They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost?

Re:They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost? by rocketbop on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @03:54AM (#33606858)

> No one knows about the deception at the heart of the trans cult better than the cult members themselves.

I understand the temptation to label something you don't believe in as a cult, and you can for sure observe some of the traits you'd expect in cults in some of the trans discourse online. Overall though it's too reductive; transsexualism has not been dreamed up by a cult leader, it's something recorded and observed for thousands of years.

The recent explosion in the discourse warrants more thoughtful and careful interrogation, and less casual dismissal.

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Re:They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost? by stemforth on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @05:39AM (#33607573)

I think they may be referring to the contemporary activism that promotes the 'gender identity' model of transsexualism, which does bear some hallmarks of cult-like behaviour.

There is historical evidence of cross-dressing, and of people (mostly men) being prescribed different societal roles that were apparently based on being effeminate. As far as I am aware, there is no evidence that such people were treated as if they were actually the opposite sex, as gender activists these days propose.

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Re:They Paused Puberty, but Is There a Cost? by rocketbop on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @06:09AM (#33607776)

Sure, as I said in the original comment I do think some of these attribute are present in some of the discourse.

OP however was less nuanced and more reductive.

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