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Image transcription: The caption reads "The government after making trans people pay hundreds of dollars to change two lines on a piece of paper:" This caption is followed by a gif of a guy struggling to hold large stacks of cash against his head. End transcription.

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[–] PortableHotpocket 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait, preferential? Gender dysphoria isn't about preference, it's a mental illness. Gender affirmation is the accepted treatment.

By that logic, chemotherapy is a "preference" for people with cancer.

I say this as someone who doesn't really care about whether or not you have to pay. Government is going to government. They would charge you for breathing if they could.

[–] Fiivemacs 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, it's someone preference to want to change their status on the little government paper. It doesn't change who they are. It's like getting a marriage license...it changes nothing in a relationship, but you are still required to pay the government for paper/processing.