Liberals (if you’ll excuse the labelling) find themselves between a rock and a hard place. The same people who march in support of gayness in Pride parades are now opposing transgender women who compete and win sporting events that were traditionally open only to individuals who were female at birth. We’ve said this before but it needs repeating. MEN AND WOMEN ARE DIFFERENT. Whether you blame that on a Supreme Being, one cell amoebas that crawled out of the sea or aliens from another planet the fact remains–men are men and women are women. Keeping the parts you were born with was sufficient for several millions of years for the human race to survive. About 75 years ago an individual was told that a sex change operation followed by regular medications/hormones could allow a man to become a woman. Since that time many individuals have chosen the same path. Bob/Renee Richards, Chris/Caitlyn Jenner and others have made the physical leap for whatever reasons. The source of these transformations has been a mental perspective wherein the individual says they are uncomfortable in the sexual body they were born with. Our perspective is this: gayness alone without surgery is a reflection on the DNA an individual was given at birth. While physical features may be included in this state of existence it is the sexual attraction issue that primarily defines gayness. We believe people do not choose to be gay and that they have the same rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as any “straight” person. But when an individual seeks to mutilate his/her body to live as the opposite sex we see that as a form of mental illness. Hence the high rate of suicide among transgender individuals. Despite the advances of medical science we can never fully complete the morphing of one sex into the other sex (because the mind is not being converted). The recent swimming victory by a transgender “woman” over several female-at-birth swimmers by a substantial winning time margin proves that. Muscles, coordination, height, weight, strength, attitudes, personality, internal organs, disease vulnerability, and future medical care–all are impacted and can never be successfully replaced 100%. Unfortunately, because of a liberal and sympathetic public, many companies have changed their medical plans to accommodate transgender medical costs. This is clearly unfair for many reasons. In covering these expenses other medical plan participants will be forced to increase their costs even though most people do not support transgender decisions. All medical plans should have one focus: they are designed to cover specified costs for illness, injury and pregnancy. If this is an illness, treating it as mental illness is the right approach. By teaching the individual how to mentally adjust to his/her unhappiness in the “wrong body” and living accordingly is the best long term solution for all concerned. Mental adjustment is the only solution to suicidal thoughts. A different body doesn’t mean a different mindset.
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