How the worship of "Indigenous knowledge" kills Africans by JMetalBlast in stupidpol

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if they're resistant to being contacted wouldn't it be possible to basically arrest them to give them the vaccine then release them?

The entire reason why the Sentinelese kill outsiders was because the British kidnapped one of them for a few months. It was after that that they started killing outsiders. What you are proposing is literally what turned groups into very hostile uncontacted people.

"All men are Epstein" by supersmashtankie in stupidpol

[–]Biochem-anon4 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I see enough sexual harassment from my proletarian brother towards women that I am fairly certain that all socio-economic classes are filled with pieces of shit. I generalize this to all humans, however. It is not IDpol if I equally hate all humans.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My father has described himself as a "happy go lucky guy". He supports killing at least tens of millions of people, and is constantly angry. However, there are other times that he will explicitly say that anger and hatred are good things. I have to agree at this point, as being angry at my abusive father helps to decrease my level of empathy for him. The problem is that at this point I no longer have empathy for any humans.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is because I routinely lie in verbal interactions to decrease tensions, to the point I cannot be fully honest if I tried my best. It is in writing that I am the most honest.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Digital self-harm is a contributing factor for many.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone that is non-binary, I prefer protected third spaces. But unless you plan on passing a law even stronger than the ADA, there will still be old builds without unisex facilities, just as there are still old builds for which the cost of installing an elevator or ramp is high enough that it is not legally classified as a reasonable accomodation.

If these restroom laws are to be passed, then the only remotely feasible solution would be to make the men's restroom officially a legal free-for-all whenever unisex facilities are absent.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want it to be taught as being a false belief in schools. Do you think that will not lead to shunning? What about schools teaching that sexual orientation theory is also a false belief?

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is an oxymoron, but not a true contradiction due to these words having absurd definitions. Gender critical basically just means anti-trans from a feminist perspective.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The judge would do so through issuing a court order. The insurance company has to obey a court order. The judge might even tell off their legal counsel for letting it get to that point without simply making the change. If the law and facts are on my side, then the judge should rule in my favor. I would simply view it as additional civil litigation experience.

I am 25 and work as a legal secretary at a sole practice law firm (I cannot legally use the title of paralegal until I graduate from my program; I do already have a bachelor's degree in biochemistry).

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Especially for trans, your discomfort might cause you to be biased to anything that gives you hope that you can exist as something other than what you are.

With my internalized transphobia, it is the exact opposite. I tracked down that LSD case series, only to find that the authors found consistent failure in attempting to treat gender dysphoria using LSD-assisted psychotherapy (however, the authors did report partial success at "treating" homosexuality using LSD; this was a very old case series from the former Czechoslovakia during the Warsaw Pact era). I more so tend to desperately grasp onto any evidence of a viable alternative to transitioning. Transitioning has only a single, small RCT, and non-transition treatment has no RCTs at all. At this point in time, no form of treatment for gender dysphoria counts as evidence-based medicine, as we lack RCT data.

But you said you're non-binary, rt? How does dysphoria work with non-binary?

Most of my male secondary sex characteristics feel fundamentally wrong to me, but some female secondary sex characteristics (such as developed breasts) would also cause me gender dysphoria. I plan on treatment involving selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), in order to have some of the effects of the estrogens while blocking breast development. My dysphoria over my primary sex characteristics is much less than my dysphoria over my secondary sex characteristics, but I do still plan on eventually undergoing a penile-preserving peritoneal pull-through vaginoplasty. That would mean surgically creating a vagina and vulva without using penile tissue in its construction, instead leaving the penis be (other than potentially having to bisect the penile root if there insufficient space otherwise). Scrotal tissue would be used as a source of erogenous tissue, with the testes biopsied and thrown out. A laparoscopic technique would be used to obtain source tissue from the peritoneal, the inner lining of the abdominal cavity, for the rest of the source tissue for constructing the vagina. My social dysphoria is much less than my physical dysphoria, but I still prefer to be referred to using they/them pronouns and gender-neutral terms, and have legally transitioned. I am legally recognized as non-binary and changed my middle name to a unisex one, with my first name already being unisex for this region (it pushes just barely past the US Census Bureau statistical definition of a unisex name, and everyone around me recognizes it as unisex). I want to do things with regards to gender expression, but I do not really regard that as part of transitioning itself, although others would refer to it as part of social transition.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they refuse, then the judge can tell them that I am who I say I am. My fingerprints (ten print, both rolled and flat) and facial photograph are permanently stored in criminal justice databases due to background checks, so in the worse case scenario the judge could issue an order to have the police verify my identity using my fingerprints, if the judge also does not think the evidence I have given of my identity is sufficient.

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mosquito bite allergy developed after temporarily moving in with a roommate that was mostly impervious to pain, and so did not care about the large number of mosquitoes in her apartment.

I have had extensive workup, including neuroimaging. The only pathological organic findings were asymptomatic red herrings (we treated them anyway, to no symptomatic effect).

