loftar wrote:[There is no end of things that pretty much everyone admits are unsound obsessions: such things as gambling addiction, sex addiction, excessive web browsing, and what not else. Why is it so obvious to you that gender obsession is not one of these things?
Because those things
hurt people. Those things ruin lives. But being trans doesn't hurt; what hurts is how others react to being trans. Trans people who are supported instead of vilified and told they're sick are happy and fulfilled. The pain comes from not being accepted as who they are, not the fact that they're trans. A gambler can be encouraged, discouraged, or ignored, but in the end gambling can still hurt them and their loved ones.