Myths/transgendrity

a social media comment containing a number of false beliefs about transgendrity

Myths about transgendrity and transgender people include:

• Blurring the lines of gender is a new thing. (one counterexample)
• Children who are gender-nonconforming are often pushed into transitioning. (rebuttal via)
• Cis is derogatory.
• Encouraging transition is bad for transgender people.
• Gender fluidity is dangerous for children.
• Gender reassignment surgery rarely leads to true happiness.
• Humans cannot change sex.
• Puberty blockers are dangerous for children.
• Trans women are men.
• Transgendrity is
  • tyrannical
  • delusional

To be explored for claims: https://www.reddit.com/r/detrans/top/

Factual References

• National Center for Transgender Equality: Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People
• 2016-10-25 Harvard University: Between the (Gender) Lines: the Science of Transgender Identity

Notes

• 2019-04-22 Thinking back to when I was a little kid, they sure do start the trans indocrination early... "So when transphobes rant and rave to you about "indoctrinating our children and forcing them to take hormones", remember that, while this does happen, it's not because of trans people, and it's not done because kids say they're trans - quite the opposite. OP is right in a completely non circlejerk way: they (cis people and a cis-centric medical system) do start gender indoctrination young :)"