Can someone be born in the wrong body?
At Flinders Station in Melbourne, Australia, Peter Boghossian presented three claims to participants: “Some people are born in the wrong body,” “If a person has gender dysphoria, they are born in the wrong body,” and “People under 18 should be allowed to change their sex.” Two men and one woman participated in the discussion. One of the men is from Common Ground Conversations, an organization that promotes critical thinking and constructive dialogue.
The participants were challenged to define “social construct” and “gender dysphoria” and explored the influence of gender stereotypes. One man said the idea of being “born in the wrong body” is a phrase used out of necessity to express the disconnect between one’s biological sex and gender identity. Another man interpreted gender dysphoria as a condition that demands psychological treatment. The woman, a Muslim, largely perceived the conversation through a religious lens.
NOTA BENE: Near the end of the conversation, one of the participants presents a variety of statistics that are inaccurate, disputed, or still under research.
I see this (gender dysphoria) as the same sort of malady as BIDD (body identity dysmorphic disorder) that is, people who believe they should be disabled in some way and who purposefully seek to have healthy limbs removed or to make themselves blind, etc. I literally cannot see any difference between the two. As such, we must end any affirmation and treat the mental disorder just as we (hopefully) would not amputate someone’s healthy leg or make them paraplegic just because their diseased mind has convinced them thats the way they were meant to be.
Here's my reading of Christopher Rufo's interview of a doctor who says "affirmation" is telling a child to hate themselves. The current "affirmative care" makes the psychiatric illness worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1JxMEhJ04c