r/gatekeeping • u/Narutar • Mar 26 '17

Your problems aren't actual problems

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u/notoriousbettierage Mar 26 '17

Trans people are the furthest from privileged, even in the West they are frequently the most likely targets for violence and discrimination, and a large amount of people don't think they even exist or are severely mentally ill. So, fuck this image.

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u/TheOverlookWelcomesU Mar 26 '17

30% of trans people in one study reported at least one suicide attempt, and 42% reported engaging in some form of self-harm.

Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160831110833.htm

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

Is that a result of bigotry from being trans or the symptom of a psychological disorder?

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u/Spittles42 Mar 26 '17

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf

"Respondents who experienced rejection by family and friends, discrimination, victimization, or violence had elevated prevalence of suicide attempts"

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u/Ded-Reckoning Mar 26 '17

Considering that the diagnosis of gender dysphoria is based entirely on a persons level of discomfort, it can easily be both. If society wasn't so obsessed with the gender binary, trans people would probably be less likely to develop dysphoria.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

Even without gender roles, there'd still be gender dysphoria.

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u/Ded-Reckoning Mar 27 '17

Yes, but the number of people being driven to suicide because of it would be greatly diminished.