# Transgender trends and politics in the US **URL:** \ **Category:** Political Topics\ **Created:** [May 8, 2023, 11:45am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876 "2023-05-08T11:45:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/84 "2023-05-24T14:39:50Z")
> [@now\_samantha](#): > > but how crazy considering what they are protesting, I think you answered your own question > [@now\_samantha](#): > > I think it is totally reasonable for cis people to not know how to tuck I think every boy has tried it at some point. Not to dress that way, but I can imagine how uncomfortable it would be ---
**Author:** ![notreallyme](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/notreallyme/32/2729_2.png) [@notreallyme](https://community.goactuary.com/u/notreallyme)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/85 "2023-05-24T14:50:08Z")
Yeah, I can’t imagine tucking for hours at a time. My testicles would get squashed. Can we be certain Target isn’t, in part, changing their merchandise because they’re losing money for some other reason, and using protestors as cover? ---
**Author:** ![Kenny](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/kenny/32/53_2.png) [@Kenny](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Kenny)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/86 "2023-05-24T16:33:49Z")
> [@PatientZombie](#): > > I think every boy has tried it at some point. I can’t think of a time when I tried this. I can’t think of a reason why I would have wanted to either. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/whiskey/32/145_2.png) [@Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Whiskey)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/87 "2023-05-24T16:50:48Z")
Buffalo Bill That may be the reason why many people in the 90s tried it in High School. It was definitely “a goof” that i saw in high school and college locker rooms. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/whiskey/32/145_2.png) [@Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Whiskey)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/88 "2023-05-25T11:58:16Z")
And Buffalo Bill gif just showed up in my hometown text chat this morning… ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/89 "2023-05-31T12:05:49Z")
Fox News: selling pride clothes to kids bad, actual child abuse old news, not worth covering. > **[Fox covered Target’s Pride Month displays for hours and the allegations of...](https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-covered-targets-pride-month-displays-hours-and-allegations-abuse-illinois-catholic)** ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/90 "2023-06-03T16:21:17Z")
I’m not certain this is the best thread for this, but I didn’t quickly see a better already-existent thread. > **[Tennessee federal judge rules 'drag ban' is unconstitutional](https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-federal-judge-rules-drag-ban-is-unconstitutional)** > > Tennessee's version of not allowing drag queens and kings in public settings has been declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in Memphis, according to a ruling filed late Friday night. Operative phrases appear to be “passed for the impermissible purpose of chilling free speech” and “unconstitutionally vague and substantially overbroad”. ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/91 "2023-06-03T17:00:33Z")
Judge was a Trump appointee too ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/92 "2023-06-06T17:44:40Z")
# Loneliness and Social Isolation among Transgender and Gender Diverse People > **[Loneliness and Social Isolation among Transgender and Gender Diverse People](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10217806/)** > > Here, we report the prevalence of loneliness and social isolation and investigate the levels of loneliness and social isolation among transgender and gender diverse people using cross-sectional data from the HH-TPCHIGV study. Using the De Jong ... Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group. ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/93 "2023-06-06T19:44:26Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general populatio Shouldn’t they be comparing to those who didn’t undergo treatment? I would figure there should be some improvement ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/94 "2023-06-06T20:56:57Z")
Hopefully there is, but i think the premise is surgery alone isn’t sufficient and ongoing care is necessary (at a population level). ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/95 "2023-06-06T23:57:57Z")
Seems like it could be in studies with obvious results. My fear is that a headline like that could be used as fodder for people who want to dispute the value of the treatment, then use that as justification for banning it. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/96 "2023-06-07T02:13:35Z")
> [@Triweasel](#): > > Shouldn’t they be comparing to those who didn’t undergo treatment? I would figure there should be some improvement Good point. > [@Triweasel](#): > > My fear is that a headline like that could be used as fodder for people who want to dispute the value of the treatment But isn’t it a reason for disputing the value of the treatment? Of course, one study does not an argument make. I just wonder if we don’t realize the general long-term implications of permanent transgender decisions. What percentage of the population is jumping on the bandwagon and making a short-sighted decision. Even though I personally am not pro-LGBTQ I would still treat people with respect. Our polarized nation has a lot of people pushing a LGBTQ agenda every chance they get, and then there is the far right which is too eager to lash out at something they disagree with. I wish we could meet in the middle, and I was curious what responses this article would generate. ---
**Author:** ![JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jfg/32/8801_2.png) [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:16am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/97 "2023-06-07T02:16:24Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > LGBTQ agenda Can you expand on the definition of this? ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/98 "2023-06-07T02:18:06Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > > [@Triweasel](#): > > > > My fear is that a headline like that could be used as fodder for people who want to dispute the value of the treatment > > But isn’t it a reason for disputing the value of the treatment? Not by itself, no. If HRT makes rates of suicide attempts drop from 22% to 15% (ballpark of estimates I’ve seen from surveys), then we may say that HRT is not sufficient by itself but is definitely a valuable treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/99 "2023-06-07T02:35:20Z")
> [@JFG](#): > > Can you expand on the definition of this? Can you? ---
**Author:** ![JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jfg/32/8801_2.png) [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/101 "2023-06-07T03:09:13Z")
To be treated the same (rights and respect) as cis-gender, heterosexual people. That’s what I interpret their agenda to be. ---
**Author:** ![Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/whiskey/32/145_2.png) [@Whiskey](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Whiskey)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/102 "2023-06-07T03:23:15Z")
> [@Klaymen](#): > > But isn’t it a reason for disputing the value of the treatment? Not at all. Drawing that conclusion from that study makes zero sense, unless you are inserting some absurd transphobic bias. ---
**Author:** ![Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/klaymen/32/194_2.png) [@Klaymen](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Klaymen)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/103 "2023-06-07T03:25:31Z")
Don’t you mean, drawing that conclusion from that study makes zero sense, _even if_ you are inserting some absurd transphobic bias? ---
**Author:** ![Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/lucy/32/8802_2.png) [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876/104 "2023-06-07T03:48:49Z")
I think the study is meaningless without knowing the outcomes of untreated people. The reason people undergo sex reassignment is usually because they are miserable. There’s an incredibly high suicide rate of transgender people who aren’t treated. It’s like saying that 10% of people exposed to flu who take tamiflu catch the flu anyway, without asking how many of those exposed who didn’t get tamiflu came down with flu. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876.md?page=4) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/transgender-trends-and-politics-in-the-us/7876.md?page=6)