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The exact same thing could be said for the 'my sky fairy is the true real one' ideologies. Monotheism is a brain disease.
Just wanted to point out that gender dysphoria isn't an ideology, it is a recognized condition and its treatment is the current state of medical practice.
Saying "transgenderism is an ideology" is as nonsensical as saying "depressionism is an ideology".
But right wing folks like to spout any nonsense so long as it seems to support their hatred and hurt the target thereof.
I think religious belief qualifies as ideology and I would argue that the abrahamic religions have been shown to lend themselves to regressive, hateful thinking time and again.
I personally think religion is simply an artifact, maybe even a side effect, of our evolutionary adaptations. One that is not too well adapted to life following the neolithic era and especially poorly suited to modern global existence.
Addendum: one does not need to experience gender dysphoria to be transgender/anywhere outside the gender binary. Cisgender people can experience it too, like if you look in the mirror and feel that your body doesn't match your gender as much as you internally feel it should