re: I have a serious question about mental health regarding gender specifically.

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If your brain is not allowing you to accept reality, how is that not a mental disease?

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To rational people, it is. To irrational people, that is bigotry

What if it is genetics and not a disease?

Some men are "manly" and some are very feminine. Others are somewhere in between. Same applies to women.

It is possible that our genetics determine that.

I am a straight man, married with children. I have met gay and lesbian people that seem to be genuine people. Truth is that I am a little uncomfortable around them. I am on the manly side and find it hard to relate to them. I have never known a trans person. I personally believe most wish they were straight, but just aren't. I guess one could label it as a disease. I can agree with that. Same way I believe some of us get cancer or arthritis due to our genetics. But I don't necessarily agree that they denying reality. What makes a straight man desire females? I believe it is the genetic mix I was born with. "Their" reality is their sexual preference is not the norm. They could have a genetic makeup that gave them a non-normal sexual preference, and that is their reality.

I expect downvotes, but decided to share my opinion. I think we judge others too much these days.