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The bravely public "No Name Given" person insists that a child who expresses Gender Dysphoria may as well wish to be a dog. His argument seems to based on the idea that a young child is "pre-sexual".
But guess what, NNG?! That has nothing to do with it! Gender Dysphoria has nothing at all to do with sexuality. Transsexualism has nothing to do with sexuality. They have everything to do with individual identity and social identity. A person transitions (the transsexual process) not because of sexual desire but because of being misperceived, from the spirit on outward, and treated as somebody who they are not. And that daily misperception is like having your identity erased, and your true self rendered invisible. It cuts like knives.
People who don't know the first thing about Gender Dysphoria ought to keep still and learn, not pontificate like a fool.
And congratulations to Stephanie Guinan, for raising her daughter the way she should be. Stephanie obviously perceives that the child knows best who she is -- as we all do. Most gender identity issues start being expressed around age three, as Stephanie's child's was. She follows a common pattern.
You're awesome, Ms. Guinan!
