It is a valid term used by trans people to describe their own feelings (see the gender dysphoria bible for example) The other person must have gotten something mixed up…
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Transform2942@lemmy.ml 18 hours agoWait, I read about dysphoria 10 times a day on the fedi, how is it a TERF dog whistle?
flora_explora@beehaw.org 15 hours ago
ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 hours ago
What they’re getting at is they don’t ask for people who are trans, they ask for people “navigating gender dysphoria”.
It’s like someone using “females” instead of women.
When you choose that framing, it’s often a sign of something deeper at play…
flora_explora@beehaw.org 4 hours ago
Ah yes, now I get it! Thanks :)
restless@hexbear.net 16 hours ago
It’s subtle, but when gender dysphoria is framed as a condition to be “cured” and processed through conversion therapy (to return the person “back to normal”), instead of symptoms which are best treated through gender affirmation and transition.
Transform2942@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
Thank you, that makes sense!