That’s not at odds with the article. The article refutes a claim that there was a surge in suicides due to inability to access puberty blockers. It doesn’t touch on broader subjects like being called what you’d like.
That’s not at odds with the article. The article refutes a claim that there was a surge in suicides due to inability to access puberty blockers. It doesn’t touch on broader subjects like being called what you’d like.
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 3 months ago
lol so I guess you didn’t read more of the article you posted than the tl;dr section at the top of if which you copy/pasted.
The entire premise in the article of denying any kind of gender-affirming treatment is what I was responding to. Whether or not that translates into a difference in suicide stats, negative perception of gender-affirming treatment prevents the quality of life outcomes that come along with that treatment and further drives people to suicide, but also diminished social acceptance and therefore a lower quality of life.
In other words, suicide isn’t the only negative effect, and it’s can be a more indirect one than a single study like this can show.
Just refer to people the way they want to be referred to and respect their wishes. Isn’t that what we all want?
BananaSpike@lemm.ee 3 months ago
What? Can you quote any part of the article that tries to deny “any kind of gender-affirming treatment”? Here is the central claim that they’re refuting:
Can you quote any part of the article that conflicts with this statement?
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 3 months ago
You want me to use your own source to argue with you so you don’t have to read your own source?
Lol nah. That’s on you.
BananaSpike@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I’m not sure why the hostility? I’ve read the source, and you either didn’t read it or misunderstood it. Nowhere does it say what you’re claiming it says, you’re welcome to disprove that with quotes.
For anybody else reading this, if you doubt that the above commenter misunderstood the article, you can just read it. It’s not very long.