Anyone come across this blog about dysphoria?

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This, from 'The Lonely Transexual!' is really worth reading. Obviously, he's taking some flak for 'oversharing', or being so open and honest.

General link: lonelyts.blog/

lonelyts.blog/2019/10/27/my-thoughts-on-gender-surgery/

'Sex dysmorphia used to be a very common part of transsexualism but not so with the modern ideology. Someone with sex dysmorphia hates their penis often to the point of self mutilation. It feels “wrong”. Personally I struggled with recurring infections because I had problems with personal hygiene. For years I planned self mutilation in hospital car parks. The very idea someone with sex dysmorphia would expose themselves in the way we see nowadays is often laughable. The modern ideology however says its ok to reject gender identity but still keep original equipment; often with pride.

It hurts me deeply to see people proudly boasting about “ladydick” and engaging in a fantasy lifestyle that combines a partial rejection of gender stereotypes with a testosterone fuelled sex drive. This is not the reality.'

Bumping for this evening 'cos it's helpful to the various and ongoing debates.

That’s the thing - gender is fantasy, it’s constructed, and now we’re all supposed to be beholden to anyone’s fantasy about themselves.

Someone with a male body and a testosterone-fuelled sex drive, dressed up in the trappings of female stereotyping, is not a woman and yet we are being forced to go along with that fantasy.

I wonder how many people actually suffer from sex dysmorphia and how much those statistics have changed in recent years.

It's a very interesting blog.
I have always had a lot of sympathy for transsexuals who suffer in this way. It's a very long way from the current transgender definition.

Yes absolutely. I have huge sympathy too.

And then to get the hostility for speaking out ...

Thanks OP, had no idea that a simple dental procedure is classed as gender reaffirming surgery.

It certainly gives one pause.

Thanks for sharing this. It's a very interesting blog. I do feel a lot of sympathy for people with sex dysmorphia and I am still very much in support of finding better ways to support and integrate transsexuals in society. This may mean the GRA might need to be scrapped entirely or reworked to better reflect this. Or the disability act expanded to accommodate this etc.

As long as transsexuals stay grounded in reality and know they are not comparable to a biological woman and remain men irrespective of how much surgery or hormones they take, and they realise that there are reasons for certain areas and issues to be segregated by sex, then there's room for compromises and workarounds to be discussed.

I wish this person well in their recovery from surgery. I hope the procedure will help alleviate their mental anguish.

On the other hand, I have lost all patience for the transgender movement and queer ideology. I have very little inclination to cede any ground to them. They already have the same rights as anyone else. There are more important issues in this world than pandering to people's personal fantasies and fetishes.