2 hours ago, dimreepr said:

There's a reason I just pointed and laughed at you... 😪

You can't possibly have any understanding of the reasoning behind this/any feeling/decision, unless you're one of them...

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Honestly, it's difficult enough to moderate discussions on sensitive topics without dealing with trolls, especially when they've been members for quite some time. You need to sit the rest of this week out.

 

11 hours ago, LuckyR said:

Interesting. I provided an identical amount of "evidence" (that is, a logical hypothesis consistent with known observation) as the quote I commented upon, yet no warning to TheVat. Hhmmm...

IIRC, I did reference a previous post which cited gender dysphoria studies.

On 12/12/2024 at 8:11 AM, TheVat said:

Generally, any condition that has been considered a deviation and carried a burden of social shame, will often be suppressed or kept covert by people who experience it.  So, for sure, more awareness and social acceptance will lead to higher rates of reported GD.  When people can move from "there's something bad and shaneful about me," to "there's something different about me," they become more visible.  As my previous post/quote mentioned, the etiology of GD remains unclear, so it's also unclear if there are also environmental toxins (e.g. endocrine disruptors) that could be increasing the incidence of a neurological condition.

Which post was:

On 10/13/2024 at 9:26 AM, TheVat said:

The specific causes of gender dysphoria remain unknown, and treatments targeting the etiology or pathogenesis of gender dysphoria do not exist.^[30] Evidence from studies of twins suggests that genetic factors play a role in the development of gender dysphoria.^[11][12] Gender identity is thought to likely reflect a complex interplay of biological, environmental, and cultural factors.^[13] Neurobiological basis of GD has been proven by the "distinct gray matter volume and brain activation and connectivity differences" in people with GD when compared to controls; and this "leads to the concept of brain gender".^[31]

Those little footnote numbers take you to specific sources.  I will post this and make sure they are active hyperlinks.