heterodoxlib

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   by heterodoxlib 1y ago

   I'm here trying to understand your and others' perspectives. I appreciate that this is a sensitive topic for you and many others, which is why I'm trying very hard to be careful in my framing. I'm sorry if I failed in th
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   by heterodoxlib 1y ago

   > Broadly, I think "being transgender also just a social construct that can and maybe should be addressed by loosening up our tight expectations for gender roles" vastly underestimates the scope and scale of this cultural syste
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   by heterodoxlib 1y ago

   This is basically the conclusion I've come to, which is why I wanted to ask. If this is accurate (which is a big if, and I'm asking the question to try to figure out if it is) then we could make a lot of progress in trans acceptan
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   by heterodoxlib 1y ago

   A slightly different but closely related question for those who are answering: what do you attribute the difference to? Is it biological in basis, spiritual/metaphysical, or cultural? I keep hearing people say "gender is a social
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   by heterodoxlib 2y ago

   It's a shame that we can't have a reasonable conversation about gender and mental health anymore without it offending someone or other. "Trans rights are human rights" is a perfectly reasonable statement if what is meant