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Topic	Transgenderism is no longer a Mental Disorder, per WHO...
_AdjI_ 06/01/19 10:21:00 PM #62:	Kyuubi4269 posted... It effects the physiology of the brain. And the physiology of the brain is what's responsible for the suite of bodily functions to which the label "mental" is applied. If the physical/mental distinction is to exist at all (an argument can be made that it doesn't, for exactly the reasons you're implying), then any treatment that targets neurophysiology must be considered a mental treatment. Kyuubi4269 posted... It targets all of it, brain and all. I'd argue the effects on the brain are secondary to the effects on the rest of the body, in terms of intent. Kyuubi4269 posted... It's also a mental disorder to believe your mind has a gender at all. Do you not believe that there are psychological differences between men and women? <cite>_AdjI_ posted [p:922672310] in Transgende... [t:77753045]...</cite> <quote><cite>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>It effects the physiology of the brain.</quote> And the physiology of the brain is what's responsible for the suite of bodily functions to which the label "mental" is applied. If the physical/mental distinction is to exist at all (an argument can be made that it doesn't, for exactly the reasons you're implying), then any treatment that targets neurophysiology must be considered a mental treatment. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>It targets all of it, brain and all.</quote> I'd argue the effects on the brain are secondary to the effects on the rest of the body, in terms of intent. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>It's also a mental disorder to believe your mind has a gender at all.</quote> Do you not believe that there are psychological differences between men and women?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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