First of all, I like that you voice unpopular views, especially as it's not "media orthodoxy" either, but your own unique point of view.
But what makes you think that this is necessary for anyone? If people have 'mental distress that is so distress that they will self-harm', that is a mental issue. If you have a mental issue that tells you that your arm should not be there, the solution is not to chop off your arm, but to cure that.
Indeed curing the mental issue is and always should be the first priority. For the vast majority, this will work and the patient will go on to live a healthy life.
the subset I'm talking about is the minority that cannot be cured. I cannot stress enough how tiny this population is, as they are a small subset of the already small subset of people that suffer gender dysphoria. despite how rare these people are, they do exist.
First of all, I like that you voice unpopular views, especially as it's not "media orthodoxy" either, but your own unique point of view.
But what makes you think that this is necessary for anyone? If people have 'mental distress that is so distress that they will self-harm', that is a mental issue. If you have a mental issue that tells you that your arm should not be there, the solution is not to chop off your arm, but to cure that.
Indeed curing the mental issue is and always should be the first priority. For the vast majority, this will work and the patient will go on to live a healthy life.
the subset I'm talking about is the minority that cannot be cured. I cannot stress enough how tiny this population is, as they are a small subset of the already small subset of people that suffer gender dysphoria. despite how rare these people are, they do exist.