My friend says trans is a mental illness. I’m trying to find resources to prove to him that it’s perfectly natural and genetic.

It’s nature not nurture.

Help me prove him wrong

i mean, does he think being gay is a mental illness?

sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415002432

There are no overt biological anomalies, such as s***chromosome aberrations, that are associated with transsexualism (Hengstschläger et al., 2003). Yet, there are studies suggesting that the development of transsexualism is related to biological mechanisms, such as genetic factors and prenatal exposure to s***hormones, rather than environmental factors like parenting practices. During pregnancy, the foetal brain develops into a male brain under the influence of the androgen testosterone, and into a female brain in the absence of this hormone. The sexual differentiation of the brain however, occurs much later in development than that of the genitals. These two processes could be influenced independently, which is postulated to result in transsexualism if they develop in opposing directions (Bao and Swaab, 2011). Thus, transsexualism is believed to result from a discrepancy between sexual brain and genital differentiation caused by genetic or hormonal deviations.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10843193

His opinion isn't 100% wrong depending on the situation

I don’t think there are any papers published in reputable journals that argue against trans people. Gender dysphoria is proven real and transition is a potential treatment for it

gender dysphoria stemming from anti-trans stigma in society is definitely a mental illness. in a place where gender doesn't play as heavy a role as it does in our society, the mental illness aspect of transgenderism wouldn't exist

transgenderism in itself isn't a mental illness in any way

This. Exactly what I meant

Mental “illness” is just a really bad way to put it lol. Cuz obviously it’s something in your mind that’s wired different but “illness” makes it seem like it’s some bad. I mean do whatever you want, just don’t be tryna trap people lmaoo

whatever you think about transgenders "peer reviewed studies" shouldn't influence your opinion as psychiatry isn't a real science

Psychiatry most definitely is not a real science.

Eh..

nature

naturalism is a fallacy btw

They gonna rip you apart for this one b.

a red flag like not liking hot wheels and preferring playing with barbies is just something generations passed down As a stigma, that be like saying racism is a mental illness