The danger of narrative. People have real emotional and psychological issues, and need real caring and compassion. They do not need politicized quackery interested only in promoting the politically popular. https://theohiostar.com/2019/10/09/commentary-i-spent-a-year-as-a-trans-man-but-doctors-failed-me-at-every-turn/ #news #politics #culture

Commentary: I Spent a Year as a Trans Man Where Doctors Failed Me at Every Turn - The Ohio Star

Commentary: I Spent a Year as a Trans Man Where Doctors Failed Me at Every Turn

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