{"id":92238,"date":"2016-04-01T15:25:55","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T23:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=92238"},"modified":"2016-04-01T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T01:05:31","slug":"the-transgender-normalizing-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=92238","title":{"rendered":"The Transgender: Normalizing MENTAL ILLNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember <A HREF=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mike_Penner\">Mike Penner<\/a>? The LA Times sportswriter who became Christine Daniels. He was lauded as brave and held up as a role model, then when he became disillusioned and started writing as a Mike Penner again, no one talked about his courage. He had no support once he changed his mind because he was no longer useful as an example. <\/p>\n<p>He ultimately committed suicide. <\/p>\n<p>Most trannies seem deeply troubled. <\/p>\n<p>I keep getting Mike Penner confused in my with <A HREF=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helene_Elliott\">Christine Elliot<\/a>, whose <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/newsletters\/sports\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130507-staff.html\">picture in the LA Times always makes her look like a trannie<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_92270\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92270\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Times sports columnist Helene Elliot.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/lanews-helene-elliott-20130.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-92270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles Times sports columnist Helene Elliot.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/download.jpe\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92271\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/download.jpe\" alt=\"download\" width=\"144\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-92271\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/transgenderx.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92272\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/transgenderx-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"transgenderx\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-92272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/transgenderx-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/transgenderx.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aDAU3SPYFsA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Selected References for New Video: <br \/>The Transgender Agenda: The Push to Normalize Mental Illness. <br \/>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>Notes<br \/>\u201cTransgender\u201d is a Mental Illness and Should be Treated as such: Former Johns Hopkins Chief Psychiatrist<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/newobserveronline.com\/transgender-is-a-mental-illness-and-should-be-treated-as-such-former-johns-hopkins-chief-psychiatrist\/\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/newobserveronline.com\/transgender-is-a-mental-illness-and-should-be-treated-as-such-former-johns-hopkins-chief-psychiatrist\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transgender Surgery Isn&#39;t the Solution<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/paul-mchugh-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solution-1402615120\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/paul-mchugh-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solution-1402615120<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why Caitlyn Jenner represents a new type of American hero<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/06\/02\/caitlyn-jenner-hero\/#ZgV_x9SgAiqA\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/06\/02\/caitlyn-jenner-hero\/#ZgV_x9SgAiqA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The successful treatment of a gender dysphoric patient with pimozide.<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8839957\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8839957<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Husband of 9\/11 Hero Returns Woman of the Year Award After Caitlyn Jenner Is Honored: \u201cIs This the Best You Could Do?\u201d<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/husband-of-911-hero-returns-award-after-caitlyn-jenner-is-honored-w157687\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/husband-of-911-hero-returns-award-after-caitlyn-jenner-is-honored-w157687<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Woman says she is a cat trapped in the wrong body &#8211; she hisses at dogs, hates water and claims she can even see better at night<br \/>A psychologist has said she can grow out of it, but Nano wants to be a cat for life<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/howaboutthat\/12127067\/woman-says-she-is-a-cat-trapped-in-the-wrong-body.html\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/newstopics\/howaboutthat\/12127067\/woman-says-she-is-a-cat-trapped-in-the-wrong-body.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Long-Term Follow-Up of Transsexual Persons Undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery: Cohort Study in Sweden<br \/>Cecilia Dhejne , Paul Lichtenstein , Marcus Boman , Anna L. V. Johansson , Niklas L\u00e5ngstr\u00f6m , Mikael Land\u00e9n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0016885\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0016885<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The successful treatment of a gender dysphoric patient with pimozide.