Why the “biology argument” in transgender debate is not hitting the real issue?

When you look at any debate surrounding transgenderism or gender dysphoria you always see conservatives and democrats going back and forth on this “biology argument”. They are trying to prove that transgenderism is correct or false. Conservatives point out the presence of XY and XX chromosomes and the genitalia to make a distinction between “man” and “woman”. Democrats are trying to find a way to make the argument that women can have male genitalia and vice versa. But they are bound to fail on this level of argument as an even absurd thesis about the wording of gender and its implications is leading to more and more absurdity.

You might have already stopped reading as you put a sticker on me with the word “transphobe” on it but you couldn’t be more wrong.

I want to give my five cents to the debate. Gender and even sexuality aren’t just biological questions or questions that can be answered by simply stating true or false. Quiet the opposite, it is a question of empathy and human decency. It is not about “Can a man be a woman?” it is about “Should we help those people?” and subsequently “How can we help them to feel welcomed, to fit in?” Because while you can “disprove” the gender ideology it doesn’t matter. 1 600 000 million people are identifying as transgender in the United States alone. It is an incredible number, no matter how you put it. And they are not leaving anywhere soon unless we force their hand of course. There is no way of treating gender dysphoria, with therapy, with counseling. All those methods are ineffective.

We as a society have two ways of “dealing with this”. We can either shun them from society or force them into isolation until they “behave normally” which is not only immoral, it is straight-up inhumane. Thanks to many research papers done on this issue, we see that support from family and close groups of people dramatically decreases the chance that individuals consider suicide or other drastic measures.

Or we can help them, and put kindness, love, and empathy into the mix. We as a society can remove the noose from their necks and hug them instead. We can help them with self-love that they struggle with. We can save real human lives, only if we swallow our unreasonable hatred and become humans again. Also, the malpractice that people have to go through to become themselves is irrational at best and dehumanizing at worst.

What we currently do is a mixture of both worlds. While trans people can change their gender, society at large still treats them as weirdos. If you look at any statistics surrounding transgender-identifying people, you will see a very sad picture. They are more likely to be homeless, to be alone, and to end their own lives. This is a huge price to pay for “the privilege of being themselves”.

In my country (Czech Republic) something incredible happened, one trans fellow stood in front of the court suing the government. He sued them for requiring castration before switching one letter on their ID card and changing their name. Do you know what was so incredible? He came victorious, he forced the government to change its tyrannical policy. It was a fight between David and Goliath and David won, again.

This is evidence that these changes can be made peacefully and that only one individual can impact the lives of thousands solely by their dedication to help. The question that I am asking is what we as a society can do, how many lives can we positively impact, and how many lives can we save? These questions are for you dear reader. Thank you so much for reading.