What are your thoughts on transgenderism?

I'm just watching someone say that to validate someone's belief that they are a different gender than what they were born as would be like validating a schizophrenics belief that they can jump off the Empire State Building and fly. Apparently transgenderism is defined as a mental illness and has been for a very long time. Is it a mental illness? I personally think that adults should be allowed to present and live as whatever they want. But when it comes to children I have very strong feelings against allowing them to transition. Kids aren't very good decision makers and I've seen too many stories about children regretting it later, which is so sad. Oh I'll attach the video in case you're curious. I only watched the first minute or two

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GuyWithOpinions · 31-35, M

I think its one thing to be bi or gay. Humans being attracted to other humans is pretty normal.

Wearing the clothes of the opposite gender. Ok, people in a regular societal mindset might think its little strange but whatever.

Getting surgery to change the exterior look of your reproductive organs, destroying your ability to procreate and effectively ending your bloodline, i guess thats up to you but you should really look at what caused you to do that.

Being in full denial that you were born your gender and creating a movment to start propaganda that effects politics and indoctrinates children in to being confused about themselves to force your own ideolgy on others is the product of mental illness. People born into entitlement and a shovenistic ideolgy creates an inflated ego.

I think social media and politics has inflated it into a bigger issue than personal choice.