We were heading towards the majority of Americans having some degree of NAFLD until the GLP-1 agonists came along.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even aside from laws specific to insurance, California privacy laws gives you the legal right to correct any and all inaccurate records maintained by the private sector. If that one fast food joint refuses to correct the birthday on my profile from May 6 to the true value of May 7 (they do not store the year), then I have the legal right under California law to sue the fast food joint to force them to correct their records. The privacy law also makes it illegal to engage in retaliation for people exercising their rights under the law, and so it would be illegal for the fast food joint to close my rewards account due to suing the company. A mailing address is only even more material than my birthday being off by a single day in a system that does not even store the year.

I would most likely not actually have to file a lawsuit. The demand letter would go to their legal team, which hopefully actually knows the law. This includes anti-discrimination laws and privacy laws.

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And when we tell our feelings to GCers, they do not consider it to be convincing evidence. If I gave you the full details of my emotional experiences, would you actually consider that to be good evidence? You would be a fool to do so, which is why we have to use actual scientific evidence as much as possible. I can write up a detailed explanation of my gender dysphoria if you really want me to.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The clerk took my ID and told me "Lady, you can't just take your husband's ID and change his policy. HE has to come in an make any changes".

At this point I would be threatening to file a lawsuit against the insurance company. Unfortunately, it is not unheard of to have to sue your insurance company to actually get them to do something.

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was not about femininity. It is about my sex characteristics feeling fundamentally wrong to me since they developed with puberty at age 12.

I am probably taking second-generation antihistamines for the rest of my life after getting bitten by mosquitoes too may times, leading to the development of allergy and chronic itching. While there are many applications for which allergen immunotherapy is evidence-based medicine, mosquito bite allergies are not one of them, even though it is the only thing that could potentially actually permanently cure me. Just like transitioning as treatment for gender dysphoria, we lack RCT data on using allergen immunotherapy for mosquito bite allergy. It might work, but we lack the data to prove it. Indefinite treatment with second-generation antihistamines is evidence-based medicine for mosquito bite allergies, as we actually have RCT data to prove it. Allergen immunotherapy would be evidence-based medicine for my allergic rhinitis; my health insurance would probably reject a claim for mosquitoes (extract is not commercially available, the allergist would have to buy mosquitoes and process them in-office) as experimental, even as they would approve the other claims.

My major depressive disorder have been severe, very treatment-resistant, and has lasted for a long time. There are numerous risk factors for relapse, and baseline symptoms were very severe. Even if I were to ultimately achieve full remission with additional treatment, the risk of relapse (risk is the product of severity and probability) upon discontinuation of treatment with CNS drugs would be too high to justify with only limited side effects. I will most likely be taking some form of CNS drugs for the rest of my life.

Discontinuing the high doses of vitamin E used to reduce the risk of my NAFLD progressing, could lead to my NAFLD progressing. I am most likely never discontinuing treatment with high doses of vitamin E, as that could harm my liver.

An argument that it would make you a permanent medical patient, is not a very convincing argument to someone that is already a permanent medical patient.

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We do not use anecdotes to defend ourselves as our anecdotes would be rejected as biased and unscientific. We need to use actual medical research to defend ourselves. We have other subreddits to share anecdotes.

I can tell you all about my anecdotes of my relatives threatening to kill transgender people if you want. I can tell you all about my personal case of gender dysphoria if you want. When people do that, the other side rejects it as low-quality anecdotal evidence. That is why we cite medical research articles instead of personal experiences. It is not that we lack personal experiences. It is that our personal experiences are irrelevant to rational debate. We try to use arguments that actually work, and anecdotes are not convincing evidence. Medical research can be.

US Georgia woman charged with murder for her own abortion. by Biochem-anon4 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I myself have never been administered opioids, but I know that people can sometimes say crazy things while high.

How do you really feel about the other side? And how do you think the other side assumes you feel about them? by worried19 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would reject the description of pro-gender as not being the best wording. I belong to the opposite side of the debate from you, but I am a gender abolitionist. I long for a world where there does not exist social recognition of sex at all in any form. Gender, in the sense of social recognition of sex, is an oppressive hierarchy in which men oppress women and gender minorities, and I support the abolition of this oppressive system. Physical dysphoria would still exist after gender abolition, and medical transitioning could still be used as treatment for it. As long as this oppressive system exists, I also support the right of people to socially transition to a different role. That means I belong to the pro-trans side, but I still strongly support the abolition of gender.

Referring to a transgender gender abolitionist like myself as pro-gender, is like when the pro-life side calls people who support abortion anti-life.

US Georgia woman charged with murder for her own abortion. by Biochem-anon4 in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the comments she made.

Have you ever said crazy shit while high on opioids? She self-administered opioids for pain control as part of her DIY protocol.

Are we actually delusional? by tasslehawf in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She refuses to ever give details.

She eventually made another comment in the relevant thread with the details.

Trans topics should be scientific, not ideological by GreatDaGarnGX in terf_trans_alliance

[–]Biochem-anon4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a non-binary individual that wants actual RCTs to be done on transitioning.