Quote:Are you willing to accept the premise that there may exist a mental illness which leads to, or is defined by, a transgender tendency?

 

If so, would not having "...the mind of a woman trapped in a man's body or vice versa", define or identify that specific mental illness?

 

I'm willing to accept anything is possible and we don't have enough information.  I'm open minded and would rather the science and studies lead me to my own conclusion then preconceived notions that I have.

 

No, not necessarily.  Just as men being attracted to men is not defined as a mental illness.  I believe there is much we don't understand about nature and it is extremely dangerous to draw a hard line in the sand when you are going to characterize transgenders as having a mental illness.  If transgenders in fact do not have a mental illness and we say they do, that can have profound impact on that community and in a very negative way.  

 

Why is it dangerous?  Well lets use the gay community as an example.  Compared with LGBT young people who were not rejected or were only a little rejected by their parents and caregivers because of their gay or transgender identity, highly rejected LGBT young people were:

 



 

This is why it is important to do studies and come to the right conclusions, not our preconceived view on how things "should be".  And this is why I stress to be open minded on the subject.  Remember, not too long ago we thought that gay community had mental disorders or could be "fixed" through therapy.  And that cause a ton of harm for that community.  

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