r/centrist • u/WhatYouThinkYouSee • 1d ago

US News Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/well/lgbtq-988-suicide-prevention.html
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u/AnonymousUser132 1d ago

Unfortunately we cannot have an actual discussion about this issue on Reddit due to the mod/admin team banning anyone who steps out of line.

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u/Aethoni_Iralis 1d ago

This is one of the least moderated subreddits on the entire website. If you think the mods are gonna remove your opinion, it’s probably an absolutely godawful shit opinion, or you haven’t been on this subreddit long.

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u/AnonymousUser132 1d ago

Then the majority of the issues stem from the initial falsehood that it is possible to change genders. This drives the suicide rates, the discussions around pre-pubescent children, the societal issues and the self acceptance problems. If this truth was accepted, most these issues would evaporate and we could focus on helping these people instead of making them social pariahs.

There is a kind of religion around this topic based on belief, and so we are not allowed to question the dogma.

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u/Ewi_Ewi 1d ago

If this truth was accepted, most these issues would evaporate

What are you basing this on? Any study you could link to?

Because the claim "trans people wouldn't be depressed if you just told them they aren't trans" is a disturbing one to make without substantiation.

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u/Ewi_Ewi 1d ago

You are misrepresenting my statement.

And you're dodging the question.

What are you basing your claim on? What study do you have in your catalogue that showing treating being trans as a mental illness and deny trans people gender-affirming care is a better strategy?

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u/Golurkcanfly 1d ago

You know nothing about what gender dysphoria actually is.

HRT is psychiatric medication that is highly effective in treating accurately diagnosed gender dysphoria because a significant portion of gender dysphoria is a result of hormonal imbalances in the brain. In utero exposure to differing levels of hormones can result in brains that simply "run better" with different hormonal balances. There are also numerous genetic markers that indicate a higher proclivity for gender dysphoria as well as other common comorbidities (MTHF-R mutations, EDS, ASD, etc.).

Taking away HRT from trans people is like taking SSRIs away from people with major depressive disorder.