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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

In a message directly to them, and referencing having come out as gay, he said: “I know it’s not easy being a trans kid in our country today, the trans community is at the wrong end of all of the statistics for mental ill health, self-harm and suicide."

I just wanted to quote this bit of the article, as I feel this is often used in bad faith arguments such as: "I don't hate trans people, I just want to protect them from the bad outcomes that come with being trans."

Do these people ever stop to think that it may be the way that trans people are treated, talked about, and denied essential medical care that contributes to poor mental health outcomes? Maybe if we didn't treat people shittily, they wouldn't feel shit.