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| − | [[J. Michael Bailey]] wrote a book which disagrees with the "born trapped" theory. | + | [[J. Michael Bailey]] wrote a book which disagrees with the "born trapped" theory. In his book, he argued that some people born male who want to cross genders are driven primarily by an erotic fascination with themselves as women.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/psychology/21gender.html?ex=1345348800&en=0c1176374e251f82&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref> Dr. Bailey has come under tremendous social and administrative pressure, motivated by [[political correctness]], from liberal partisans who disagree with his scientific views based on political and personal motivation. This pressure has focused primarily upon objections to the ''implications'' of his theory, rather than objections to his ''empirical evidence''. Rather than try to refute his empirical findings, "[[transgender]] activists worked to try to ruin Bailey professionally and personally." <ref>http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf</ref> |
| − | *In his book, he argued that some people born male who want to cross genders are driven primarily by an erotic fascination with themselves as women.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/health/psychology/21gender.html?ex=1345348800&en=0c1176374e251f82&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss</ref>
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| − | Dr. Bailey has come under tremendous social and administrative pressure, motivated by [[political correctness]], from liberal partisans who disagree with his scientific views based on political and personal motivation. This pressure has focused primarily upon objections to the ''implications'' of his theory, rather than objections to his ''empirical evidence''. Rather than try to refute his empirical findings, "[[transgender]] activists worked to try to ruin Bailey professionally and personally." <ref>http://www.bioethics.northwestern.edu/faculty/work/dreger/controversy_tmwwbq.pdf</ref>
| + | According to the [[Vatican]], people who have undergone a sex-change operation cannot enter into a valid marriage, either because they would be "marrying" someone of the same sex in the eyes of the church or because their mental state casts doubt on their ability to make and uphold their "marriage" vows.<ref>http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/CatholicTSDecision.html</ref> |
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| − | * people who have undergone a sex-change operation cannot enter into a valid marriage, either because they would be "marrying" someone of the same sex in the eyes of the church or because their mental state casts doubt on their ability to make and uphold their "marriage" vows.<ref>http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TS/CatholicTSDecision.html</ref>
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| | ===Detransitioners=== | | ===Detransitioners=== |