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[StLucieBengal]

(12-15-2015, 05:55 PM)Benton Wrote: In regard to the bold... which had jack to do with the OP... I responded:


Which prompted you to ask:


So... no... Lucie's comment didn't. Thanks for pointing that out.



As far as the OP, I agree the guy needs help. It's an unfortunate situation when someone has a mental illness. And it's got jack to do with sexual identity disorders, but, you might be right that Lucie was only bringing up "all the rest" to deflect from the serious mental health issues we face in this country. Personally, I think it's one of the three worst problems our country has going on atm, and is a big part of the violence problem we have.


What you are and aren't is — generally — relative.

Feeling more comfortable identifying as a female is subjective; being a child again isn't, for what I hope are obvious reasons. If someone feels they possess more qualities of one sex than the other — or are attracted to the same sex more than the opposite — it doesn't automatically quantify them as having a mental disorder.

Mental illness is a serious problem in this country. I wish people wouldn't muddy the water with religious and personal beliefs.

I have long advocated here for better mental health awareness in this country.  So no I don't take this as a joke.  

I do feel that some part of this gender identity stuff is mental however and that dismissing that is wrong.    So my all the rest comment was based on that and how we treat mental health cases.