www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/girls-who-would-be-boys-the-rise-in-teen-gender-dysphoria-39975855.html
"Shrier questions the reception these girls and young women get when they first apply the word "trans" to themselves. She points out that being trans has no scientific markers. It can't be measured or analysed. It depends on an individual's say-so, and can begin with statements such as: feeling different, not fitting in, feeling uncomfortable in your body.
Her point, and it's a fair one, is that there is scarcely a teenage girl alive who won't answer yes to those. Those feelings are the fundamental condition of adolescence."
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notyourhandmaid · 17/01/2021 15:43
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