they should invent a desire to be wanted that doesn't feel grotesque and perverse
This particular moment in Star Trek is actually quite important. A lot of people don’t realise that understanding something is not the same as approving of something. This particular episode (A Taste of Armageddon) had a civilization where war was fought on computers instead of on the battlefield and instead of people dying in combat they would send the calculated amount of “casualities” into a camp to die. Kirk is outraged completely by this and rightly should be, but Spock is not so overtly disapproving. He understands why they might think their solution is better for their civilization and takes the time to think about why they are doing it. Even though he can understand why, he still believes it is wrong for them to be doing it.
There is a separation between understanding something and approving of something that a lot of people seem to miss.
god fucking damn it do some fucking research. the suicide rates in trans youth aren’t a joke. people actually kill themselves. not out of spite and not to threaten anyone. the vast majority of trans people know exactly what they’re doing and would’ve gladly not had dysphoria if they had a choice. statements like this help push the idea that transgender people (particularly teens) are mentally ill attention seekers who go to the extreme just for funsies and choose to be the way they are, which couldn’t be farther from the truth
you’re the one who haven’t done your research though.
- puberty blockers do not alleviate negative thoughts in children with gender dysphoria, finds study.
- here’s a compilation of various sources that shows that the majority of children grow out of their dysphoria into healthy homosexual adults.
- a study proving that the suicide rates increase after transition and that sex-reassigned people have considerably higher risks for suicidal behaviour and psychiatric morbidity.
- another study showing that between 80% and 97.5% of transgender children later detransition.
- “medical intervention may, in effect, become another form of ‘conversion,’ whereby some children who would otherwise have grown up gay or lesbian receive ‘gender affirming’ cross-sex treatments instead”.
- there is significant evidence of transitioning being the new contagious social condition for teenage girls.
- “evidence for puberty blockers use very low.”
- transgender surgery provides no mental mealth benefit, another study says.
let’s talk then about the procedures and consequential effects of these long-term medical interventions you so easily dismissed:
- a general overview regarding transition procedures and its effects.
- a masterpost about puberty blockers.
- here’s compilation of several sources explaining the dangers of lupron.
- the medical harms of hormonal and surgical interventions for gender dysphoric children.
- gender transition procedures for minors must be considered experimental procedures at best.
- ‘transition’ treatment harms kids, veteran psychiatrist at UK gender clinic says
please read what detrans people have been saying as well:
- “for the past four years I’ve been stuck as a child.”
- “I was a transgender woman for 8 years — time I can’t get back.”
- “I was an unhappy girl who needed help. instead, I was treated like an experiment.”
- detransitioning Individuals and stories.
- this whole website is worth checking out.
- a collection of detrans stories from female detransitioners and desisters.
- another collection here and here.
daily reminders
- no human being is 100% happy 100% of the time
- being a person is extraordinarily difficult even in the best of times
- this is not the best of times
- someone is grateful you exist (don't argue, it's true)
- a bad day does not predict a bad existence
- it's gonna be okay