Re:Half a Million People Regularly Using Steroids in the UK
by LanceH on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:29AM
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Sure, if you want to deliberately conflate different issues.
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Re:Half a Million People Regularly Using Steroids in the UK
by pessimizer on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:46AM
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Only if you think that comparing a trans man who wants to take testosterone to feel more like a man to a biological male who wants to take testosterone to feel more like a man is silly or deceptive.
Re:Half a Million People Regularly Using Steroids in the UK
by tryhtgyt on Monday July 03, 2023 @03:38PM
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If a woman wants to take testosterone to deepen her voice and change her hair pattern, that's up to her, but she'll never be a man. Let's be realistic here.
Re:Half a Million People Regularly Using Steroids in the UK
by Capricorn2481 on Monday July 03, 2023 @10:50AM
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They're really not different issues, though. Most men using TRT would cite, in some fashion, wanting to feel more manly. That is gender affirmation.
Testosterone is beneficial for everyone. If a man or woman wants to do TRT, it is not illegal to do so. But if they cite some kind of gender dysphoria, it is suddenly extremely taboo.
It's a bit humorous living in a society where roided out podcasters complain about people not accepting their natural identities or hormones