I obviously didn't read all of the studies, but just clicking around made me raise some eyebrows. First, one of the studies had questions like "FFS improves my ability to live like a woman" which, no shit, of course. What I'm talking about is the fact that you don't *need* to live like a woman. Secondly, there was something about "engaging in social activities", which yeah, that's my point - if you go and touch grass your mental illness will be milder. These are people who think that they can't do social activities because they are men, which drives them into illness.
Another study I clicked around directly said that the sample was not demographically representative, lol.
Your position isn't logically consistent
At this point I think you're discussing with the person you think you're discussing instead of me. I never said I believe in public healthcare for these issues :^). But if there must be, I do not think people with this mental condition should be given hormones and surgery. They should be learning to accept their bodies and using mild antipsychotics for the intrusive thoughts.
omg go read a book! it's not my job to educate you!
Hormones won't solve your mental issues. Hell, they can even make them worse (men with no T end up with some symptoms of depression, for example). It's just a patch that does nothing to solve the underlying issue.
I love how you're coming from "your argument is senseless" and then saying that what I wrote is wrong because it's supporting my argument that HRT and surgeries should not be paid for by the taxpayer. Putting the cart before the horse, eh?