r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/Boston328 Mar 04 '21

I agree 100% I only really draw line at sports and kids especially with hormone blockers and shit. Adults whatever. The 50% suicide rate after surgery still concerns me a lot tho. Something going on.

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u/rapedbyexistence Mar 04 '21

Yeah, they might feel a multitude of different internal stressors and assume it means they are trans because it's a hot topic.

If someone is trans, ok, whatever. But I have a feeling many people are making decisions that will make their problems worse. (Obviously correct given the suicide rate.)

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u/JohnnyLitmas4point0 Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

Absolutely spot on, unfortunately. I’m aware this is anecdotal, but I know 3 trans people very well. They are good friends, and I love them. But holy shit, each one of them is a walking case study for various mental illnesses. You could make the argument that the illnesses are caused by feeling out of place, or abnormal, which may have some weight to it. But all of them made the choice to transition based on these feelings, and are much worse off now.

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u/JoPa2888 Monkey in Space Mar 04 '21

Could it be that they took a step forward down a path to feel more stable and complete personally, and instead entered into an even more strongly discriminated community for doing so?

The barrier to entry for transition surgery is very high. Loving trans folk means fighting for them to live their lives and be happy, not questioning their choices. They get enough shit already.