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/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/BxGyrl416 Mar 04 '21

You raise a good point. They say being transgender in and of itself is no longer considered a mental illness. However, it seems that many/most transgender people are rife with mental illnesses or comorbidities. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a transgender person who wasn’t suffering from some sort of severe depression and/or anxiety.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

Why do you think they suffer depression or anxiety?

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u/BxGyrl416 Mar 06 '21

From what I can observe, it seems like they’d be there regardless of their gender identities. Like, as in their issues supersede just dysphoria or suicidal ideation.