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Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have 'Mental Illness' (www.wired.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So does Lemmy.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I mean... We do sometimes. 🤷🏻‍♂️

For example I have ADHD, autism and BPD.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

They always did

[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

This has always been the case.

[–] Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (16 children)

I thought it's widely-agreed that gender dysphoria is a mental illness. The debate lies in how to treat it—try to realign the body with the mind or the mind with the body.

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[–] hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (7 children)

Okay 🤷‍♂️

EDIT They can say whatever they want. But so can you. So where's the problem?

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (5 children)

The problem is that people are vulnerable to disinformation and now there is little to no pushback on these platforms.

In a world where people are expert critical thinkers with no biases and perfect rationality it wouldn't matter, but that isn't how people work in the slightest.

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