sundin13 on 19 August 2019
| the-pi-guy said: I always wonder why people think that there are many parents who want their children to be transgender when they aren't. |
The assertion seems to be something along the lines of Munchausen by Proxy, which is essentially when a parent fakes an illness for their child in order to get attention for themselves. While this is a real mental illness and form of child abuse, I do believe this argument is rooted in the belief that transgenderism (especially among children and teens) isn't real. You don't really see the same accusations being directed towards the parents of most sick children despite it being more common to use illness than to use transgenderism (I am not personally aware of any confirmed cases of Munchausen by Proxy through transgenderism)...
Note: I am not claiming that transgenderism is an illness.
