If you wrap all your questions in that kind of stuff, I can see why you don’t always get favourable responses.
The short answer is because it’s healthcare to treat a recognized medical condition. I believe that’s predominantly or solely gender dysphoria.
Wikipedia is generally a good place to get an understanding of you are genuinely interested in learning the answers to those questions. Wikipedia isn’t a trans-rights site or anything, and is probably the closest we can get to neutral without going into peer-reviewed scientific papers (and needing to have the academic background to understand what we’re reading there).
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender_health_care
- en.wikipedia.org/…/Transgender_health_care_misinf…
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria
I’m not trans, and I haven’t researched this stuff, so I’m not the best source for this information. But I’m happy to discuss with anyone who has questions that are in good faith. There are a lot of difficult questions, and understanding it requires shifting paradigms we’ve had since we were children. It’s not easy.
bizarroland@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s also the fact that testosterone is a chemical that comes with risks.There are people that abuse testosterone for bodybuilding purposes, there are people that abuse it for sports performance purposes, there are people who abuse it for sex purposes, and there are people who are transgender who will use this without medical supervision to work towards their preferred gender experience but risk injuring themselves in the process.
You’re not supposed to fuck around with steroids, testosterone is a steroid.
That’s why people have to jump through hoops to get it, to make sure that it’s being used for good reasons, with appropriate caution, and with concern for their overall lifelong well-being.