknowledged and respected” (Ministry to Persons with a Homosexual Orientation, USCCB, 2006).
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Link: https://friendsandallies.nd.edu
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Some kind of phobia.
I’ve had discussions lately with a few of my gay/lesbian friends about it and I really liked a couple of their responses but this was the best.
Why are we having this discussion? I’m gay, not some looney that’s fucking with my body…, I’m good with being gay, those people have issues and should seek help.
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde....this is the issue that dares not be considered... by anyone.
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_paraphilias
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contributes unnecessarily to the former.
Terrible tragedy in Canada...hope some insight is gained so that future loss of life is avoided.
Link: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/diversity/education/transgender-and-gender-nonconforming-patients/gender-dysphoria-diagnosis
Prior to that, they would not have been able to purchase firearms.
before Transgender persons.
No one is defending mass shooting perpetrators, but let's be clear...Gender Dysphoria is not a "Choice" and the more that everyone accepts this reality, the better off we'll all be. You can't wish it away, and discrimination is only going to needlessly make their lives more difficult...so too will denial of professionally developed
treatments be harmful as well.
Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/09/few-mass-shooters-have-been-transgender/
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And was the perp's suicide an act of self hatred?
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Mental_Illness
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The world's communists and their allies (like the Mideast Muslim regimes) are almost universally ultra phobic.
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