Send us a textWhat actually changes in your life when someone else lives authentically? We start there and follow the evidence, tracing how medicine shifted from trying to “fix” people to supporting them, and why that change dramatically improves mental health, safety, and quality of life. Along the way, we tackle the loudest myths—bathroom panic, “think of the children,” and chromosome mic drops—with clear explanations, real data, and human stories.As clinicians and citizens, we’ve watched the language move from “disorder” to “dysphoria,” separating identity from distress and centering care on outcomes. We explain how affirmation lowers depression and suicidality, why conversion efforts failed and harmed, and how global bodies now condemn those practices. We also get honest about medical nuance: hormones carry risks that are known and manageable through informed consent, and broader mortality patterns are shaped by stigma, poverty, and violence rather than hormones alone.If you’ve ever heard “XY settles it,” we break down intersex conditions like androgen insensitivity and Swyer syndrome, mosaicism, and the simple truth that biology is more complex than a slogan. We touch on sports with a call for case-by-case fairness based on hormone levels and transition timing, not blanket bans. Most of all, we return to a core principle: if affirmation reduces harm and lets people live, why would we choose anything else?If this conversation clarified something or challenged you, share it with a friend. Subscribe for the follow‑up on youth care, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell us: what question should we tackle next?Support the showThanks for listening! Follow the links below for more! https://www.instagram.com/fitscapades https://patreon.com/fitscapades https://youtube.com/@fitscapades?si=hzhOJ8vjmjz5dAJy TikTok @fitscapades1 twitter/ X fitscapades

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