r/benshapiro • u/DarthBalls5041 Leftist Tear Drinker • May 02 '23

Controversy erupts after transgender cyclist Austin Killips wins women’s race: ‘Insane’ Daily Wire

https://nypost.com/2023/05/02/transgender-cyclist-austin-killips-wins-womens-race-causes-outrage/amp/
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u/d0wncasts0ul May 03 '23

no. i don’t think being transgender is a choice. so now man just goes “i am now transgender” and goes through the strenuous journey of socially and possibly medically transitioning. i’m sure there are examples of women who are obviously more powerful unfairly beating their components?

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u/MarkyJ123456 May 03 '23

So, you don’t think someone has to make the choice to go through transition? Almost everything in life is a choice. Not everyone with gender dysphoria transitions. Not everyone that transitions has gender dysphoria.

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u/d0wncasts0ul May 03 '23

that’s very true. i’m not a trans medicalist. it’s a choice to transition it’s not a choice to be trans. what i meant before was sometimes it’s a necessity for mental and physical health.

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u/MarkyJ123456 May 03 '23

It’s extremely unhealthy physically. Your lifespan decreases. It doesn’t help mental health. I sent two verified studies showing there is no decrease in suicide ideation. Even with this… adults should be able to transition whenever they want. I don’t care. It’s your life. Your life should not be held on a pedestal above others. That’s an incredibly selfish mentality. Why should your feelings be more important than the actual rights or women?

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u/d0wncasts0ul May 03 '23

it actually does, i don’t know where you got your studies. also, just in anecdotes, trans people have been shown to have better mental health after transitioning. it’s not just a feeling. if a woman is 6”1 does she just feel like she’s tall? no she is tall

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u/MarkyJ123456 May 03 '23

You are incorrect. The feelings have shown to be short term. My sources are the United States government (nih.gov/National library of medicine) that uses the Swedish peer reviewed long term study and a well respected peer reviewed academic science journal that released a new study about a month ago. I sent both links. The Swedish study shows a higher suicide ideation ten years after transition.

Height is an immutable characteristic. Trans is not. Trans is the opposite of immutable by definition.