• OneMeaningManyNames@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Imagine we joked about cisgender men suicide rates the same way we joke about transgender suicide rates.

    Plus this statistic is flawed. It comes from an older study that does not even compare pre- to post- transition.

    • Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      People who joke like that are disgusting.

      I don't care who you are, if your best option is suicide, we failed you and we should be sorry.

    • ElHexo
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      29 days ago

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    • OneMeaningManyNames@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      In fact, the American Psychological Association warns that manhood and masculinity are so construed by society's expectations, that being a man poses mental health risks itself.

      There is a whole subdiscipline that focuses on 'counseling men".

      Not to mention no one of this lot wants to have this discussion, either online or IRL.

      https://www.apa.org/about/policy/boys-men-practice-guidelines.pdf

    • Gjolin@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      That is literally exactly what is happening. MtF transwomen are considered men by haters and hence get the male treatment of crass jokes and lack of support.