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> You're a guy and play with a barbie... trans. Less horny, asexual.

Setting aside, for now, the fact that these are things that people realize about themselves and not things people are diagnosed with by others... Why are you bringing them up in response to a comment about mental illness?

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Because boys are allowed to play with dolls. And shouldn't think it indicates they are trans or have gender dysphoria. It's not a sign of anything.

Please don't misinterpret the comment.

*Edit: removed the word diagnosed as wasn't in the original comment.*

> Because boys are allowed to play with dolls. And shouldn't be diagnosed as being trans or having gender dysphoria. It's not a sign of anything.

Yep, I meant exactly this.

I mean... take the clothes away, and Action Man and (barbie's) Ken are practically the same doll.

What you actually implied is trans skepticism, which is a form of transphobia, questioning its legitimacy, implying that a lot of trans kids aren't actually trans, that they're being labeled that because they "play with dolls" - and this shouldn't be the case.

No kid is diagnosed with gender dysphoria for playing with dolls.

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