Transgenderism: A State-Sponsored Religion?
-by Andre Van Mol
Published on January 24th, 2018 in the journal “Public Discourse”
The article can be seen here.
Gender dysphoria is a serious mental health issue. By contrast, transgenderism is a belief system that increasingly looks like a cultish religion—a modern day Gnosticism denying physical reality for deceived perceptions—being forced on the public by the state.
Excerpts:
Based on the sparse data we do have—much of which does not indicate positive long term results from the practice—it is impossible to recommend gender transitioning to minors as evidence-based or even safe. In the absence of verifiable results, what we have is strident ideology imposed with soft totalitarianism. It’s not pro-science—it’s no science.
A Physical Solution to A Psychospiritual Issue
No kid feels entirely comfortable in his or her own skin. That’s part of growing up. Today, however, social awkwardness can far too easily lead young men or women to conclude that they must not fit in because they are LGBTQ.
Psychiatrist Karl Benzio puts it even more succinctly: “Transgender occurs when a person with a psychospiritual issue is looking for a physical solution.”