It seems that every community takes anything said about gender dysphoria that isn’t calling it great and beautiful and awesome, as transphobia, and the mods delete comments.

I’m wondering if there is a community for people dealing with dysphoric children that don’t get offended if something is said in honest questioning and honest debate, that doesn’t toe the politically correct line?

It’s impossible to find real help online because everyone wants to make it political. It may be political in the macro, but the micro isn’t political, and there should be room for all opinions and debate, especially when the goal is to help the person afflicted and the family to grow and be healthy in their relationships.

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Hey, some experience here due to friends and family members with gender dysmorphia both simple and complicated.

    There are no such places online. Due to the culture war bullshit, discussions are polarized to either be fascist circlejerks or strict safe spaces that are so used to “concern trolls” (pose as innocent questions but really just want to open the door to say hoorrible shit), that they can’t allow unsupportive discussions.

    Contact real world organizations for trans support et cetera.

    They are in my experience very pragmatic and helpful, and are used to and forgiving of people “having a long way to go” to understand, or even to people who don’t understand or really accept but still want to be supportive and get along with a gender dysmorphic friend or family member.

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      This seems to be a rule of the internet. Concern trolls turn the groups they hate into their own attack dogs.

      The internet hates honest discussion more than LGBTQ+ hates Bi people.

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      I agree 100%. I live in Oregon, and without doxing myself too much, the town I live in has some great parent support groups for parents of lgbtqia+ and specifically groups for parents of trans and gender non-conforming children. A group like that might either be a good space or have someone who would be willing to talk with OP. But online most groups have had to be very locked down due to trolls on or hateful individuals.