In recent years, very left-leaning Latter-day Saints have lent support to the utter nonsense that is transgenderism and the stupidity of non-binary pronouns (“make believe, unicorn pronouns and genders” as I often call them—I am sure you can see where I come down on the debate). Recently, on the Non Sequitur show, there was a recent discussion of non-binary pronouns and issues relating to such (e.g., biology; transgenderism, etc). Needless to say, the non-binary pronouns/transgender side self-imploded, as expected, as the foundation in reality and science for such are non-existent:
(just fair warning: the two young women who are defending non-binary pronouns, etc, throw out a few "f-bombs" after they are confronted with the facts--they explicitly reject the importance of biology over "feelings" at times while [falsely] claiming that Steve McRae was ignorant of biology).
The following comment really summed it up:
The following comment really summed it up:
An important study on this issue is the following:
Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences by Lawrence S. Mayer, M.B., M.S., PhD. and Paul R. McHugh, PhD
This study proves, among other things:
The belief that sexual orientation is an innate, biologically fixed human property—that people are ‘born that way’—is not supported by scientific evidence.
Likewise, the belief that gender identity is an innate, fixed human property independent of biological sex—so that a person might be a ‘man trapped in a woman’s body’ or ‘a woman trapped in a man’s body’—is not supported by scientific evidence.
Only a minority of children who express gender-atypical thoughts or behavior will continue to do so into adolescence or adulthood. There is no evidence that all such children should be encouraged to become transgender, much less subjected to hormone treatments or surgery.
Non-heterosexual and transgender people have higher rates of mental health problems (anxiety, depression, suicide), as well as behavioral and social problems (substance abuse, intimate partner violence), than the general population. Discrimination alone does not account for the entire disparity.
A recent book on this is a must-read:
Ryan T. Anderson, When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
Needless to say, much of what the media and other sources claim about sexuality and gender identity are, frankly, utterly opposed to peer-reviewed literature and science.
Ryan T. Anderson, When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
Needless to say, much of what the media and other sources claim about sexuality and gender identity are, frankly, utterly opposed to peer-reviewed literature and science.