I think the religious overtones are the most damaging with this issue.
While I also think there is a lot of evidence out there that sexual reassignment doesn't not really help in the long run and sometimes makes it much worse, I am not offended in any way by trans people and I only hope for them to find peace no matter what it means as far as what sex they ultimately live as.
The religious aspect brings with it animosity in many cases. The idea that they are offending God. That what they are doing is somehow an abomination. The same way we see it arise in the homosexual issues. It is a deep seeded, "we hate folks that are different than us" mentality that people find an excuse to have in religion. "Well not only am I disgusted by gays but God is to, so I'm right to subjugate them to shame."
It is this whole bully attitude that so many close minded people have, and we see advocated for on this very forum (mainly on the Politics and Gen board). The idea that bullies serve a purpose to make the weak, the "freaks" the weirdos straighten up and join the cookie cutter way God made us to be.
As much as I dislike liberal agendas, the one that told people that they are ok being who they are was one we desperately needed as a country. It is just unfortunately that it apparently might not be such a good idea for everyone that thinks they are a different gender to seek out changing their bodies as opposed to seeking out emotional help.
So, seeing the history of how so called "Christians" have treated homosexual with the "love the sinner but your sin is an abomination", it's no wonder why trans people do not want to hear what you have to say about them getting help when you come from a point of view that what they are doing is offending God.
Any God that would be upset over a person who suffered from emotional distress over their gender, changing it, as opposed to being upset that the person was distressed in the first place would be an awful God.
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