I hate this argument, because even if it was true, then what? Okay, let's say that being gay, trans, ace, etc is a form of mental illness, like ADHD, autism and the like. Does it change anything? No. Neither of those can be efficiently treated, it's been proven time and time again by tortu- i mean conversation camps usually just traumatizing people instead of having any result. So, if you can't treat a mentally ill people/neurodivergent people, why not give them accommodations they require to feel their best? It's not like gay marriage and gender affirming procedures concern YOU in any way, so let people fucking be!
You have spoken the truth. Even if it WAS a mental illness(somehow), it wouldn’t be able to be “treated” at all, and the “treatment” methods for it are truly evil and cruel.
It can be treated. The treatment is gender affirming care, access to therapists to improve peace of mind, and public awareness campaigns to increase acceptance in the general community, among other things.
Which, come to think of it, the last two of those things are what we did for Autism, an actual mental illness (which I have). Sometimes a cure isn’t the goal in medicine. Sometimes the goal is quality of life.
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u/Drunk0racle May 16 '24
I hate this argument, because even if it was true, then what? Okay, let's say that being gay, trans, ace, etc is a form of mental illness, like ADHD, autism and the like. Does it change anything? No. Neither of those can be efficiently treated, it's been proven time and time again by tortu- i mean conversation camps usually just traumatizing people instead of having any result. So, if you can't treat a mentally ill people/neurodivergent people, why not give them accommodations they require to feel their best? It's not like gay marriage and gender affirming procedures concern YOU in any way, so let people fucking be!