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Kirata -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/26/2015 9:47:49 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: RottenJohnny Johns Hopkins apparently also opposes gender reassignment surgery considering transgenderism a psychological disorder and not a genetic one. Would you agree with that? Gender reassignment surgery does not seem to have a good track record. Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group. ~Source There is no conclusive evidence that sex change operations improve the lives of transsexuals, with many people remaining severely distressed and even suicidal after the operation, according to a medical review conducted exclusively for Guardian Weekend tomorrow. The review of more than 100 international medical studies of post-operative transsexuals by the University of Birmingham's aggressive research intelligence facility (Arif) found no robust scientific evidence that gender reassignment surgery is clinically effective. ~Source Further reading: Evaluating long term studies on the efficacy of “sex reassignment” procedures: objective versus subjective measurements K.

tweakabelle -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/27/2015 2:23:45 AM)
I'm deeply cynical of the medical literature on this subject. Almost every medical professional author I have read (and I have read them all) has little more than a surface understanding of gender and how gender systems operate in individuals and society, and usually a highly flawed understanding at that. The literature is riddled with a primitive sexism and based on a model of sexual desire that assumes women have no sexual desires of their own but merely react to male heterosexual advances. Female lust is inconceivable in this model, which tells one all one needs to know about this particular model of desire. My own research indicates that relations between TGs seeking surgery and the medical professionals that cater to their needs is a highly scripted charade, with each side having its own interests and an intimate knowledge of what they are expected to say and do. Both sides stick to the script religiously. This has serious defects - for instance, a half a century of allegedly intensive research by psychiatrists failed to unearth a single incident of either child sexual abuse or rape among TGs. The first sociologists investigating the area found huge incidences of survivors of both in the TG Community.* Gender Reassignment Surgery (GRS) is a controversial measure that is cosmetic in design and practice. The value of research findings that focus on GRS and exclude social factors (eg unemployment, ostracism, the relentless daily battle against transphobic violence, hate and bigotry that most TGs endure, etc.) is questionable. Using GRS as a criterion of morbidity or mortality is highly questionable. Even the most dedicated defenders of GRS in the medical profession do not advance any claim that it will 'cure' issues of this nature. They would posit that like most cosmetic surgery it is there to help people feel better about themselves. If you wish to gain a more realistic understanding of TG, can I suggest 'Gender Outlaw' by Kate Bornstein? * 'Transgender lifestyles and HIV/AIDS risk / National Transgender HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment Project', Perkins et al, Uni of NSW 1994

Sanity -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/27/2015 5:32:34 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: cloudboy quote: ORIGINAL: bamabbwsub Just having one in your possession is not a crime. It is if you use controlled substances or have that "intent." In every state of the union How much is a syringe. Three cents? Oh the horror, redf states dont push them on people Another "liberal" crisis of hopelessness and despair (Drama queen much)

Thegunnysez -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/27/2015 7:12:36 AM)
quote: redf states dont push them on people Why do you feel that "needle exchange" is "pushing" syringes on people?

cloudboy -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/27/2015 9:31:05 AM)
>Another "liberal" crisis of hopelessness and despair< Far from it, num-nuts. The HIV and Hepatitis outbreaks are in states (red states) that ban needle exchanges. There's now a crisis in IND. Do you ever bother to understand anything? This qualifies as a real issue. You know when someone contracts AIDS from a passed-around needle -- he becomes infected and infectious -- able to transmit the virus to others. But, you'd rather spend the money, BIG MONEY, on treating AIDS and Hepatitis cases. Good JOB. Did you ever get the memo: You don't always have to be an ignorant dip-shit.

cloudboy -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/27/2015 2:41:28 PM)
Who should we trust, pandering Red State politicians or the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health?

bounty44 -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (8/28/2015 6:52:16 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: cloudboy I was listening to the Radio today, and it was explained that Red States generally ban needle exchanges and some make it a felony to possess a needle without a doctor's permission. Obama lifted a federal ban on needle exchanges, but the Republican House forced him to put the ban back into effect. The Result? Outbreaks of hepatitis C and HIV in RED STATES. (Republicans know better than public healthy officials about the efficacy of needle exchanges.) • As the largest HIV/AIDS outbreak in Indiana’s history roils this Hoosier hamlet, it reflects the changing face of the epidemic in the U.S., as a disease that once primarily afflicted gays and minorities in deep-blue cities rises in rural red states. • Republicans in Congress are unlikely to address that health risk anytime soon. Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/05/red-state-hiv-epidemic-drug-use-republican-governors-118379.html#ixzz3jmvQk0cD I know you said you were listening to the story on the radio so maybe there was more there than what is written about in the article you linked, but as to that, there is nothing there by which you are justified in entitling the thread as you did, nor in attacking red states in general. if you go back and read the piece more carefully you will see mike pence, who is the only "red state" person mentioned, is actually trying to address the issue in a way perhaps even whacko liberals like yourself would approve of. as far as "republicans in congress are unlikely to address that health risk anytime soon." that's merely the author's opinion and nothing more. in the meantime, there's nothing stopping the democrats from addressing it. unless there's a lot more information missing that was in the radio show, or you support your inflammatory red state bashing remarks with more comprehensive data, you are just another partisan hack.

Thegunnysez -> RE: RED State Insanity: No Needle Exchanges (9/3/2015 8:57:12 AM)
quote: : redf states dont push them on people Mou Ichido Itte kudasai Why do you feel that "needle exchange" is "pushing" syringes on people?

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