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Cake day: December 9th, 2023

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  • I was going to downvote and move on, but instead…

    I have family and friends that are trans, so I have been able to kind of follow their outcomes over the years.

    1. Human gender identity and sexuality does seem to fluctuate somewhat, but it doesn’t seem to me to be random. Some people fully identify as one gender but like to perform as a different one. Other people don’t vary at all. In cases where people “change their mind”, it’s usually because they get discouraged about being able to successfully transition, or they experience severe harassment/workplace discrimination. Just in my anecdotal experience, it’s never because they just randomly decide they no longer want to be trans

    2. No one is getting permanent gender affirmation treatment until they are old enough to know and have been in discussions with doctors for years. I’m sure there are exceptions where some poor 5 year olds parent(s) treated them without medical oversight but it’s not common and no one wants this.







  • I’m in pretty good shape currently thanks to being appropriately medicated for executive dysfunction, but in my stock physical configuration I experience constant gnawing hunger that can sometimes reduce my ability to make appropriate decisions or hear myself think. This doesn’t just impact my weight, but also my ability to maintain gainful employment and take care of my stupid body.

    Once you are overweight, everything is harder to do. Existence is painful and it’s hard to put together motivation to improve things. You want people to lose weight? Work on getting rid of societal stressors. Tax unhealthy food and incentivize farmers markets. Create walkable neighborhoods.

    What doesn’t help is telling people to man up and stop being so poor overweight.