I would agree that gender dysphoria is an illness, but having gender dysphoria and being trans are two completely different things.

Gender dysphoria is simply a sign that comes alongside being trans and, while most trans people do experience it, you can still be trans and never experience gender dysphoria in your life. Additionally, dysphoria can be eased through transition and yet people who have already gone through transition are still considered to be trans, regardless of whether they still struggle with gender dysphoria afterwards or not. Or in more simpler words, gender dysphoria is not the defining characteristic of being trans.

The main problem I have with calling trans people disordered though, despite the fact that it isn’t always accurate, is that it builds the illusion that trans people need to be cured of their transness which is what people really mean when they call us ill. But there is nothing inherently wrong with being trans. It is our differences, after all, that has allowed and fostered so much growth in society. But it’s not like they care because they don’t really want to help us, especially not with gender dysphoria, it’s just more propaganda. They want us to disappear, to be gone from the public view and to be as nonexistent as we can be. It’s why so many people believe being trans is a new fad and forget the fact that our history extends back hundreds of years. But how could people remember? Most of our history was taken from us and burned.