There are a lot of other reasons why someone might think they are, but not. Depression, grooming, kids going through awkward moments of puberty. There are a lot of people with a fetish instead of actual dysphoria, probably almost all of the most active ones.
See, that's the problem. It's a psychological condition, which comes with countless subjective standards to determine what it truly is, and whether someone may have it.
So many mental health problems stem from how people perceive things and what they come to believe based on these perceptions. One can (and plausibly does) simply think himself into mental illness.
I think allowing people to pursue transition the way they can presently creates too many opportunities for harm without real benefit. I would rather there be a standard made in assessing it (and other ailments) in neuropsychological settings.
Someone with actual gender dysphoria.
There are a lot of other reasons why someone might think they are, but not. Depression, grooming, kids going through awkward moments of puberty. There are a lot of people with a fetish instead of actual dysphoria, probably almost all of the most active ones.
See, that's the problem. It's a psychological condition, which comes with countless subjective standards to determine what it truly is, and whether someone may have it.
So many mental health problems stem from how people perceive things and what they come to believe based on these perceptions. One can (and plausibly does) simply think himself into mental illness. I think allowing people to pursue transition the way they can presently creates too many opportunities for harm without real benefit. I would rather there be a standard made in assessing it (and other ailments) in neuropsychological settings.
There used to be doctors that specialized in it. They've been run out of the business by activists.