fandomsecrets | [ SECRET POST #2227 ]

⌈ Secret Post #2227 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.

[Roswell]

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02.

[Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney]

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03.

[Pokemon]

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04.

[The Vampire Diaries]

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[Teen Wolf]

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06.

[Les Miserables: Shojo Cosette]

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[The Hobbit]

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08.

[Neil Gaiman, Mark Gatiss, Dan Handler]

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09.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)]

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[Power Rangers]

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[Star Wars: The Old Republic]

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12.

[Big Bang Theory]

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13.

[Breaking Bad]

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14.

[Troy Baker]

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15.

[Magi; Final Fantasy IX]

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[Skyrim]

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[Supernatural]

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[Penn & Teller]

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19.

[Flight Facilities - With You]

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20.

[Neil Gaiman]

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I think I understand this perspective already. I dated a girl who was very butch and hated the way she'd been forced to dress as a kid. And I understand that there is an entire spectrum of identities and how people like to present. I think I am generally distrustful of medicine though, and the idea of surgery and taking chemicals that change your body makes me uncomfortable. The anon below you linked me to a good perspective on it though, I'm trying to think it through...

DA - it sounds like your hangup is your perspective on the treatment of GID. Sex-reassignment surgeries and hormone therapies aren't like recreational drugs and tattoos. They're not cosmetic, they're therapeutic. They are tested and studied methods that have been found to increase the quality of life for transgender folks overall. It's no different than the baby born with a cleft face who had facial reconstruction surgery, or the old lady with Parkinson's taking medication to slow the progression.

There are some trans folks who elect to not go through surgery or hormones, and if that works for them, that's wonderful, but for a lot of us, that's not enough. Sometimes a lifestyle change is enough to pull some people out of depression, too, but for others, it requires therapy and medication. We are all different and we all respond differently to things, so it's unfair to disparage some forms of treatment when that's somebody's best option for a better life.

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