<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8839957\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/8839957<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The teen trailblazer for transgender children: From the age of two, Jazz Jennings knew she was a girl born in a boy&#39;s body<br \/>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/you\/article-3184776\/Transgender-Jazz-Jennings-knew-girl-born-boy-s-body.html#ixzz44HfvUSZp\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/you\/article-3184776\/Transgender-Jazz-Jennings-knew-girl-born-boy-s-body.html#ixzz44HfvUSZp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Gender Ideology Harms Children<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acpeds.org\/the-college-speaks\/position-statements\/gender-ideology-harms-children\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.acpeds.org\/the-college-speaks\/position-statements\/gender-ideology-harms-children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was a boy.. then a girl.. now I want to be a boy again&#39;: Agony of of teen who is Britain&#39;s youngest sex-swap patient<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/britains-youngest-sex-swap-patient-wants-1403321\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/britains-youngest-sex-swap-patient-wants-1403321<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unhappy as a boy, Kim became youngest ever transsexual at 12<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/1540842\/Unhappy-as-a-boy-Kim-became-youngest-ever-transsexual-at-12.html\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/1540842\/Unhappy-as-a-boy-Kim-became-youngest-ever-transsexual-at-12.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sexchangeregret.com\/\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.sexchangeregret.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>World&#39;s youngest sex-change operation<br \/>German teenager Kim Petras has become the world&#39;s youngest transsexual after undergoing an operation at the age of just 16.<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/germany\/4511986\/Worlds-youngest-sex-change-operation.html\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/germany\/4511986\/Worlds-youngest-sex-change-operation.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caitlyn Jenner is legally a woman as she has name and gender changed at LA court hearing <br \/>William Bruce Jenner&#39;s name was legally changed to Caitlyn Marie Jenner<br \/>The 65-year-old star did not show up in LA court but her lawyers did<br \/>The I Am Cait star also had her gender legally changed but asked for details to be kept private as she has received physical threats <br \/>Details of surgery she may or may not have had to her genitalia stays private <br \/>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-3249215\/Caitlyn-Jenner-legally-woman-gender-changed-LA-court-hearing.html#ixzz44I0axdsl\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-3249215\/Caitlyn-Jenner-legally-woman-gender-changed-LA-court-hearing.html#ixzz44I0axdsl<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Transsexual Cuts Off Her Own Legs With A Circular Saw Because She Doesn\u2019t Like Them<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m0wlupf36vg\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m0wlupf36vg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#39;I&#39;ve gone back to being a child&#39;: Husband and father-of-seven, 52, leaves his wife and kids to live as a transgender SIX-YEAR-OLD girl named Stefonknee<br \/>Stefonknee Wolscht, 52, lived as Paul until she realized she was trans at age 46 and was not accepted by her family<br \/>After two suicide attempts and a bout of homelessness, she found hope in the transgender community in Toronto  <br \/>She now resides with an adoptive &#39;mommy and daddy&#39; and spends her time playing with dolls and the couple&#39;s young grandchildren <br \/>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-3356084\/I-ve-gone-child-Husband-father-seven-52-leaves-wife-kids-live-transgender-SIX-YEAR-OLD-girl-named-Stefonknee.html#ixzz44IJ5SuSS\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-3356084\/I-ve-gone-child-Husband-father-seven-52-leaves-wife-kids-live-transgender-SIX-YEAR-OLD-girl-named-Stefonknee.html#ixzz44IJ5SuSS<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Paul R. McHugh<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_R._McHugh\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_R._McHugh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Military to allow transgender members to serve openly<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/pentagon-to-allow-transgender-members-to-serve-openly\/2015\/07\/13\/fe9b054a-298d-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec_story.html\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/pentagon-to-allow-transgender-members-to-serve-openly\/2015\/07\/13\/fe9b054a-298d-11e5-a5ea-cf74396e59ec_story.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transgender military personnel from 18 countries where open service is allowed gather to discuss whether US military could lift ban<br \/>Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2800742\/transgender-military-personnel-18-countries-open-service-allowed-gather-discuss-military-join.html#ixzz44IWCbuEq\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2800742\/transgender-military-personnel-18-countries-open-service-allowed-gather-discuss-military-join.html#ixzz44IWCbuEq<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>After gender reassignment, there&#39;s still a large number of people who had the surgery but remain traumatized &#8211; often to the point of committing suicide.<br \/>Research from the US and Holland suggests that up to a fifth (20%) of patients regret changing sex.  <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2004\/jul\/30\/health.mentalhealth\" class=\"ot-anchor aaTEdf\" jslog=\"10929; track:click\"dir=\"ltr\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2004\/jul\/30\/health.mentalhealth<\/a>\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember Mike Penner? 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