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Originally Posted by Timeslikethese
The current system is not fine, by any stretch. It's inherently patriarchal for one. And medicalises mental health.
Source: It's my job to a) work in mental health and b) collaborate with researchers on improving MH education
The system is barely fit for significantly less complex and better understood issues than gender dysphoria.
I rather wish it were hyperbole. If this thread relies entirely on "I saw this happen once" and "this person was in the news for x" then I have seen countless angry, disaffected people who have been failed become increasingly angry and isolated. Heck, I've watched mental health staff be the cause of this. Over and over.
If you advocate for recognising people for who they are only when a patriarchal system deems them so, then fine. But I'm hoping you don't call yourself a feminist in the process.
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So to put this bluntly, you do not think that there should need to be any proof at all of a person actually having gender dysphoria, before they are able to get a GRC. EVen though the whole point of a GRC is to help transsexual people have an easier life, and all transsexual people have gender dysphoria? Are you saying that wanting to help transsexual people have an easier life, is wanting a patriarchal system? because if its a choice between self-ID...and repealing the entire act...I chose repealing tbh. Though I would much rather the compromise we have which helps transsexual people whilst also keeping pisstakers and fetishists out.
And that was one example of MANY. Its not a rare example, but then again it wouldn't be, given these days any man can declare himself a woman and be treated as such in statistics and new stories. And obviously its mainly men who commit sexual crimes. So it makes a lot of sense that a lot of those who currently 'identify' as women (often without changing anything) are just your bog standard pervert. And I don't think there is ever an excuse to lock up female prisoners with male rapists. Thats just ridiculous, yet happening.