[quote]batman730 wrote:
[quote]apbt55 wrote:
[quote]RSGZ wrote:
[quote]apbt55 wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Nowhere did I read the victim was a pedophile.
And you’d seriously risk going to jail because you killed an individual who was confused about his/her gender? Wow.
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There is no such thing as confusion about gender. You are what you are. The fact that you would even suggest that is logical shows how off base you are.
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Really? That sounds like something someone would say about gays having a choice to not be gay.[/quote]
no I am saying it is a mental disorder like be a schizophrenic. note the dog analogy.
I was not brought up in the blindness of this liberal progressive state, I have a strong behavioral and neurology background and have seen the real research and not what gets published in order to pacify the quote on quote scientific community. It is just as political as politics itself and funded by lobbyist just as much.
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So, based on your “strong behavioral and neurological background” it is your belief that it is appropriate to beat someone with a “mental disorder like a schizophrenic” until they have a seizure on the floor?
I guess I can only hope you’re not planning to pursue a career in mental health or law enforcement. [/quote]
I doubt he has a background in behavioral or neurological sciences of any kind. Otherwise he’d already know that the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism have done numerous studies, amongst other credible, peer-reviewed studies from other medical journals, that strongly suggest that gender identification disorder may not be a disorder at all and simply a rare, but naturally-occurring, genetic condition. In other words, it’s like calling being a ginger a disorder (which in my opinion it is, but that’s neither here nor there).
He would also be aware of the generally-accepted criteria for this “condition” to actually be considered a disorder, as set by the AMA. First of all, the person in question would have to have a long period of doubt or insecurity about their gender. In other words, if you wake up tomorrow and feel like you are in the wrong body, you don’t have GID. The person in question must also not actually have some sort of natural, physical genitalia of more than one sex, which would mean that hermaphrodites do not fall into this category. They must also experience clinical discomfort in their everyday environment, which means that if this incident was isolated and that in general the person in question does not experience societal discomfort on a regular basis, he/she does not have GID.
Now, chances are that the person who got served in McDonald’s (no pun intended) meets the above criteria and could be considered to have GID (that is, IF GID is actually a legit disorder). But the articles don’t make any of this clear, so if apbt really had any sort of background to speak of in behavioral health, he would be aware of the ambiguity of GID’s legitimacy and he would also be aware of the criteria that needs to be met in order for it to be considered a “disorder”, again, assuming that there is actually such a thing as genetic identification DISORDER. I assume that if he had a background in behavioral health, he would at least check to see if someone met the criteria to have a disorder before he starts accusing them of having it.